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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Tommy Waters has been disqualified from the Honolulu City Council District IV race, but his name will remain on ballots already issued to voters. The Honolulu Elections Division said Waters is ineligible to be elected to the 2027-2031 term following a Circuit Court ruling. Because ballots had

A new pizza vending machine called Speedzza Go is awaiting state health department approval before it begins operating in Waikiki.

WAIMANALO (HawaiiNewsNow) - A volunteer development group behind Kahauiki Village off Sand Island is planning to build a similar kauhale along Alaihi Street in Waimānalo, drawing protests and a petition from community members. Duane Kurisu is project leader for Mahi’ai Development, LLC, whose sole member is nonprofit a

PEARL CITY, Hawaii (Island News) -- An elderly woman died from her injuries over a month after being struck by a car in Pearl City in June. According to the Honolulu Police Department (HPD), on June 10, 2026, at about 6:52 a.m., a 68-year-old man was driving northbound on Kaahumanu Street in Pearl City when he turned l

The Honolulu Police Department graduated its 220th class of 37 recruits on Friday, July 31, marking its largest graduation in seven years.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Maui News announced that it is moving to a nonprofit model beginning Friday. The Valley Isle newspaper will be sold to Maui Nui Media and Creativity Collaborative, a local nonprofit interested in continuing to serve the Maui community. Maui Nui Media and Creativity Collaborative is led...

Chef Yoichi Saito won the Mixed Plate Sun Noodle Ramen Challenge by presenting a tonkatsu shoyu ramen featuring char siu, bamboo shoots, and scallions.

Food Trucks at Kewalo Basin Harbor will host a free fire dance show and salsa dancing on Friday, July 31, to celebrate one year of providing free community dance lessons.

Audio will be added after the show. The Conversation airs weekdays from 11 a.m. to noon on HPR-1. HPR’s Mark Ladao reports on the latest developments in the bribery case involving Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke, who has been pressured to resign | Full Story. Retired federal public defender Ali...

As the bribery scandal involving Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke continues to cast a shadow over Hawaiʻi’s ongoing elections, there is growing pressure from lawmakers to convene a special session. Hawaiʻi's Good Government Caucus is calling for legislative leaders to address possible campaign finance corruption. Retired federal p