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HONOLULU (Island News) -- "It's stressful coming here. It's stressful," said Kailua-Kona resident Michael Ryan. "People my age don't particularly deal well with stress." The first day of a five-day strike is already putting a strain on patients at Kaiser Permanente Hawaii. "Sure it's stressful 'cause I sat in there...

Contract negotiations between the employees union and management at Oahu Transit Services have hit a roadblock, with both parties acknowledging significant differences in reaching a deal. Pay remains the primary issue stalling these negotiations. Union leaders argue that pay for bus operators and mechanics in...

MANOA, Hawaii (Island News) -- A 56-year-old man was taken to the emergency room after an apparent stabbing in Manoa on Tuesday. Paramedics responded to a patient on Halelena Place at around 3:45 p.m. on Oct. 14. When an ambulance arrived at the scene, paramedics treated a man for a stab wound.

Amazon, the company which provides quick shipping and delivery services, is prepping for the holiday rush by hiring a mix of full-time, part-time and seasonal workers on Oʻahu.

Kāneʻohe residents have spent tens of thousands of dollars on legal fees appealing a decision by Honolulu’s planning director to approve a plan for a 24-bed kūpuna care facility in the Mahinui neighborhood. Developer Jacob Chan has spent tens of thousands of dollars defending the plan....

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Decades after talks of a rail project began, city officials are preparing for this week’s opening of the second rail segment from Halawa to Middle Street. Spotlight Now welcomes Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation CEO and executive director Lori Kahikina to discuss Skyline’s...

Agent Shivers’ Stand Against Hawaiian Japanese American Internment. In 1939, FBI Agent Robert Shivers set up shop there with a tough job: check if Hawaii’s 160,000 Japanese Americans would stay loyal in war. After Pearl Harbor, when Washington pushed to lock up all Japanese Americans on the mainland,...

Starting Oct. 15, the Green Fee Advisory Council will be accepting ideas from the public for projects that could receive Green Fee funding.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A family facing mounting medical bills were able to strike off some of their financial concerns at a bowling fundraiser over the weekend. Khailer Eli was born with a congenital heart defect called Tetralogy of Fallot. In his 19 years of life, Khailer has undergone multiple procedures,...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The federal government shutdown has had little impact on travel at Hawaii’s airports, despite TSA and FAA shortages elsewhere in the country. According to transportation officials, who, along with Gov. Josh Green, are praising federal workers for continuing to show up, even though they do...