Honolulu speed camera enforcement begins with hefty fines
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Honolulu’s speed enforcement cameras are officially moving from warnings to tickets. Starting Saturday, vehicle owners caught speeding through 10 Oahu intersections will receive citations by mail. It marks the end of a seven-month warning period that wrapped up Friday night. Drivers caught...
With Traffic Fatalities Rising, Campaigns Have Been Launched to Make Our Roads Safer
The headlines have become all too common—fatal car, motorcycle, e-bike and pedestrian accidents on O‘ahu’s streets and in its crosswalks. In September, traffic deaths on the island were more than double what they were last year at the same time. Even while reporting this story, accidents were...
Original employee of Aloha Stadium walks down memory lane ahead of being demolished
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Aloha Stadium will soon be demolished. Before it comes down, let’s Holoholo to Halawa to sit down with an original employee of the iconic outdoor venue who reminisced about her time there. Aiea Resident Pam Self is 69-year-old and began working at Aloha Stadium in 1975...
Prosecutors request to revoke bail for Kapahulu barricade suspect
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Prosecutors have requested to hold Kapahulu standoff suspect Robert Morris without bail. The 49-year-old barricaded himself in a home on Herbert Street on Tuesday, Oct. 21, for 15 hours. He surrendered at around midnight on Oct. 22 and walked out with a woman who is believed to be his wife.
Business of Lei | Aloha Authentic Ep 601
In Hawaiʻi, lei are more than flowers strung together. They are expressions of aloha, connection, and identity. On this episode of Aloha Authentic, we take a closer look at the business behind lei and how families continue to keep this tradition alive. Our journey begins in Haleʻiwa at the Little Plumeria Farm, where...
Bail maintained at $1.511M for man charged in crash that caused death of infant,...
A 43-year-old Big Island man charged in connection with the traffic crash that caused the death of 47-year-old Anina Masaichy and a 3-week-old infant Oct. 23 near the 26-mile marker on Daniel K. Inouye Highway remains behind bars following his initial court hearing Oct. 30. Hawai‘i County prosecuting attorney’s...
Civil Beat Just Got A Major National Grant. Here’s What You Can Expect Next
Less than two months ago, on the first anniversary of my tenure at Honolulu Civil Beat, I touched on some big dreams we have to better serve all of Hawaiʻi. I told you that we were getting started thanks to a one-year, $400,000 grant from the Google News Initiative.
Climate forum invites Hawaiʻi’s young people to influence legislative policy
The Youth Climate Future Forum and Climate Summit are back this Saturday. Hosted by the Hawaiʻi State Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, this youth-led event brings together lawmakers, environmental specialists, and climate change experts to advance climate change-focused policies. The event is also...
Thousands of Chamorro artifacts, including latte stones, returning to their homes
After more than a century, cultural artifacts from Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands are being returned to their home islands. A ceremony was held in Guam this past week to mark the event, and two months ago, HPR was there when Bishop Museum held a ceremony to announce that it had agreed in...
‘We’re gonna feel it’: Seniors among Hawaii SNAP recipients left out of new relief...
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Applications are now being accepted for the new Hawaii Relief Program, which gives housing and utility assistance to low-income families in financial crisis who have at least one dependent child under the age of 18. It comes as more than 85,000 households are set to lose food...
