Hawaiʻi braces for severe weather; National Guard activated
State agencies in Hawaiʻi are taking steps to protect infrastructure, reduce flooding risks, and provide emergency resources as another round of severe weather moves across the islands.
Hawaiʻi Storms: Governor Orders Oʻahu Shutdown Friday
Oʻahu schools, city and state non-essential offices and courts will be closed on Friday as the island once again prepares for severe weather entering the weekend, officials announced early Thursday evening. “With the ground saturated from back-to-back storms that began last month, we are taking this situation extremely seriously,”...
A Last-Minute Miracle For A Bill To Help Hawaiʻi Convert Cesspools
One of Hawaiʻi’s most prominent clean-water advocates called it an Easter miracle. A legislative proposal to help homeowners remove the thousands of cesspools that pollute the islands’ coastline by offering them more flexible loan options looked like it had died last month in a Senate hearing. Then,...
Severe weather prompts Friday school closures on Oahu, Molokai, Kauai’s Hanalei Elementary
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - All Oahu public schools and Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) offices will be closed Friday, April 10, due to severe weather expected to impact the island. The following private schools on Oahu are also closed Friday:. Chaminade University. Damien Memorial. Iolani School. Island Pacific Academy. Kamehameha...
Day after Konig verdict: Juror reflects as defense weighs next move
A day after a closely watched, high-profile trial, new insight tonight into how jurors reached their decision against Gerhardt Konig, and what could come next as the defense weighs its next move.
Waianae community continues to recover from floods, and prepare for more
On Paakea Road in Waianae, residents continue feeling the effects of the Kona Lows, and as Oahu is hit with another storm, they are bracing for more to come.
City to close non-essential offices, facilities Friday amid storm threat
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - In response to ongoing severe weather conditions and potential threats to the health and safety of Oahu residents, Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi ordered the closure of all non-essential offices and services of the City and County of Honolulu on Friday, April 10. All disaster response and support...
State, city announce closures as storm rolls in
With heavy rain and strong, gusty winds forecast to impact Oahu, non-essential state and city offices and many public services will be closed Friday.
UH Manoa selects top bidder for athletics media rights negotiations
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Athletics Department says it has selected Hawaii News Now as the top-rated proposal in a competitive bidding process for a new local media rights partnership set to begin July 1. In a statement, UH Mānoa said the process was...
Military firearm policy shift raises questions for Hawaiʻi bases
HONOLULU (Island News) -- A new policy from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is prompting questions across military communities in Hawaiʻi, after a directive that could allow service members to carry personal firearms on base under certain conditions. The April 2 memo from the United States Department of Defense instructs...
