Honolulu HI

Hawai’i welcomed its first baby of 2026 early New Year’s Day with the birth of a boy at Kaiser Permanente Moanalua Medical Center in Honolulu, hospital officials said. Baby Jahryzen was born at 3:59 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 1, weighing 7 pounds, 6 ounces. He is the son...

Honolulu police and worried relatives are scrambling to find 81‑year‑old Francis Hawkins, who vanished after walking away from his Mailani Street home in Ewa Beach on Saturday morning. Family members say he needs daily medication, and police have labeled the search urgent. Police: Where And When Hawkins Was...

EWA BEACH (HawaiiNewsNow) - A 32-year-old man has been charged in connection with a crime spree involving a stolen car in Ewa Beach on Monday. Honolulu police say David Montoya got in two crashes after taking the car and fled both scenes. After that, he was accused of illegally entering...

The increased sewer fees approved by the Honolulu City Council are now in effect as 2026 is in full swing.

Fukubukuro returns to Ala Moana Center to kick off 2026 offering "Happy Grab Bags" filled with surprise merchandise worth double the price in the Japanese retail tradition. More than 50 retailers are participating in this New Year’s Day event and shoppers arrived bright and early before bags sold out.

KAPOLEI (HawaiiNewsNow) - Oahu has recorded its first traffic death of 2026. The death stemmed from a single-vehicle crash that occurred at around 8:50 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 1, in the area of Coral Sea Road and Roosevelt Avenue in Kalaeloa. According to police, the 33-year-old male driver was speeding...

To ensure happy and safe New Year's celebrations islandwide, the Honolulu Police Department set new safety standards when it came to celebrating.

The Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) responded to an incident that apparently involved a firework being thrown on the roof of a church in Downtown Honolulu on New Year’s Day.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources said officers will once again be on patrol over the New Year's holiday to deter burning Christmas trees, especially at the Kaneohe Bay sandbar, also known as Ahu o Laka. While burning Christmas trees may be an annual tradition for some, it is...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Picking up after others can be annoying or frustrating, especially when it’s a recurring issue. Let’s go holoholo to meet one Palolo man who’s trying to do his part by picking up trash one bag at a time. Picking up trash isn’t a job...