YWCA O’ahu to honor Darlene Blakeney at LeaderLuncheon
First Hawaiian Bank's Darlene Blakeney will be honored at YWCA Oahu Leader Luncheon May 6 for her community leadership and banking work.
📅 Waialua Complex Schools Reopen March 27 with Added Support
Students in the Waialua Complex — including Haleʻiwa Elementary, Waialua Elementary, and Waialua High and Intermediate — will return to campus on Friday, March 27. Staff have restocked food, cleaned classrooms, and set up portable water bottle filling stations, hand-washing stations, and extra sanitizing supplies to...
Residents deal with the aftermath of Mānoa flooding
The aftermath of the second Kona low is still being felt by residents, including folks in Mānoa Valley on Oʻahu. Monday’s heavy rain caused flooding on Woodlawn Drive near the Marketplace and Noelani Elementary School. Cars along the street and in the parking lots floated into other parked cars.
Local organizations rescue animals after historic flooding
As recovery efforts continue after the devastating flooding across Oahu, it’s not just families picking up the pieces, it’s also hundreds of animals left behind. Local groups and national organizations are stepping in…working together to rescue, reunite, and rebuild.
Police shuts down illegal game room in Chinatown
HONOLULU (Island News) -- Honolulu police shut down an illegal game room in Chinatown on Wednesday leading to a man getting arrested. The gambling bust took place at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, on N. King Street. Honolulu Police Department (HPD) officers from the Narcotics Vice Division executed a search...
Maui doctor’s attempted murder trial examines alleged weapon: a bloody rock
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Jurors in the attempted murder trial of a Maui doctor accused of trying to kill his wife examined the alleged weapon Friday: a bloody rock. Michelle Amorin, a criminalist from the Honolulu Police Department, testified about DNA testing on a bloody lava rock found at the crime scene last...
DOH reports Hawaii’s 4th travel-related case of dengue fever of 2026
HONOLULU (Island News) -- The Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) reported the fourth travel-related dengue fever case in the state this year. The infected person recently returned to Oahu after traveling to a region where dengue is common. The expected risk of transmission is low due to specifics surrounding this...
First Alert Forecast: Comfortable, stable conditions ahead, slightly stronger winds due
First Alert Forecast: Comfortable, stable conditions ahead, slightly stronger winds due over the weekend.
‘Big kuleana’: Meet the family ferrying generations to Kahoolawe
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Over the last five decades, the Protect Kaho‘olawe ‘Ohana (PKO) has led hundreds of trips to Kaho‘olawe. Those journeys are not possible without the Lu’uwai family of Makena, Maui, captains of the Pualele and Pualele Iki, the main transport vessels to the island.
12-inch water main break reported near Noelani Elementary School
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Crews from the Board of Water Supply are working to repair a 12-inch water main break that left a watery mess in front of Noelani Elementary School in Manoa. The rupture was reported just after 11:30 a.m. Thursday on Woodlawn Drive. BWS said the break is affecting...

















