High-Powered Steakhouse Chat with State’s Biggest Merger on the Menu
People say Honolulu is just a big, small town. Not much goes unnoticed. Especially when the state’s most powerful politician meets privately with the leaders of the state’s largest commercial enterprise, HMSA, and the second-largest healthcare provider, Hawaiʻi Pacific Health, both of which have said they want to combi
Howling Honolulu Winds, 10-Foot Surf as Hurricane Lowell Lurks Offshore
Honolulu is starting Thursday with partly cloudy skies, temperatures near 79 degrees, and trade winds already making themselves impossible to ignore. The city is headed for a warm 86-degree afternoon, but the more immediate story is wind: gusts could reach 50 mph in exposed parts of Oahu while isolated showers remain p
Days are about to get way shorter in September: How much daylight we’re losing
The days will still have 24 hours, of course, but the amount of daylight you see is declining.
Woman’s remains found along shoreline in Waipio Valley; identity unknown
Authorities are investigating the death of an unidentified woman whose decomposed remains were found Sunday along the shoreline in Waipio Valley. Hāmākua patrol officers responded to the Waipio Valley beach area shortly after midnight after receiving a report of a body at the shoreline, the Hawai‘i Police Department sa
State announces automated Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program mass replacement, extended deadline
Hawaiʻi Department of Human Services announces critical updates for households receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP and still commonly referred to as food stamps, and were impacted by Hurricane/Tropical Cyclone Lala. Many families experienced food loss because of severe weather, prolonged power
Tensions rise over beach park sweep despite cleanup deal with homeless encampment
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - After 20 years living at Lualualei Beach Park, Chan says another city sweep of the area has become overwhelming. Chan is among 65 people living near the beach park, commonly known as Sewers, who faced another stored property ordinance enforcement operation. “Back in July, we were told...
Nānākuli Beach Fire Leaves Woman in Critical Condition, Man Seriously Burned
A woman in her 60s was left in critical condition and a 65-year-old man suffered serious burns after a fire broke out around 2 a.m. Thursday at Black Rocks Beach in Nānākuli. Honolulu Emergency Medical Services sent multiple crews to the scene, where paramedics treated both victims before rushing the woman to an emerge
Ewa Beach Private Eye Reopens 80-Year-Old Silva Store as Kids’ Safe Haven
A private investigator has brought a shuttered piece of Ewa Beach history back to life, reopening the old Silva Store on Ewa Beach Road as Lloyd's Silva Store, complete with shave ice, notary services, and a foosball table where video games might otherwise go. Jim “Jimbo” Lloyd, 53, hosted the grand opening on August 2
‘Be concerned, pay attention:’ Blangiardi urges caution for Oahu as Lowell approaches islands
Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi urged residents to remain prepared for Hurricane Lowell as the city coordinates response efforts and emergency services stand by due to the storm's unpredictable path.
‘Hurricane hunters’ track Lowell by flying into storm
Some of the most important information forecasters use to figure out exactly what this storm is doing will soon be collected from inside the hurricane itself.

















