State investigating inmate’s death at Halawa Correctional Facility
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - After three suspected drug overdoses inside Halawa Correctional Facility, an inmate’s death is under investigation. The Hawaii Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DCR) said the inmate suffered an unknown medical condition on Tuesday and died a day later at the hospital. State...
Evening Briefing: Educator workforce housing on Maui breaks ground, suit alleges HPD arrested sober...
Good evening, Hawaii. Here are the main stories we've been following today:. Winds will increase today and stay breezy through tomorrow as high pressure builds north of the islands. The trades will decrease a bit on Sunday and briefly switch directions, veering out of the east-southeast, with the easterly winds...
Helping Hands Hawaii looking for your kokua
HONOLULU (KHON2) –Helping Hands Hawaii is about to kick off their Ready to Learn program. Their annual back-to-school initiative that assists students from across the state get the basic school supplies they need. Families in need can visit their website or register their children for Ready to Learn. How can you...
Rise in infant deaths related to co-sleeping prompts warnings from experts
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Sharing a bed with a newborn is something many parents have done either as a practice or accidentally. But a rise in the number of infant deaths so far this year has experts warning about the dangers of co-sleeping. Since the beginning of 2025, there have been...
New urgent care facility opening in Liliha
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A ceremony and blessing Friday welcomed a new urgent care facility to the Liliha-Kalihi community. Kuakini Urgent Care will open its doors to the public Monday, June 2, at 8 a.m. The facility will feature a staff of physicians and nurse practitioners who can provide fast, convenient...
Hawaii Visitors Arrested While Driving After Passing DUI Test
A new class-action lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Hawaii accuses the Honolulu Police Department of arresting sober drivers—sometimes including tourists—for DUI without probable cause. According to the filing, HPD officers arrested 127 drivers between 2022 and 2024 who later tested with zero blood alcohol content. The...
Affordable housing project breaks ground in Ala Moana
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - An affordable housing project that will bring 64 new rental units to the heart of Honolulu broke ground Friday. Amana Lofts, located at 765 Amana Street, will convert a five-story former office building with ground-floor parking into studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments. Each...
Car dealers frustrated by city’s 8,000 title, registration backlog
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Aloha Auto Depot in Kakaako sells used cars and says typically it would take two to three weeks for car’s title and registration to come in from the city. But for months, wait times have been to five to six weeks. The city told Hawaii News...
Cast away, found again: The senders’ story
HONOLULU (KHON2) — The ocean. It’s like a slow moving conveyer belt of stories ferrying forgotten things between continents. But every now and then the sea returns what time tried to bury. “It’s so crazy, because I didn’t think this would matter to too many people, but everyone’s very impacted by it,” Hawaii Kai...
HPD officer loses control of motorcycle on Moanalua Freeway, remains in stable condition
MOANALUA, Hawaii (Island News) -- A Honolulu police officer is recovering in stable condition after losing control of his motorcycle on the Moanalua Freeway early Friday morning. The accident happened around 6 a.m. on Friday, May 30, where the officer was switching lanes. The officer lost control of the motorcycle...