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HONOLULU (Island News) -- As of late Monday morning, Tropical Depression Eight-E has strengthened into Tropical Storm Henriette. The storm is located far out in the Pacific Ocean, about 895 miles southwest of the southern tip of Baja California. Henriette is moving west-northwest at about 15 miles per hour and...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Dozens of high school students from Okinawa gathered Sunday to celebrate the end of their two-week homestead program. Students from Chatan and Kadena studied English and Hawaiian history at Tokai University in West Oahu. The picnic was hosted by a local club, Chatan-Kadena Chojin Kai, and...

"Many, many people are in the flood and tsunami zone, so that creates a problem getting out of that area, and then where do they go? You know, that's another big problem."

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A comfort station at Keehi Lagoon Park is set to be demolished after the city says it poses ongoing safety concerns. The city says the comfort station at 465 Lagoon Drive was heavily vandalized in 2016 and has remained in disrepair ever since. Officials say its removal...

Right now Oahu properties are being assessed and appraised, so the City and county of Honolulu can come up with a tax assessment at the end of the year. Some Oahu homeowners were surprised when they opened their mail and saw tax increases jump from one year to the next.

Former Honolulu Police Chief Joe Logan filed a lawsuit against the city and Mayor Rick Blangiardi. He said he was forced to resign after threats made by Blangiardi. In the civil lawsuit, Logan alleged the mayor repeatedly demanded he allow the media access to police radios despite federal policies.

The Honolulu City Council has set up a task force to deal with the police department’s manpower shortage. There are two ways this task force can do its job: hard or easy. Easy is tempting, but it’s not enough. The easy way acts all blue-ribbon committee-ish. Respectable task-forcers...

I caught Brennon Morioka by phone as he was walking to the day’s round of contract negotiations with Aloha Hālawa District Partners (AHDP), the development team that includes Cordish Cos., Populous and Legends/ASM Global -- and is closing in on the New Aloha Stadium and Entertainment District (NASED) project.

HAWAIʻI - Tropical Depression Eight-E in the Eastern Pacific is expected to strengthen into a tropical storm by tonight. (BIVN) – A new tropical depression has formed in the Eastern Pacific, and is moving towards the west-northwest. Tropical Depression Eight-E is expected to strengthen into a tropical storm...

KAILUA, Hawai'i (Island News) -- At around 7:00 p.m., Honolulu police responded to a domestic violence incident in the Kailua area. A 19-year-old male suspect was accused of physically abusing his 20-year-old girlfriend, threatening her and her 39-year-old male friend with a knife, and verbally threatening a...