Celebrating Mother’s Day in the NICU
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - About one in 10 infants in Hawaii are born prematurely, meaning before 37 completed weeks of gestation. Maile Amano of Kapahulu gave birth to twins Keisuke and Satsuki on Feb. 25, three months early. Satsuki came out first. “In the time of me getting to the ER...
University of Hawaiʻi ballroom dance team win third consecutive national title
Competing against 37 colleges, the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa ballroom dance team won its third consecutive national title at the National Collegiate DanceSport Championships in Pittsburgh in March. The ballroom dance team claimed first place for highest point average, which requires most team members to perform we
Hawaiʻi woman advances in the world’s largest speech contest
Ivy Chen, of Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, outshined more than a half dozen local contestants to win the District-level competition of the Toastmasters International Speech Contest. Chen advances to the region quarterfinal round of the contest, vying for one of 28 spots in the semifinals, to be held on Aug. 20, 2026. From there,
HHSAA: PAC-Five wins Division II State Title
The HHSAA Division II Softball State Title Game was on Saturday at Maui High School. PAC-Five and Nanakuli were the final 2 teams standing and battled for the Koa Trophy. The Golden Hawks jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the 1st inning from a Leila Felisi RBI Single. But the Wolfpack answered in the […]
Hundreds of volunteers on Oahu help sort canned donations for 34th Stamp Out Hunger
Letter carriers across Hawaiʻi collect donations for the annual “Stamp Out Hunger” food drive, the largest one-day food drive in the nation. More than 400 volunteers helped sort and organize donations at Hawaiʻi Foodbank’s Mapunapuna warehouse.
HHFDC celebrates first three homebuyers to close under Hale Kamaʻāina Mortgage Program
The Hawaiʻi Housing Finance and Development Corporation celebrated the first three homeowners who successfully completed their respective mortgage loans via the Hale Kamaʻāina Mortgage Program. Through Hale Kamaʻāina, a couple purchased a three-bedrom townhome in Mlilani. Another homeowner purchased a two-bedroom condominium in downtown Honolulu and the...
Honolulu landmarks to light up blue for National Police Week
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Honolulu landmarks will light up blue in honor of National Police Week. Honolulu Hale and the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena will be illuminated from sundown Sunday, May 10, through sunrise Saturday, May 16. The display is meant to recognize the service and sacrifice of law enforcement officers,...
First Alert Forecast: Trades strengthen for Mother’s Day, becoming gusty in the coming week
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - More stable and drier conditions will build in over the state in the coming week as a weak surface trough moves west and away from the islands with the usual showers for windward and mauka areas. Forecast models are hinting at an upper-level disturbance to the northeast...
Na Hoku Hanohano Awards announce 2026 honorees and Album of the Year finalists
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts has announced several honorees and finalists ahead of the 2026 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards. This year’s Legacy Awards will be presented posthumously to Abigail Laau and David John “DJ” Pratt of the group Kalapana. The organization also announced...
Hawaii fans turn LA green as ‘Bows advance
"Two weeks ago, we had this kind of crowd at Irvine, last week we had 10,000 plus in Honolulu. Plus the plane was just full of Hawaii fans coming."
