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The Honolulu Police Department’s difficulties in hiring officers causes it to send tens of millions of dollars budgeted for salaries back to the city’s general fund every year. The police department left about $45 million of its $345 million budget unspent for the fiscal year that ended last...

HONOLULU (KHON2) – This moderate to locally breezy east-southeasterly low level flow pattern is expected to continue through tomorrow. Clouds and showers will favor windward and mauka areas during the overnight to early morning hours and leeward and interior areas during the afternoon hours as sea breezes develop....

Honolulu is holding on to a stretch of moderate to locally breezy east-southeast trade winds through Monday, as informed by the National Weather Service (NWS) in Honolulu. A surface trough near the islands is to thank for steering these winds our way. Weather-wise, expect showers that favor east and southeast facing...

Over 300 native plants were planted at Kailua Beach Park as part of a long-term dune restoration effort, with more work planned in the months ahead.

HONOLULU (Island News) – Three people were taken to the hospital after an accident involving three vehicles was reported in the Ka’aawa area on Sunday afternoon. The Honolulu Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to the scene at approximately 3:01 p.m. and treated a 21-year-old man, a 25-year-old man, a...

Honolulu’s sewage spills have plummeted in the last two decades thanks to extensive federally mandated upgrades, including fixing hundreds of miles of pipes each year and bolstering pump stations that send sewage to treatment plants. But the city says more upgrades are needed, which is why it is poised...

Hawaii Island police are investigating a reckless endangering incident after a firearm was fired into the air during a physical altercation on Puohulihuli Street in Kailua-Kona, and the suspect, Fernando Villanueva-Gonzalez, was arrested and held pending further investigation.

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Honolulu Emergency Medical Services responded to a three-car collision in the Kaʻaʻawa area shortly after 3 p.m. on June 1. According to first responders, a 25-year-old male was one of four patients examined at the scene. A 21-year-old male, a 56-year-old female and a male estimated to be 40 were...

HONOLULU (Island News) – Emalia Dalire has been crowned Miss Hawaii 2025 at this historic Hawaii Theater, winning the title with both style and poise!. Dalire, formerly Miss Kaneohe, will now represent Hawaii on a national stage at the Miss America competition in Orlando, Florida in September. She will also serve as...

The Hawaiian Humane Society has announced the return of its popular Pets in Paradise calendar contest.