Firefighters respond to late-night blaze in downtown Honolulu
A late-night fire at a 'mixed-use' building in downtown Honolulu was extinguished late Friday night and no injuries were reported.
Man charged for alleged car robbery involving a knife in Kalihi
KALIHI, Hawaii (Island News) -- A 29-year-old man is facing criminal charges on suspicion of a robbery where a man was threatened with a knife and had his car stolen Friday morning in Kalihi. According to the Honolulu Police Department, the incident happened at about 6 a.m. on Friday, July...
‘In complete shock’: Kapolei Middle School Hawaiian language immersion program cut due to teacher...
KAPOLEI (HawaiiNewsNow) - Parents and community members are searching for alternatives after the Hawaii State Department of Education cut the Kaiapuni Hawaiian language immersion program at Kapolei Middle School, citing an inability to fill two teaching positions before the start of the school year. In a July 6 letter,
Honolulu BWS hosting annual unthirsty plant sale
"Our volunteers have been propagating plants will be one of the vendors at the sale."
HPD ramps up traffic enforcement as students head back to school
“Please slow down, put the phone away and give yourself extra time so our keiki can get to school and home safely.”
32nd installment of Made in Hawaiʻi Festival scheduled in August
Tickets go on sale Aug. 1 for the 32nd annual Made in Hawaiʻi Festival. The festival returns with what is being hyped as the largest yet, featuring expanded hours, more than 800 vendor booths, a new third-floor experience and exclusive Huakaʻi by Hawaiian VIP access in celebration of Hawaiʻi’s makers, businesses, cultu
Hawaiʻi to hosts first speed cubing state championship
The World Cube Association brings the first Hawaiʻi Speed Cubing State Championships to the islands through July 26.
Kahaluu Man Arrested After Deadly Kaneohe Hit-and-Run on Kahekili Highway
A 56-year-old Kahaluu man is now facing charges in a fatal hit-and-run more than a year after a 65-year-old pedestrian was killed while walking along Kahekili Highway in Kaneohe on June 25, 2025. Court documents identify the suspect as Brandon Valant, and charging papers allege he left the scene after striking the pede
Former Kauaʻi resident indicted on federal fentanyl trafficking charge
HONOLULU (Island News) -- A former Hanapēpē resident has been indicted on a federal charge of possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Hawaiʻi. Federal prosecutors said 55-year-old Dakota Ianniello was indicted on July 23 after being...
Incoming 5mph speed limit law threatening 350k drivers with $375 fines – but you...
DRIVERS will soon be at risk of receiving $375 in fines thanks to a speed limit change in a major US city. Although the law is already in effect, a major issue with local speed limit signs is delaying enforcement – but only for a few more days. Honolulu...
