New Honolulu program helps small businesses skip bank hurdles
The City and County of Honolulu's Office of Economic Revitalization has launched a new program offering loans between $5,000 and $50,000 to help early-stage small business owners on Oahu who have difficulty securing traditional bank financing.
LA victims demand justice as Tesla road rage driver serves time in Hawaii
Nathaniel Radimak, who was released early from a California prison sentence for road rage attacks, will serve seven years in Hawaii after beating an 18-year-old woman and her mother in Kakaako — a outcome his victims' attorney says vindicates their earlier warnings about his danger to the public.
The Morning Beat: Deep Dive into destruction of Kona Low
We saw the destruction to homes and farms on the North Shore of Oahu caused by the storms back in March but who is to blame? Civil Beat's Blaze Lovell did a deep dive.
HPD investigating possible shots fired after large Waianae fight
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Honolulu Police Department is investigating shots being fired during a large fight in Waianae. On Tuesday, at approximately 11:10 p.m., officers responded to reports of a large fight and possible gunshots near Helelua Street in Waianae. Police said when officers arrived, everyone involved
Over $300K in damages following Kapa’a structure fire
KFD extinguished a structure fire in Kapa’a, on Monday, resulting in $321,000 in damages, with the cause under investigation.
HPD urges Honolulu moped riders to wear helmets after crashes
The Honolulu Police Department is urging moped riders to wear helmets after two separate crashes this month left unhelmeted riders with critical injuries. A state law that took effect last summer also bans anyone under 16 from operating a moped.
UH Cancer Center Doctor Receives Prestigious Honor For Groundbreaking Work
Mahalo nui and hoʻomaikaʻi to University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center researcher Dr. Michele Carbone who has been awarded the prestigious 2026 Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research. Plus, shakas and shoutouts to the Hawaiʻi Foodbank Kauaʻi, Kapalua Golf with TY Management, and Aloha Grown's Kailah Ogawa with
JBPHH to conduct Major Accident Response Exercise
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam will conduct a large-scale emergency response exercise Wednesday. The 15th Wing said the Major Accident Response Exercise will simulate a downed aircraft near the installation and is designed to test and improve responders’ ability to handle catastrophic inciden
Hawaii appeals court hands U.S. Bank two foreclosure wins in one day
Hawaiʻi's appeals court handed U.S. Bank two foreclosure wins in one day – one on note possession, one a sharp lesson on surplus equity. Both summary disposition orders came out of the Intermediate Court of Appeals of the State of Hawaiʻi on May 22, 2026. Different panels, different facts, both naming U.S. Bank as trus
Your First Alert Forecast from Wed. morning, May 27, 2026
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