Accused murderer Eric Thompson relives pain in retrial for killing wife’s former lover
Eric Thompson was on the stand again testifying in his own defense for the murder of his wife’s lover in Waipahu. He explained how the second trial has been torturous having to relive the pain he described as a nightmare.
Body found on Kalihi canal embankment
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Honolulu police were called to Middle Street Friday after a man’s body was found on a canal embankment. Emergency Medical Services pronounced the 79-year-old man dead at the scene shortly before 10:15 a.m. HPD says there are no obvious sign of foul play. Police classified the...
Update: Driver involved in hit-and-run that critically injured 30-year-old man arrested
Update at 11:05 a.m. Feb. 14: Kaua‘i police found an unattended vehicle and its driver thought to be involved in a hit-and-run traffic collision the night of Feb. 12 on Nāwiliwili Road in Līhu‘e that critically injured a 30-year-old man. Officers located and took into custody...
Murder charge declined for suspect in fatal Kalihi game room shooting
38-year-old Sefa Fiso, was charged with a firearm offense on Friday afternoon for the Kalihi game room shooting. His bail was set at $50,000 and the murder charge was declined.
Diver killed at Spitting Cave identified by Medical Examiner
HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Medical Examiner has identified the diver that was killed after jumping off of Spitting Cave into the ocean on Feb. 8 as 28-year-old Santiago Bourdieu. The jump off of Spitting Cave is estimated to be between 50 and 60 feet into an open ocean notorious for its strong currents. Ocean Safety […]
Woman found dead in Waikiki dumpster identified
HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Medical Examiner has identified the woman found dead in a dumpster in Waikiki on Feb. 11 as 72-year-old Elizabeth Nolin. Her body was found in the early morning hours after Nolin’s fiancé, 87, reported her missing. According to her fiancé, Nolin left their apartment on Kapahulu Avenue around 8...
Visiting California woman cited for entering Sacred Falls State Park
HONOLULU (KHON2) — A California woman has been cited for entering Sacred Falls State Park, which was closed after a rockfall that killed eight people and injured dozens in 1999. The woman and her husband were rescued from the park on the afternoon of Feb. 9, after the man fell off the trail and was […]
County bill advances to allow nonconforming structures in Lahaina to be rebuilt as they...
A committee of the Maui County Council has advanced a bill that would allow people to rebuild the homes and businesses to the way they were before they burned in the August 2023 wildfires, even if they don’t meet the current code. Bill 105, which passed unanimously out of...
Aloha Stadium Swap Meet to relocate Summer 2025
HALAWA, Hawaii (Island News) -- Aloha Stadium announced that the Swap Meet & Marketplace will be moving to the Upper Halawa Lot this summer. The Swap Meet’s relocation comes with construction for the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District. The announcement for the upcoming move was made on Aloha Stadium’s...
Hawaii’s first Don Don Donki store to open on Saturday
The store will serve as a one-stop-shop for a mix of Japanese and American food products, full-service meat and seafood counters and a Waka Sakura conveyor belt sushi restaurant.