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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Nonprofit Always Dream is marking 30 years of serving families in California and Hawaii, and supporters will celebrate at its Hawaii Dream Gala on Saturday, April 25. World champion figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi, the first Asian American ever to win gold at a Winter Olympics, joined Sunrise...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A man was arrested early Friday morning in an Aiea kidnapping case involving his girlfriend. According to the Honolulu Police Department, the incident began around 3:30 a.m. when a 33-year-old man got into a verbal argument with a 24-year-old woman inside his vehicle. During the dispute, the suspect allegedly assaulted her.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Honolulu City Council has removed $34 million from its budget that was earmarked to acquire a six-acre property on Hawaii Kai Drive, Hawaii News Now learned Friday morning. The property, formerly occupied by the Japan-America Institute of Management Science (JAIMS), sits between Pepeekeo and Hahaione streets....

EWA BEACH, Hawaii (Island News) -- A three-year-old boy was hospitalized after he was hit by a car while on a balance bike in Ewa Gentry on Friday afternoon. Honolulu Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to the accident involving a toddler in the area of Puaniu and Puahala Street in Ewa Beach around 5:15 p.m. on Friday, April 24, 2026. EMS said...

WAIKIKI, Hawaii (Island News) -- A 55-year-old woman was hospitalized for her life-threatening injuries after stand up paddling in Waikiki on Friday afternoon. Honolulu Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Honolulu Ocean Safety responded to a water emergency near the surf spot known as “Pops” in Waikiki at 4:08 p.m. on Friday, April 24, 2026.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Feet away from the line of blue umbrellas providing shade for beachgoers at Fort DeRussy Beach Park, there is often a row of tents sheltering homeless people. Unlike other homeless clusters throughout Waikiki and the rest of Oahu that typically sit on the outskirts of public spaces,...

In a little more than a month, the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s updated Oʻahu flood maps go into effect. And thousands of properties are being added to the flood zone. FEMA is updating Oʻahu’s flood insurance maps on June 10 to move nearly 4,000 properties into a designated...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The trial for accused child killers Lehua and Isaac Kalua is now delayed until the first week of April next year. The couple is accused of torturing, starving, and locking their adopted daughter, Ariel Sellers, 6, also known as Isabella Kalua, in a dog cage. Her body...

On the Leeward Coast, a familiar neighborhood park now carries a name that hits much closer to home. Wai'anae District Park was officially renamed Thursday as the Shinyei Nakamine and 100th Infantry Battalion Memorial Park, giving the community a permanent reminder of a hometown soldier who never made it back from World War II.

IRVINE, Calif. — The second-ranked Hawaii men’s volleyball team gets to face the one team it lost to in conference play in the semifinals of the Outrigger Big West Men’s Volleyball Championship. The Rainbow Warriors (26-4) draw No. 5 seed UC San Diego in today’s first semifinal...