HIDOE closes 13 schools statewide after storm-related damage
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) is closing 13 schools across Hawaii Island, Oahu, and Molokai due to damage sustained from the second Kona low storm. HIDOE said that it has received more than 500 work orders related to storm damage, and impacts have been reported...
Ryan Wilson on flooding risk and evacuation orders
Emergency shelters open at Kroc Center, Wahiawa District Park and Kaneohe District Park.
LIST: Kona Low impacts prompt road closures
Severe weather continues as another Kona Low hits the islands, causing flooding and damage, prompting road closures.
HPD investigates robbery in Piikoi street area
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - At around 4:30 a.m. Sunday morning Honolulu police responded to a robbery in the Piikoi Street area. No arrests have been made at this time. The victim was cleaning a parking lot when he was approached by two male suspects. One suspect lifted his shirt, revealing a...
Oahu’s North Shore enters recovery phase: Here are available resources
Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi and Oahu's top emergency officials commended the Oahu community for coming together and protecting their own when it mattered the most.
Gold chain stolen in an armed robbery in Pi’ikoi; suspects still at large
HONOLULU (Island News) – An armed robbery investigation is underway, with suspects still on the run, following an incident that happened early Sunday morning. According to the Honolulu Police Department (HPD) the incident occurred at approximately 4:30 a.m. in the Pi’ikoi St. area. It was reported that a...
‘It was like rapids’: Couple recount harrowing escape from Oahu floodwaters
HALEIWA, Hawaii –- As the damaging floods struck their small town on the north shore of Oahu, Nahooikaika and her boyfriend, Nuutea Vanbastolaer, both 18, had been watching the water rise on the dirt road in front of their house. Suddenly the floodwaters were at the window. It was...
Waialua family finds shelter after flooding
A Waialua mother shared her harrowing escape as floodwaters rapidly rose around their home overnight. As Melodie Boa carried her three young children through chest-deep water, they fled to safety using a surfboard before eventually finding refuge at a shelter by Inspire Church in Mililani.
Swimmer severely injured after swept into ocean near Magic Island
HONOLULU (Island News) -- A man in his 20s who was rescued near Magic Island suffered life-threatening injuries after he was swept into the ocean on Saturday afternoon. The Honolulu Ocean Safety Department was alerted about an unresponsive man near Magic Island at 5:13 p.m. on Saturday, March 21. The water emergency...
Heavy showers, t-storms continue but end of storm is in sight
HONOLULU (KHON2) – The forecast remains largely on track, with showers and isolated thunderstorms continuing over the smaller islands, moving eastward. Heaviest of showers are currently over Maui County, specifically around the Lanai which has seen 1 to 2 inches of precipitation in the last 6 hours as of 7:30pm....
