Local retailer’s sales spooked by federal government shutdown
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Ross’ Appliance and Mattress says it has seen a drop in business because of the federal government shutdown, prompting the company to send out costumed characters to try to generate sales. On Nimitz Highway, a Spiderman costumed character worked for Ross’ Appliance and Mattress, adding...
Disgraced Cops And Ex-Felons Are Among Hawaiʻi’s Licensed Security Guards
As Honolulu police officer Ryan Hitoshi Konishi faced charges in 2020 for assaulting a family member that were likely to end his career, he resigned. In fall 2024, after two years of probation and community service, he became a licensed security guard. The year Konishi left the department, officer Sheldon...
HI Wahiawa’s Most Loveable Puppies Eagerly Awaits Forever Homes Today!
Interested in adopting a pet — or just looking at some adorable pets near you up for adoption? There are dozens of endearing pets up for adoption at animal shelters in and around wahiawa..
Longs Drugs launches Island Living-an affordable exclusive brand
HONOLULU (HI Now) - Longs Drugs is proud to introduce “Island Living,” an exclusive brand crafted with Hawai‘i’s unique lifestyle in mind. Driven by the desire to create top-of-mind products for their customers, Longs Drugs meticulously developed these items, going through an extensive process of selecting materials,...
Will Bailey: Pohoiki Bay Dredging Was A Onetime Job — That’s How Feds Do...
When the state’s dredging of Pohoiki Bay began, it was meant to be a homecoming. Seven years after lava sealed the boat ramp, Puna’s fishers would finally reach the sea again. But weeks after the project finished, the channel was gone — filled once more with sand and...
Merchant Street helped build Hawaiʻiʻs economic foundation
In the ahupuaʻa of Honolulu, which lies in the moku of Kona here on Oʻahu, stands what was once the main business street in the islands.
Man charged accused of stealing guns admits to break-in at Pearl City storage locker
PEARL CITY, Hawaii (Island News) -- A man who was arrested and charged after multiple guns were stolen from a storage locker room in Pearl City on Saturday admitted to the break-in. Sidney Campbell, 45, was arrested after surveillance video caught him breaking into a storage locker in Pearl City on Saturday, Oct. 25....
‘She was so confident in herself’: Loved ones remember 19-year-old killed on her way...
A Leeward Oahu family is mourning the loss of a 19-year-old woman who was hit and killed Tuesday morning while crossing Farrington Highway near Pua Avenue on her way to work.
Neighbor describes rushing into home during deadly Ewa Beach fire
EWA BEACH (HawaiiNewsNow) - A deadly house fire in Ewa Beach left one woman dead and several others injured Wednesday evening, authorities said. The Honolulu Fire Department says the fire began just after 6:30 p.m. on Fort Weaver Road. When crews arrived, they found flames and smoke coming from the front of the home,...
HPD: Prepare for more pedestrians and patrols this Halloween
It's all about having fun on Halloween and getting as much candy as you can. Officials want that fun to continue by making sure you and your family stay safe.

















