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Every year, Hawaiʻi government agencies receive public records requests from citizens, journalists and researchers. Theoretically, Hawaiʻi’s public records law — the Uniform Information Practices Act, or UIPA — makes government records available for public inspection. Records can include audits, budget reports, police records, government photos, police body cam videos, data or even public officials’ emails. Civil Beat is a common requester of records, and they often — although not always — turn

HONOLULU (Island News) -- A low-pressure center lifts away from the state but humidity and lingering rains remain on Friday. Tonight, it will be cloudy and humid with temperatures in the middle 70 degrees. Passing showers can be expected mainly for Oahu, Maui County and windward areas of the Big Island.

FBI Honolulu and its partners are enforcing Federal Aviation Administration-imposed temporary flight restrictions in the skies above Kailua-Kona during the 2026 Ironman World Championship. Men and women return to a single race day this year, Oct. 10, with the triathlon beginning in Kailua Bay and ending nearby on Ali‘i Drive...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A settlement was reached for a father and son who filed a police brutality lawsuit against the City of Honolulu and several unnamed Honolulu police officers in connection with a New Year’s Day manhunt. The men say they were innocent bystanders who were on University Avenue...

KALIHI, Hawaii (Island News) -- Golden Coin Bake Shop in Kalihi was closed and issued a red placard on Thursday by the Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) Food Safety Branch for multiple health violations in the food establishment. DOH said Golden Coin, located at 1814 Colburn St., was shut down...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Puna man was arrested and charged after he was found passed out in his car with a breath alcohol concentration nearly three times the legal limit, prosecutors said. The Hawaii County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney said police were responding to a welfare check when they...

Hawaiians were shopping at Longs Drugs at Prince Kūhiō Plaza on Oct. 1 when suddenly, a pickup truck drove through the store. Per the Hawai‘i Police Department, six shoppers were injured. Four of them were ... Read more

When three Honolulu City Council members switched parties midway through their terms in 1985, voters retaliated by removing them from their posts using the city’s recall process. That, by law, barred the trio from holding elected or appointed city office for two years. If they had been impeached, however,...

On New Year’s Day 2024, the Honolulu Police Department engaged in a nine-hour islandwide manhunt. The suspect they were chasing, Sidney Tafokitau, was armed with a rifle and fled over 100 miles as more than 60 police officers spread across dozens of vehicles pursued him, according to a lawsuit.

Diamond Bakery will hold a free community celebration at its Kalihi factory on Oct. 12 to mark its 105th anniversary.