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HONOLULU (Island News) -- The City and County of Honolulu announced the launch of Mental Health 3 (MH-3), a joint program to assess the response needs of the homeless regarding mental health crises and substance use. MH-3 started as a pilot program and the city announced on Tuesday, Sept. 1,...

The City and County of Honolulu's Department of Parks and Recreation is implementing a new Field User Meeting program to coordinate maintenance and standardize permitting for busy park facilities across Oahu.

Some places in Honolulu draw crowds not with flash but with plates piled high and prices that make people smile. Just a short walk from the beaches near Waikiki sits a counter-serve spot that locals have trusted for decades, where surfers refuel and families keep old traditions alive. It has...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- It’s an exciting time for families to go to the Honolulu Zoo because they just welcomed eight penguins, both male and female, including two female hippopotamuses. On Tuesday, Honolulu Zoo announced the reopening of the African Penguin and Hippopotamus exhibits with significant upgrades. Follow

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The new owner of Sea Life Park is facing pressure from animal rights advocates, who argue the facility’s star attractions deserve better. After the Hawaiian Council bought the park last month, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) wrote to the organization demanding it move i

E-Opala has suspended all electronic waste collections and canceled upcoming events after reaching its reimbursement limit under Hawaii's state recycling program.

HONOLULU (Island News) – Two people were hospitalized following a collision involving a moped on Tuesday morning, according to the Honolulu Emergency Medical Services (EMS). Paramedics responded to Dole St. and University Ave at approximately 6:20 a.m. to treat a man and a woman, believed to be in their early twenties,

Hawaiʻi's primary e-waste collector, E-Opala, has reached its manufacturer reimbursement limit for 2026, leaving the state with no clear plan for disposing of electronic waste during the final five months of the year.

EWA BEACH, Hawaii (Island News) – A critical moped crash occurred in the Fort Weaver area early Tuesday morning and resulted in one man being hospitalized. At approximately 12:59 a.m. the collision involving a moped occurred on Fort Weaver Road. It was reported that a 57-year-old man was riding...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - It’s going to get windy... and that’s likely to start sometime Wednesday evening. The strong winds won’t be directly from Hurricane Lowell. The storm will be too far south to directly impact us. But Lowell’s presence to our south will create what’s called a pressure gradient, and that will cr