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HILO (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii Island police are searching for a man who allegedly shot and killed a 25-year-old woman in Puna Tuesday morning. The suspect, Isaiah Kaleo Jiaan Fourshey, 28, of Mountain View, should be considered armed and dangerous, police said. Shortly after midnight Tuesday, officers were called to...

Hawaii tourism has long been and remains the state’s economic engine, drawing visitors worldwide to our iconic tropical destination, with pristine beaches, luxury hotels, and vibrant culture. But behind the scenes, the workers who make this paradise run efficiently are in a crisis threatening the entire industry. As...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Fountaining at Kilauea reached dramatic heights Tuesday evening. Episode 12 of Kilauea’s current eruption began at around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday with small, sluggish lava flows from the south vent. Two hours later, similar flows erupted from the north vent and both grew significantly throughout...

Three former city officials appeared in court to answer for the illegal contract payoff to former police chief Louis Kealoha in 2017.

In the four years since Hawaiʻi made it a felony to manufacture or possess unserialized parts used to create firearms, the number of ghost guns that police are recovering has increased dramatically. Honolulu police reported 68 cases involving a ghost gun in the first 10 months of 2024 alone...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Despite public outcry, the state Commission on Salaries approved Tuesday raises for hundreds of state officials. But the pay hikes are not as high as first proposed. The salary commission’s original draft proposal called for 50 to 60 percent raises over a six year period but after...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - An Oahu grand jury indicted a mother and her girlfriend Tuesday on multiple charges in connection with the death of a 3-year-old girl. Janae Perez, 26, and Ashleigh Utley, 34, were indicted on five felony charges including murder in the second degree, assault in the first degree, and...

The state has received 827 applications as part of Gov. Josh Green's Operation Hire Hawaiʻi initiative. He issued an emergency proclamation to tap into the pool of laid-off federal workers and fill over 4,000 open positions in state government. So far, several job offers have already been extended, and...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — A Handi-Van driver narrowly missed getting serious injuries from a tree crashing down onto his vehicle on the afternoon of March 4. Those who live near Kalakaua Homes said they heard it first before seeing it. “It sounded like maybe two cars crashing into each other at the time it went down,” […]

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - An 81-year-old man was critically injured in a pedestrian crash on Ward Avenue Tuesday afternoon. The crash occurred at around 4 p.m. near the Beretania Street intersection. Honolulu police said that a 32-year-old man was stopped at a red light at the intersection of Ward Avenue and...