Thousands still in the dark over when power will come back on
HONOLULU (Island News) -- For the first time, Hawaiian Electric Company is bringing in a hundred workers from other states to help crews here repair and reconnect thousands of power outages. Meanwhile for those without electricity, frustration is building the longer they wait to get the power back on. Some...
Waikiki outages persist as HECO works to strengthen grid
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Days after Hurricane Lala battered the islands, some Waikiki residents are still waiting for electricity to be restored. At Canterbury Place, residents are hauling buckets of water to get by as the building remains dark and without water service. Kery Elliott, who moved into the building just
Tuesday Evening Forecast – Tracking a new disturbance that could pass near the Big...
HONOLULU (Island News) -- Trade winds and nice weather are expected on Wednesday. A Tropical Disturbance has a 70% chance of formation about 1,200 miles southeast of the Big Island. Tonight, it will be partly cloudy with temperatures in the middle 70 degrees. Expect a few passing showers. These showers...
Wahiawa Dam levels are dropping after Hurricane Lala
The water levels at the Wahiawa Dam are dropping even though Hurricane Lala brought heavy rainfall across the state, along with concerns about rising water levels and potential flooding. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the lake on Oahu, also known as the Wahiawa Reservoir, peaked at 79.87 feet on Tuesday morni
DOH warns residents to throw out unsafe food after outages
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Hawaii Department of Health is urging residents to carefully inspect their refrigerators and freezers following extended power outages caused by Tropical Storm Lala. Peter Oshiro, program manager with the Department of Health Food Safety Branch, warned that most perishable foods kept in a
Oahu drivers warned as dark intersections create road hazards
Traffic signals are down at multiple intersections across Oahu, and HPD is urging drivers to treat darkened signals as four-way stops and avoid unnecessary travel in heavily impacted areas.
Makiki community meeting aims to find solutions for safer streets
Honolulu officials are inviting residents and community members worried about street safety in Makiki to attend a community meeting Tuesday night to talk about problems and potential solutions. It’s part of a citywide plan to address high-priority intersections where dozens of crashes occurred in the last decade. Compl
HPR wants to hear your Hurricane Lala stories
Hurricane Lala downed trees and power lines, caused flash flooding and closed off parts of our islands. But Hawaiʻi has responded. We've seen heroic acts from first responders and neighbors helping each other. How did you weather the storm? And how are you and your community doing now? How...
HPD Chief Lazar ‘proud’ of Hurricane Lala response: Interview
In a post-Hurricane Lala debrief, Chief David Lazar highlights the importance of preparedness and agency coordination in Honolulu.
Ice shortage at stores across Oahu after widespread power outage
As thousands of households neared almost two days without power, bags of ice were in short supply at grocery stores and supermarkets across Oahu. Residents raced to salvage whatever they could after the storm.
