Water main break on N. King Street impacts homes, traffic
KALIHI (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Board of Water Supply is repairing a water main break in Kalihi. The 24-inch main break was first reported on Friday, at around 3:30 a.m., on N. King Street between Gulick Avenue and Umi Street. Both directions of N. King Street, by New Nissan, are currently...
Police investigate reports of gunshots in Waipahu
WAIPAHU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Honolulu Police Department is investigating reports of gunshots in Waipahu early Saturday. Officers responded to reports of gunshots at about 2:30 a.m. Officers found a “No Trespassing” sign riddled with bullet holes near Kunia Road and Anonui Street. Police say the suspect is still...
Propane tank explosion causes fire at Kapolei waste facility
Honolulu firefighters extinguished a fire caused by a propane tank explosion at a waste facility in Kapolei on Wednesday morning. At a press conference at H-POWER on Thursday, city officials said smoldering trash on a conveyor belt sparked the flames of the waste facility fire. H-POWER remains open but is working at...
HPR Social Club (Oct. 8): Celebrate Hawaiʻi Pride Month
Every Wednesday, one of our awesome HPR besties will keep you posted on happenings across our Islands that we're most stoked about. While each of us has a different perspective and set of interests, we all share a goal of helping you stay curious and connected across our Hawaiian Islands. Not yet subscribed?...
Honolulu-based Coast Guard crew seizes $156M in cocaine during Pacific patrol
HONOLULU, Hawaii (Island News) -- From paradise to patrol, a Honolulu-based Coast Guard crew just hauled in $156 million worth of cocaine from the high seas. The crew aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett, homeported in Honolulu, recently returned from a 79-day counterdrug patrol across the Eastern Pacific...
Hawaii seeing increase in number and severity of e-bike injuries
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Sales of e-bikes has been rising, but so have the injuries. And doctors say those injuries are becoming more severe. “It’s not the ride. It’s the rider that makes the difference,” said Dr. Byron Izuka, a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at Shriners Children’s Hospital Hawaii.
Father, daughter arrested after altercation injures HPD officers
Last night, Oct. 10, a father and daughter were arrested for Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer in the First Degree.
Local businesses brace for uncertain future as federal government shutdown continues
About 19 percent of Hawaii's population is active duty military, their dependents or a federal worker. With the government shutdown continuing, businesses are bracing for an uncertain future.
Diamond Bakery celebrates 104th anniversary
After over a century serving the people of Hawaii, Diamond Bakery celebrated its success with the community.
Federal cuts threaten a digitization project to preserve windows to Hawaiʻi’s past
Tucked in a corner of a dark room within the Hawaiʻi State Archives, a digitization specialist scans a transparent photo of the inside of Punahou School's Dillingham Theater. At first glance, it's hard to tell what the photo is because itʻs a negative. But after the specialist transfers...

















