Honolulu HI

Identifying who is responsible for the extensive damage from the March floods across hundreds of acres of farmland in Waialua and nearby homes is a laborious task, with ownership and obligations buried in a decades-old quagmire of paperwork and land deals. The miles of irrigation lines and drainage ditches that...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A triathlon is one of the world’s most challenging tests of endurance. And on Saturday, athletes will take on that test along the South Kohala coast of Hawaii Island. The Half Ironman starts with a 1.2-mile swim, followed by a 56-mile bike ride and a half-marathon...

HONOLULU, Hawaii (Island News) -- After days of searching by air, land and sea off Oahu’s North Shore, active search efforts have now been suspended for a missing jet ski rider. Search crews spent the last several days looking for 56-year-old Anthony Empting after his personal watercraft was found...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Two months after the last Kona Low update meeting in Waialua, city and county officials returned to the community to continue recovery discussions and hear concerns from residents. Inside the Waialua Elementary cafeteria, officials provided updates on ongoing recovery efforts, including disas

Plumeria, pīkake, pua kenikeni. These flowers—and their scents—conjure up memories of Hawai‘i, but none of them are actually native to the Islands. Plumeria are endemic to Mexico and Central America, pīkake to India and pua kenikeni to the South Pacific. In fact, many of the...

Oahu reached 16 traffic fatalities late Monday night, prompting the Honolulu Police Department to step up enforcement and educational efforts to reduce speeding and promote seatbelt use.

A proposal to start a fund to help hungry Oʻahu residents get more locally produced foods appears headed for the November ballot, after the Honolulu Charter Commission advanced it on Tuesday. The proposal submitted by Hawaiʻi Foodbank would not raise taxes. Instead, it would use a slice of existing...

Over the past few months, numerous community members from the Oʻahu Rapid Response Coalition have attended meetings and submitted testimony to the Honolulu Police Commission to ensure that public safety remains the top priority in selecting the new police chief. A central objective for our advocacy is securing a...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- A growing movement in education is challenging the traditional classroom model by placing less focus on memorization and more emphasis on leadership, entrepreneurship, and real-world experience. Recently, several Hawaiʻi student-athletes helped showcase that vision on a national stage through

The Department of Transportation will close Kailua Road in Windward Oahu through Friday to install raised crosswalks, with work scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. near Ulu'oa Street and Ulumanu Drive.