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HONOLULU (Island News) -- Police arrested a teenage boy on Tuesday, who is one of the four suspects in a violent robbery that happened in Kakaako in May. The Honolulu Police Department (HPD) reported that a 22-year-old man was robbed in the Kakaako area at about 2:16 a.m. on May 22, 2026.

HONOLULU (Island News) -- The wait for a cleaner downtown is over…. “The people over here, I think they waited long enough for this,” said Christopher Aki, the Operations Manager with the Aloha Ambassadors program. If you have spotted people in bright pink shirts around Downtown Honolulu, they are...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - New laws that took effect last year are targeting property owners who allow illegal game rooms to operate, hitting them with daily fines and liens. That, combined with law enforcement efforts, have resulted in 30 game rooms being raided so far this year by Honolulu police officers. Four indiv

No charges will be filed against two officers who fatally shot a man in Mākaha last June after he rammed a pickup into their police vehicle, causing the cop car’s engine to burst into flames. The Honolulu prosecutor’s office, which investigated the shooting, found the officers’ use of...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Police briefly shut down the Kaneohe-bound lanes of the H-3 Freeway in Windward Oahu after a truck caught fire Tuesday afternoon. The fire was reported just after 4:30 p.m. near the Harano Tunnel. Both lanes were reopened at 4:50 p.m. No injuries were reported. There’s no word...

The Mountain West will not be providing a preseason poll this year. Duke Ritenhouse of the Nevada Appeal decided to make his own. I think he’s mostly on point here, although I’ll note Hawaii might have an advantage in the title race, hosting the Lobos, Bison, and Rebels in Honolulu this year.

Experience a magical night at the Honolulu Zoo's Wildest Show, featuring local artists, family activities, and support for wildlife conservation.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi told Hawaii News Now redevelopment plans for the dilapidated Chinatown Cultural Plaza on Beretania Street are moving forward. The Taiwanese government owns the 4-acre property. Last week, Blangiardi met with a Taiwan delegation for the third time since February,

The United Japanese Society of Hawaiʻi will host its annual Obon Hōyō memorial service to honor the Gannenmono, the first official group of Japanese immigrants to arrive in Hawaiʻi in 1868, and the Kanyaku Imin, the first wave of government-sponsored Japanese contract immigrants who began arriving in 1885.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A stray kitten is getting surgery for a rare heart condition her foster says could turn deadly without treatment. Bobbie is 5 months old and suffers from mitral valve stenosis. Her left mitral valve failed to open fully at birth, which restricts her blood flow and causes...