University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo scholar takes closer look at musical lexicon in celebration...
University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo doctorate candidate Nicholas “Kealiʻi” Lum is turning social media into a classroom for cultural deepening just in time for Mahina ‘Ōlelo Hawaiʻi, or Hawaiian Language Month. “Hiʻona Haku Mele,” Lum’s new Instagram video series, invites people to explore...
Pursuits: The Revival of Kailua Cinemas
Jaymie and Josh Tyau weren’t looking to purchase a movie theater. But Josh, a structural engineer, and Jaymie, who recently got her private pilot’s license, came on the radar of the lawyer helping to sell Kailua Cinemas, the only independently owned first-run movie theater in Hawai‘i. At...
Pre-Dawn Stickup, Gunmen Rob 37-Year-Old In Palolo, Vanish Into Dark
An early-morning armed robbery in Palolo has Honolulu police on alert after a 37-year-old man was held at gunpoint on Saturday, authorities said. Two men approached the victim at about 4 a.m., and police say one of them pulled a handgun and demanded the man's property before both suspects fled the area. Honolulu...
Hawaiʻi researchers see promise in using viruses to battle coconut rhinoceros beetles
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa for more than a decade has been on the front lines of the battle against the invasive coconut rhinoceros beetle. Researchers in the university’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience are now seeing progress in a promising weapon: viruses. “Pathogens are...
Man arrested after alleged fight, attack on officer in Waikiki
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A man was arrested after an alleged assault and using an unknown object to allegedly slash at a Honolulu police officer in Waikiki Saturday. At around 4 p.m. Saturday, the Honolulu Police Department responded to a report of a fight at the Queen Kapiolani Hotel in Waikiki.
Ewa Beach man sentenced for trafficking meth, firearms charges
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - An Ewa Beach man was sentenced to more than 14 years in prison by a federal judge for trafficking methamphetamine on Oahu. The U.S. attorney’s office announced on Friday that Douglas Manago, 46, of Ewa Beach, was sentenced to more than 14 years in prison, followed by five years of...
Way2Go: KHON2 sports anchor Mitch Riberal engaged
The secret is out... KHON2's very own Mitch Riberal is engaged!
Gunman Opens Fire On Car In Late-Night Pearl City Scare, No One Hit
A late-night drive in Pearl City turned into a frightening close call Friday when a male suspect fired at an occupied vehicle, damaging the car but leaving everyone inside unharmed, according to Honolulu police. The vehicle, driven by a 32-year-old man with a 16-year-old girl as his passenger, was allegedly...
15-year-old e-motorcyclist severely injured in Nanakuli car collision
A 15-year-old boy was severely injured after crashing into a car at the intersection of Farrington Highway and Lualualei Naval Road in Nanakuli on Thursday night. The teenager was doing a wheelie when he broadsided a car.
Experts discuss age gap in fatal Kapolei shooting
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Loved ones are still grieving the loss of 26-year-old Noel Lono who was fatally shot in Kapolei on Friday. Police said a 36-year-old man went to the home of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend on Puanohu Place. During a confrontation, investigators said the 36-year-old shot and killed Lono who was at the...
