Two treated after unknown substance sprayed on Honolulu bus
HONOLULU (Island News) – Two people were treated by the Honolulu Emergency Medical Services (EMS) after it was reported that an unknown substance was sprayed in a bus on Wednesday afternoon. According to EMS, they co-responded to N. School St. at approximately 12:30 p.m. after a hazmat call was...
Heads-Up Hawaiʻi County: Hele-On Bus Service Paused This Sunday
Hawaii County’s Hele-On bus and paratransit services will pause Sunday to allow ADA training for transit employees. Honolulu Police Sgt. Ed Ho of Crime Stoppers Honolulu joins Island Life Live to introduce himself and talk about his journey and purpose in serving the community through HPD.
North Shore crash seriously injures woman and two children
NORTH SHORE, Hawaii (Island News) – A serious crash occurred on Oahu’s North Shore and resulted in three people being hospitalized, including two children, early Wednesday morning. The Honolulu Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to Kaukonahua Road at approximately 1:06 a.m. to treat two children and a woman...
Wanted man accused of armed robbery identified
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Police identified a man wanted on suspicion of an armed robbery on Wednesday. Donovan Luafalealo, also known as Donovan Paopao, allegedly robbed an Ala Moana convenience store at gunpoint along with another suspect. Police said the incident occurred on Friday, Jan. 23, at about 12:55 p.m.,...
Some call for ban on riding in truck beds after deadly crash
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A long-debated balance between culture and consequences on Hawaii roads has now resurfaced after a fatal crash in Aiea on Tuesday afternoon. A 27-year-old woman was sitting in the bed of a pickup truck that was traveling eastbound on the H-1 Freeway in Aiea when it was rear-ended.
Hawaii man sentenced after $1.8M fraud scheme left 79-year-old homeless
SANTA ANA, California (Island News) – A Hawaii man was sentenced to four years in federal prison for defrauding a 79-year-old Orange County resident out of nearly $2 million. John Tamahere McCabe, 42, from Kailua, Hawaii, was sentenced on Wednesday and was ordered to pay $1,814,000 in restitution. It...
First Alert Forecast: Two cold fronts expected to increase showers on Thursday and Sunday
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Light winds with land and sea breezes will persist for the next couple of days. Isolated showers will affect windward sections of the eastern islands overnight into the early morning hours, and the island interiors each afternoon and early evening. A weak front could increase showers late...
‘Feels amazing’: North Shore surf contest crowns youngest champion ever
PUPUKEA (HawaiiNewsNow) - 18-year-old Kalānōweo DeSoto proved to be a rising star after winning the DaHui Backdoor Shootout competition on Oahu’s North Shore. DeSoto, a Makaha native, is the youngest champion in event history to win the prestigious honor. He clinched the top rank at the popular surf spot Pipeline...
Sunrise Sports: Da Hui Backdoor Winner
The 18-year-old from Makaha recently became the youngest-ever winner of the DaHui Backdoor Shootout at Pipeline and the only one to win in the shortboard and longboard divisions.
Bicyclist seriously hurt in hit-and-run on Sand Island Parkway
A driver was traveling southbound on Sand Island Parkway when they struck a 50-year-old man riding a bike on Sand Island Parkway in Kalihi at 5:20 a.m. this morning. The bicyclist was taken to a nearby hospital in serious condition.

















