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A Big Island-born undergrad at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa who was the only U.S. citizen selected to participate in a 2025 international expedition to Antarctica led by polar explorer Robert Swan is now taking on a new role closer to home. Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green appointed Eric...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A 42-year-old man is now in police custody after police say he stabbed a man in the neck in Waikiki earlier this month. The 37-year-old alleged victim ended up with substantial and serious injuries, according to police. Police say it happened around 1:49 a.m. on June 4,...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- An Oahu grand jury indicted a 37-year-old man who is accused of fatally shooting a 23-year-old man in the Keeaumoku area early Sunday morning. The Honolulu Police Department (HPD) said a 37-year-old man, later identified as Detor Sirom, was arrested in connection to an early morning shooting i

KAILUA, Hawaii (Island News) -- Honolulu's medical examiner identified the 16-year-old girl who died in a single-car crash on the Pali Highway on Thursday morning. The 16-year-old girl was identified as Kalena Abelmann by the Honolulu Medical Examiner's Office on Friday. The exact cause of her death is still being dete

A 42-year-old man is in custody after Honolulu police say a visitor was stabbed in the neck in Waikiki earlier this month, leaving the 37-year-old victim with substantial, serious injuries. The attack happened in the early hours of June 4 in Waikiki. Police said the man was stabbed at about...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Five juveniles were arrested, 12 citations issued and nine e-dirt bikes recovered during a Honolulu Police Department e-bike enforcement operation in West Oahu. On Thursday, officers conducted a district-wide operation across Ewa, Kapolei, Nanakuli and Waianae to address illegal e-dirt bike a

KONA, Hawaiʻi - The Leeward Planning Commission voted in support of granting a Special Management Area Use Permit for the project at the intersection of Aliʻi Drive and Palani Road. (BIVN) – A plan to renovate the Kona Seaside Shops in Kailua Village was given Leeward Planning Commission...

Honolulu coffee lovers didn’t just discover Island Brew Coffeehouse; they slowly claimed it as their sunrise ritual spot. Locals were drawn in by 100% Hawaiian coffee, breezy water views, and food that feels like comfort on a plate. Over time, regulars noticed how the team poured real care into...

The Kona Seaside Shops is quite popular as the home of Big Kahuna Beach Grill, Ka‘ū Coffee Roasters Café, the surf shop Pacific Vibrations, the ice cream shop Homegrown Cone and the jewelry store Sparked with Aloha. But the shopping center, at age 55 and one of...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - An $85 million plan to upgrade critical infrastructure at the Kailua Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant broke ground Thursday. The first project will build a $61 million dewatering building to remove excess water from sludge prior to its disposal or reuse, demolish the existing building and