Christmas heat in Houston rivals Honolulu’s as record warmth grips Southeast Texas
Houston is matching or setting heat records in the run-up to Christmas. Here’s what’s driving the heat in Southeast Texas and what comes next.
Volunteers Oversee Hawaiʻi Charter Schools. The State Has Little Say Over Them
The opening of DreamHouse ʻEwa Beach’s high school campus last November marked a significant milestone for the six-year-old charter school, which was teaching freshman students in a renovated fitness studio not long ago. The $26 million building included two floors of open learning spaces to encourage student...
City working to restore potholes across the island following heavy rains
With flooding and heavy rains all throughout last week, multiple roads across the island are left with pesky potholes and in need of repaving.
Wife of man who allegedly punched school official arrested
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The wife of a man allegedly caught on camera punching a school assistant athletic director was arrested Tuesday morning. Jamielee Noga, 38, was taken into custody at around 11 a.m. on suspicion of first-degree terroristic threatening. She is accused of threatening Natalie Iwamoto after...
Democratic Party of Hawaiʻi selects 3 names to send to the governor for House...
The members of the Oʻahu County Committee’s House District 36 selection body voted for two candidates out of a possible three: Daisy Hartsfield and Maurice Morita. Under the Democratic Party bylaw Article IX Section 5C, if for any reason, the selection body is not able to select three names, the County Chair may...
Kapolei Intersection Chaos Leaves Two Women Badly Hurt Near Skyline Stop
Two women were seriously injured on Sunday afternoon when two vehicles collided at the intersection of Kualakai Parkway and Hoomohala Avenue in Kapolei. Paramedics treated a 69-year-old woman and a 22-year-old woman at the scene, then took both to an area hospital for further care. The crash tied up traffic in the...
Hawaii Bowl attendees advised to take public transit to avoid traffic, parking
The Hawaii Bowl will take place Christmas Eve in front of a sold-out crowd at UH Manoa’s Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex.
Hit and run on Farrington Highway in Maili area, pedestrian seriously injured: HPD
Honolulu Police Department and Emergency Medical Services responded to an early morning hit and run in Maili on Dec. 23.
Hawaii woman’s kidney donation saves sister through voucher program
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - When she was in her 20s, Kuulei Pali-Forth was diagnosed with Berger’s disease, an incurable condition that can lead to kidney failure. For years she endured dialysis treatments. The Big Island woman hoped they would eventually improve her condition. “It was kind of like a lifeline...
House fire determined as accidental, $968k in damages
WAIPIO, Hawaii (Island News) – The Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) has determined that a residential fire on December 18, 2025, at 94-870 Lumikuke Loop in Waipio was accidental. HFD responded to the scene shortly after 7:23 p.m. The first unit arrived at 7:27 p.m., finding an active fire in...
