Tackling mental illness and addiction with a psychiatric nurse practitioner
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - As Hawaii grapples with a fentanyl and mental health crisis, medical professionals are finding ways to help those in need. Dave Fields, a psychiatric nurse practitioner and founder of Fields Psychiatric Consultants, joined HNN’s Sunrise to talk about providing trauma-informed care to people...
Find out how you can get involved: Paddle out takes place protesting deep-sea mining
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii is joining the global activation against deep-sea mining, and you can join the stance. On Sunday from 1-3 p.m., Surfrider is hosting a paddle out at Ala Moana Beach Park Magic Island side. Hawaii is joining 19 other countries in saying no to deep-sea mining. The...
Wrong-way driver on H1 dies after early-morning collision
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A 25-year-old woman is dead after she drove her vehicle in the wrong direction on the H1 Freeway and struck another vehicle early Sunday morning. According to Honolulu Police, the crash happened at about 3:45 a.m. Sunday as the woman was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes, just west...
With Hawaii ranking ninth in U.S. for bicycle theft, advocates offer tips for prevention
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A recent study ranked Hawaii 9th in the United States for highest rate of bicycle theft, with 1,110 bicycles reported stolen in 2023. The average total loss was $1,240.13 per bike, according to an analysis by JOIN, a cycling training app, based on the latest crime data from the Federal...
Woman arrested after allegedly assaulting two HPD officers in Aiea
AIEA, Hawaii (Island News) – The Honolulu Police Department (HPD) arrested a woman after she allegedly assaulted two officers in Aiea on Saturday evening. At approximately 6 p.m., officers responded to Kihewa Place after someone requested for police to remove a 39-year-old woman from a home. Upon contact, officers...
What’s Cooking: HanaPaa Market expands to Kapahulu with limited-time happy hour
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - HanaPaa Market, known for its poke bowls and Hawaiian combo plates, is celebrating its new location in Kapahulu, with a happy hour through the end of the month. Owners and Hawaii Kai natives Mike Leslie and Keoni Luka joined HNN’s Sunrise to talk about expanding from their...
Hilario to stand trial on Monday for hit-and-run crash that killed Kauaʻi lifeguard
The driver accused of hitting a Kauaʻi ocean safety lifeguard who was skateboarding along a road in Liʻhūe on Feb. 12 — and not stopping to render aid — will stand trial on Monday in Kauaʻi’s Fifth Circuit Court. Salvin Hilario, 54, is...
Woman dies after driving on wrong side of H-1 Freeway
A woman is in critical condition following an early morning crash on the H-1 Freeway, just west of the Punahou Street overpass.
Mobile health clinics deployed following building issue
In response to a building issue, workers quickly deployed their mobile health clinic, a van equipped to provide care.
University of Hawaii secures $1.5M to improve healthcare access across the Pacific
The University of Hawaii received a $1.5 million grant from the Helmsley Charitable Trust to help close critical healthcare gaps across the islands and in American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands. UH researchers will use this funding to launch new efforts to improve health care in underserved communities.
