Senior community unveils Wall of Honor for veteran residents
PEARL CITY (HawaiiNewsNow) - An assisted living community in Pearl City honored its veteran residents with a special ceremony Monday. The Plaza at Pearl City unveiled a Wall of Honor featuring photos of 22 veteran residents currently living at the community and their military ranks. “I want to celebrate the...
Gov. Green, military leaders honor fallen service members at Memorial Day ceremony
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Community members gathered Monday to honor those who died in military service during the governor’s annual Memorial Day ceremony. Gov. Josh Green hosted the ceremony alongside state and military leaders, veterans organizations and members of Hawaii’s congressional delegation at the Hawaii Sta
Hula and heritage at Oahu’s Bishop Museum
On the island of Oahu, the Bishop Museum has become the setting for a particularly meaningful tribute with "Ea Mai Eiwa: Patterns of Practice," an exhibition honoring the life and creative legacy of the late Nalani Kanakaole, a revered kumu hula. Alongside Kanakaole's art, the exhibition features the work of...
First Alert Forecast: Breezy winds expected to hold firm through the weekend
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Moderate to locally strong trade winds will persist through Saturday. An upper-level disturbance east of the islands may help enhance trade showers the next few days. A new mid-week upper-level disturbance moving in west of the islands may pass over the state Friday into Saturday. This featur
Denby Fawcett: Governor Plans To Fix Bill That Threatened Park Programs
May Lau volunteers to teach three sessions of mahjong each week in a room at Kīlauea District Park, a city facility next to Kaimukī Middle School. The classes at the park’s recreation center — including ping pong, seated exercises for seniors, aerobics and line dancing — are offered free of charge mostly to elderly ret
UH Hilo chosen for nationwide initiative to improve rural higher education
The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo has been selected to join a new national initiative focused on improving college success and economic mobility for students in rural communities, university officials announced Monday. UH Hilo is one of 17 public universities nationwide chosen for the inaugural Rural Student Success Ne
Driver killed after car goes airborne over barrier on Farrington Highway
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - On Tuesday at about 11:55 p.m., a fatal collision occurred on Farrington Highway in the Kapolei area. It was reported to the Honolulu Police Department that a 28-year-old man was driving eastbound on Farrington Highway at a high rate of speed when it rear ended a 60-year-old male motorist.
‘We honor you every day’: Thousands expected at Shinnyo lantern floating ceremony
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Tens of thousands are expected to gather at Ala Moana Beach Park for a Memorial Day event, honoring loved ones through messages of remembrance and reflection. The 28th annual Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawaii ceremony draws visitors from across the islands and around the world to take part...
Messages of remembrance, hope highlight 28th annual Shinnyo Lantern Floating ceremony
Thousands of people are expected to attend the Shinnyo Lantern Floating Ceremony in Honolulu, where 6,000 lanterns will be set afloat to honor and remember loved ones who have passed on.
Windward Oahu students try farm-fresh lūʻau leaf pasta
He'eia Elementary students recently enjoyed chicken pasta florentine made with lū'au leaves harvested just minutes away at Kāko'o 'Ōiwi, part of a growing Hawaiʻi Department of Education effort to bring locally grown ingredients into school cafeterias statewide.

















