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A Honolulu program to incentivize affordable workforce housing hasn’t lived up to its expectations, a recent report has found. The University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization reviewed the city's Bill 7 program and sent its report to the Honolulu City Council on March 27. The University of Hawaiʻi...

The two men inside were able to get out on their own and swim to shore and on to the National Park facilities.

The number of people experiencing homelessness on Oʻahu has remained virtually the same, but more families are struggling with housing. The island's Point-in-Time Count report this year found that 4,539 people were experiencing homelessness on Jan. 25 this year — only slightly higher than the 4,494 people counted in 20

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Honolulu attorney John Choi has officially entered the race for Hawaii lieutenant governor. Choi filed his nomination papers Tuesday with the State Office of Elections, qualifying for the 2026 ballot as a Democratic candidate. Choi said his campaign will focus on ending what he calls Hawaii’s

A driver speeding through the Kapolei area died in a crash Monday evening.

PEARL CITY (HawaiiNewsNow) - An assisted living community in Pearl City honored its veteran residents with a special ceremony Monday. The Plaza at Pearl City unveiled a Wall of Honor featuring photos of 22 veteran residents currently living at the community and their military ranks. “I want to celebrate the...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Community members gathered Monday to honor those who died in military service during the governor’s annual Memorial Day ceremony. Gov. Josh Green hosted the ceremony alongside state and military leaders, veterans organizations and members of Hawaii’s congressional delegation at the Hawaii Sta

On the island of Oahu, the Bishop Museum has become the setting for a particularly meaningful tribute with "Ea Mai Eiwa: Patterns of Practice," an exhibition honoring the life and creative legacy of the late Nalani Kanakaole, a revered kumu hula. Alongside Kanakaole's art, the exhibition features the work of...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Moderate to locally strong trade winds will persist through Saturday. An upper-level disturbance east of the islands may help enhance trade showers the next few days. A new mid-week upper-level disturbance moving in west of the islands may pass over the state Friday into Saturday. This featur

May Lau volunteers to teach three sessions of mahjong each week in a room at Kīlauea District Park, a city facility next to Kaimukī Middle School. The classes at the park’s recreation center — including ping pong, seated exercises for seniors, aerobics and line dancing — are offered free of charge mostly to elderly ret