Former Tripler doctor accused of recording patients now in Texas county jail
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow/KWTX) - A U.S. Army gynecologist who used to work at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu is now in a county jail in Belton, Texas. Maj. Blaine McGraw, an OB-GYN doctor, is being sued by 55 anonymous patients, with plans to add 15 more, amid accusations that he secretly recorded his patients.
PHOTOS: Honolulu’s 10 most iconic buildings
Honolulu’s architecture shows how many cultures and ideas have shaped Hawaiʻi the last several decades.
Honolulu Planning Closes Permit Counter to Handle Backlog
(TNS) — The Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting has closed its building permit counter through Friday to deal with a stated backlog of permits stuck in the prescreen process since the summer time. The prescreen process began to back up when HNL Build first launched in early August,...
‘I’m not a monster’: Teen sentenced in 2023 killing of another teen
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A tearful teen facing two decades behind bars apologized on Thursday to the family of the teen he killed two years ago. Branston Medeiros was 16 when he shot 17-year-old Miguel Agoo Jr. at Makaha Beach Park in May 2023 during an argument. At the time, Medeiros...
Ewa Beach gets new self-service DMV kiosk
Residents in Ewa Beach now have a closer option when it comes to renewing their vehicle registrations. The 10th self-service DMV kiosk was recently installed in the Safeway supermarket located at 91-1119 Keaunui Drive. Nine other bright yellow touch-screen terminals are located in select Safeway and Foodland...
‘What was that?’: Object falls through North Shore skies
A whole lot of people were asking "What was that?" the morning of Dec. 4 when an object was spotted falling from the sky off Oahu's North Shore.
Masked Gunmen Terrorize Kaimukī Home In Overnight Break-In
Honolulu police are searching for two masked men who forced their way into a Kaimukī home yesterday, leaving one resident injured after a violent struggle inside a normally quiet neighborhood. According to the Honolulu Police Department, the intruders entered a residence on Alencastre Street at about 2:25 a.m. and...
City honors teen who rescued a man lost at sea
The city honored a local teen for his heroic ocean rescue that saved a man's life.
Cost-of-living concerns shape ideas on how to recruit, retain Honolulu police
A new report recommends housing stipends, better medical benefits and other efforts to help recruit and retain Honolulu Police Department officers and civilian employees. A city task force created by the Honolulu City Council published the report this week. The group includes leadership from the council, the mayor's...
Best and Worst US Cities for Singles in 2026 Plus Surprising Financial Secrets About...
With more than 49% of the U.S. population aged 15 and older being unmarried and the cost of dating steadily rising, the personal-finance company WalletHub today released its report on the Best & Worst Cities for Singles in 2026, as well as expert commentary, alongside its new Financial Secrets Survey, to help people...
