Craving Portuguese Bean Soup? These 8 Hawaii Spots Ladle It Out
Portuguese bean soup is one of those local comfort dishes that shows up everywhere in Hawaii, from tiny drive-ins to busy diners. It is loaded with beans, cabbage, carrots, and Portuguese sausage, and every kitchen seems to make its own version. If you have been chasing a warm bowl of...
Sunday Hurricane Lowell live Q&A with Ben Gutierrez and Jennifer Robbins
Weather anchor Ben Gutierrez and chief meteorologist Jennifer Robbins break down Hurricane Lowell and what the islands could face in the coming days.
Hawaiʻi Schools Continue To Lose Students
Hawaiʻi schools have fewer students for the eighth year in a row as lawmakers push for campus closures and consolidations by the end of the decade, according to recent data from the state education department. This fall marks the first time in at least a decade that student enrollment...
Pepper Lunch Opens First Hawaii Restaurant; Honolulu Location One of Three Coming Soon to...
Local Residents Sean and Nari Uezu to Offer Free Signature Beef Pepper Rice to First 50 People in Line and BOGOs All Day. To celebrate, the first 50 people in line that day, beginning at 10am, will receive a FREE Beef Pepper Rice, the dish that has made Pepper Lunch an international favorite for 31 years. Additionally,
Waianae Hit-And-Run Leaves 57-Year-Old Woman Seriously Hurt, Driver Still Missing
A 57-year-old woman was left in serious condition Friday after a driver struck her on Farrington Highway near Waianae Valley Road and kept going, according to police. The woman was walking in the road outside a marked crosswalk when she was hit, and Honolulu Emergency Medical Services personnel rushed her to a hospital
North Shore food stall Kahuku Seafood Boil serves up popular garlic butter seafood
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - What started as a small, local pop-up has quickly grown into a beloved fixture on Oahu’s North Shore. Emee and Patrick Murphy, the husband-and-wife owners of Kahuku Seafood Boil, joined HNN Sunrise to share their journey and showcase their popular seafood boil bags, which feature a signature
Aspiring ‘culturally competent’ physician: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo undergrad selected as Newman Civic...
University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo undergraduate and Puna resident Lexy Kaye Ramos was selected for Campus Compact’s 2026–27 Newman Civic Fellowship. The national fellowship honors and supports student public problem solvers who demonstrate exceptional potential for civic leadership and community engagement. “I don’t fit th
Honolulu events mark 160th birthday, Hawaii ties of Chinese revolutionary Dr. Sun Yat-sen
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii’s Chinese community is preparing to mark a historical milestone this fall: the 160th birthday of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, a global revolutionary leader who spent his formative years in Honolulu and is considered the “father of modern China.”. Cynthia Ning of the Chinese Language Education...
High surf warnings, advisories issued for dangerous surf from Hurricane Lowell
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Dangerous and damaging waves are expected from Hurricane Lowell along the south shores of all islands, with massive waves of 20 to 30 feet anticipated for south shores of Kauai and Niihau. High Surf Warnings have been issued for the south-facing shores of all islands through 6...
88-year-old snorkeler dies near Ko Olina Marina
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - An 88-year-old man is dead after he was found unresponsive in the waters off Ko ʻOlina Marina on Saturday. The man was part of a tour group that was snorkeling at the time. The Honolulu Ocean Safety Department responded to a call at about 2:15 p.m....

















