Honolulu HI

A group of volunteers is monitoring Rocky, a Hawaiian monk seal, and her new pup at Nimitz Beach in Kalaeloa, to ensure they are safe and undisturbed during their seven-week bonding period.

Rock is expected to remain at Nimitz Beach for about three more weeks.

An audit of a Honolulu homeless assistance initiative that came under fire for being ineffective has been halted because the program keeps changing direction and can’t produce reliable data about its efforts. That development leaves the future direction of the Crisis, Outreach, Response and Engagement program in flux.

Honolulu, HI desperately needs more housing options, as the dream of finding a home feels increasingly out of reach for buyers.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Each year, about 10,000 babies in the United States are born with a heart defect. In Hawaii, about two out of every 1,000 newborns are born with a critical heart defect. Dr. Hiroo Kinami, Hawaii’s only full-time pediatric cardiac surgeon, said having a robust pediatric heart program...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- The average age of death for Oahu's homeless residents has risen slightly over the past five years, to nearly 56 years old. But the number of deaths has increased dramatically. "In the first quarter of this year, I think we had something like 14 deaths, and...

America is home to some of the most interesting—and idiosyncratic—museums in the world. There are museums dedicated to barbed wire, tow trucks, and even toilet seats. But some of my favorite museums are dedicated to submarines. There’s the Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum in Honolulu at Pearl Harbor, where...

Kelsey Pfendler breaks records as the first American and youngest woman to solo-row across the Pacific Ocean from California to Hawaiʻi.

A new study has found that spinner dolphin calves make up only 9% of the spinner dolphin population off Hawaiʻi Island, which is much lower than the expected 17%, suggesting that the population may not be replacing itself quickly enough and that stronger protections are needed.

The Army will conduct routine training throughout the month of July, during the day and night, that may be heard by the surrounding community. Note that overcast conditions and southerly Kona winds can increase noise and vibrations, but there is no immediate danger, according to a news release. The community...