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HONOLULU (Island News) – A man was treated for serious injuries after a collision occurred on the H1 Fwy, headed westbound, on Thursday morning. At approximately 7:15 a.m., officials with the Honolulu Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to the freeway, just before the Pearlridge off-ramp, to treat a man believed

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Wet‘n’Wild Hawaii’s eighth annual ice cream eating contest will be held on Saturday, July 18. For a chance to win prizes up to $850, competitors must eat as much ice cream as possible in just seven minutes. Only nine participants will be selected to...

The Diocese of Honolulu has formally pulled its support from the Benedictine Monastery of Hawaii in Waialua, stripping it of its status as a Catholic public association of the faithful and ending official diocesan ties as of July 1. The move comes after years of dwindling vocations at the Oahu community, which is now d

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The new Honolulu Police Department chief said he’s launching a new initiative to send drones to potential crime scenes before police arrive. Honolulu Police Chief David Lazar said the Department of Law Enforcement is helping the department get the required equipment and personnel. Officers wo

HONOLULU (Island News) -- An Oahu grand jury indicted a man on multiple charges in connection to an illegal game room in Haleiwa that police discovered in 2024. The Honolulu Prosecutors' Office said 34-year-old Franklin Fale was indicted in court on Wednesday, July 16, 2026, in connection to an illegal gambling operati

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A man is in federal custody after customs officers said they found methamphetamine inside two of his carry-on bags as he attempted to board a flight from Honolulu to Seoul, South Korea on July 10. Court documents allege Geraldo Figueroa Jr. told officers he was offered $30,000...

Editor's note: HPR's Audrey McAvoy will report on two other lieutenant governor candidates, Derek Kawakami and John Choi. Kawakami's story is scheduled to air Thursday, July 23, and Choi's on Friday, July 24. Della Au Belatti is changing plans. She was going to spend a recent Sunday handing out campaign...

Friends and fellow riders are remembering Kenneth Calimpong after police say a driver making a U-turn collided with his motorcycle on Kapiolani Boulevard in Moiliili. Safety advocates hope the tragedy reminds all drivers to stay alert and share the road.

After years of requests from island shoppers, IKEA is now offering shipping to select Hawaiʻi ZIP codes.

Two men were arrested and facing dozens of criminal charges in connection with an alleged $1.2 million cheque fraud operation in Hawaiʻi.