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KANEOHE, Hawaii (Island News) – Castle High School has alerted families about a potential threat to the campus and an ongoing investigation by the Honolulu Police Department (HPD). Police said someone from the school administration discovered writing in a bathroom stall that indicated a non-specific threat on a...

For months, as living conditions at 1136 Union Mall descended from squalor to violence, tenants have sought help from city officials, the police, city council and neighborhood board members, the courts — anyone who might help — to no avail. Now the building’s former owner and lender, who...

HEEIA, Hawaii (Island News) -- A student was arrested on suspicion of bringing a replica gun to King Intermediate School on Thursday as police continue to investigate the threat to the campus. School administration at King Intermediate were alerted on Thursday morning, Nov. 20, that a student possibly had a...

Crime in Waikīkī has significantly decreased since the launch of the “Safe and Sound Waikīkī” initiative in 2022. The program, a collaboration between the Waikiki Business Improvement District and the Honolulu Police Department, has led to a noticeable reduction in crime, including a drop of 278 thefts, which is an...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Seniors living at a low-income housing complex on Young Street say they were blindsided by sudden rent increase notices delivered on Halloween, giving them about a week to decide whether to accept the higher rate or move out before the new prices take effect Jan. 1. At...

More police officers in the state are getting approved for a new four-year contract that would increase their base pay by nearly 27% — the biggest raise they’ve received in at least 17 years. On Wednesday the Hawaiʻi County Council voted to approve the “across-the-board” raises, which will...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A woman has died following a crash involving multiple vehicles on the H-3 Freeway in Halawa. The crash was reported at around 5:36 p.m. in the westbound lanes near the Moanalua Freeway overpass. According to the Honolulu Police Department, a 29-year-old woman was rear-ended by another...

WAIKIKI, Hawaii (Island News) -- Ishmael Luavasa, the man accused of brutally beating Christian Alejandro Coronel to death in Waikiki, pleaded not guilty on Thursday to murder in the second degree. Luavasa’s trial date is set for Jan. 19, 2026. This happened in court as family and loved ones mourn...

Get ready for the annual Honolulu City Lights, lighting up Thomas Square Park next Friday! Enjoy free performances and festive fun for the whole community, from the Royal Hawaiian Band to city department holiday exhibitions.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The suspect accused of beating a visitor to death in Waikiki appeared in court on Thursday morning. Circuit Court Judge Ronald Johnson denied bail for Ishmael Piula Luavasa, 43, who faces a second-degree murder charge. According to police, Luavasa beat the 50-year-old man without...