Oahu Records 56th Traffic Fatality as Motorcyclist Dies in High-Speed Crash on Nimitz Highway...
Yesterday, tragedy struck on Nimitz Highway resulting in Oahu’s 56th traffic fatality for the year. A 49-year-old male motorcyclist was killed in an accident that occurred around 2:35 am in the Kalihi area, according to the Vehicular Homicide Section of the Honolulu Police Department (HPD) Traffic Division, as...
Family attacked in mass shooting resumes tradition to close tragic chapter
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A family that lost three loved ones in a mass shooting in Waianae last year held an unusual one-year remembrance this weekend. The Keamo family held its 25th annual mahjong tournament, reestablishing the traditional gathering that ended last Labor Day weekend in their neighbor’s murderous...
Body camera video captures police officer saving woman from falling more than 300 feet
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - An 18-minute harrowing Honolulu Police Department body camera video shows a patrol officer saving a woman from falling more than 300 feet, and she’s getting widespread praise for using crisis intervention training. On the newest episode of “HPD: Behind the Badge,” Officer Tiare Perry...
Caught on camera: Police search for suspects in purse snatching
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Honolulu police are searching for two men who snatched a woman’s purse on Aug. 19. It happened at approximately 7 p.m. in the Ward area. According to police, the woman was walking when two unknown male suspects on a moped took her purse with force and fled.
Humpback whales only ones capable of bubble-net feeding, University of Hawai‘i study shows
A new study reveals that among seven species of baleen whales, only the humpback is capable of the high-performance turns required for its signature bubble-net feeding strategy. The research, led by recent University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa graduate Cameron Nemeth, shows humpbacks use their unique pectoral flippers to...
Free events celebrate Queen Lili’uokalani and Hawaiian History Month
HONOLULU (Island News)-September will mark the first official Hawaiian History month after the state adopted Act 167 earlier this year. Events around Oahu will recognize the contributions of the Native Hawaiian community and honor Queen Liliuokalani's life and legacy. "These events invite us to walk in the footsteps...
Lost hiker rescued near Wahiawa Cliff
A 27-year-old woman hiking near Kolekole Pass in Wahiawa was rescued by helicopter after getting lost on a mountaintop ridge.
The Owners of Giovedì, the 2025 Hale ‘Aina Awards’ Best New Restaurant, Are Unapologetically...
Expect the Unexpected | Unapologetically Themselves | All in the Family | Raising a Glass | “I Want them to Dream” | All You Can Scoop | And the Winners. Jennifer Akiyoshi and Bao Tran celebrated Giovedì’s first anniversary in early June surrounded by their team, friends and supporters. With a DJ spinning,...
Man, 23, dead after early morning Ewa Beach collision
A 23-year-old male motorcyclist is dead following an early morning Ewa Beach collision on Sept. 1.
Discovering Doris Duke’s Shangri La on Oahu
One of the richest heiresses in the world, Doris Duke, daughter of a wealthy tobacco tycoon, fell in love with Hawaii in 1935 while on her honeymoon. So much so that she decided to make it her next home and called it Shangri La, after the imaginary idyllic land mentioned in the 1933 novel "Lost Horizon."
