Waikīkī Steel Guitar Week honors Hawaiian music, culture
The annual Waikīkī Steel Guitar Week is taking place from July 5-12, featuring performances by Hawaiian steel guitar artists and ensembles, the first Annual Amateur Hawaiian Steel Guitar Contest, and a special presentation at Hula Grill Waikīkī.
Completing her row from Monterey to Hawaii, Kelsey Pfendler sets world records.
Kelsey Pfendler completed a solo row from Monterey to Honolulu, arriving on land on Friday night, July 3, after more than 43 days on the water. She became the third woman ever to make the journey solo, and set several additional world records. As she rowed her 132-square-foot boat into...
SUV rolls over fire hydrant following two-vehicle crash in Makiki
HONOLULU (Island News) – Honolulu police reported that a motorist was treated for serious injuries following a crash that occurred on Monday morning around 7 a.m. According to the Honolulu Police Department (HPD), one motorist was taken to the hospital with serious injuries following a two-vehicle crash that was report
It’s Your Money: $125,000 On A Model Airplane Field In Kailua
Tom Bellit, a long-time Kailua resident, was driving to the waste dropoff site down Kapa‘a Quarry Road recently when he noticed heavy equipment excavating the grass area alongside the marsh across the street. He went home and did some research, and found that the 10.6-acre Kawai Nui Model Airplane...
Waianae flood fix underway on Paʻakea Road after Kona Low
Emergency construction begins today on Paʻakea Road in Waianae, where the state is installing underground water storage cells to reduce flooding that impacted the area during March's Kona Low storms.
Father Michael Castori to be ordained, installed as Honolulu’s sixth bishop
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Roman Catholic Church in Hawaii is welcoming a new bishop later this month. Father Castori will become Bishop Michael Thomas Tupou Castori, SJ, making him the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Honolulu. His episcopal ordination, which elevates him from priest to bishop, and installation Mass
No firework-related incidents reported on July 4: HFD, EMS
Honolulu Fire Department and Honolulu Emergency Medical Services reported there were no firework-related incidents on July 4.
H-1 Freeway to close for overnight bridge work
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Part of the H-1 Freeway will be fully closed to traffic this weekend while crews work on the Gulick Avenue overpass. According to the Hawaii Department of Transportation, the upcoming closure will run between the Middle Street merge and the Likelike Highway off-ramp for an overnight length of
Diverse dining options await at Pā’ina Lānai Food Court
Honolulu (KHON2) – The Pā‘ina Lānai Food Court at Royal Hawaiian Center offers a wide variety of dining options all in one convenient location. Located in Building B on Level 2, Pā‘ina Lānai features an assortment of eateries serving everything from Hawaiʻi favorites to international cuisine.
6 cars stolen from Honolulu used car lot after thieves cut gate lock, break...
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Honolulu police are investigating a burglary at a Mapunapuna used car lot where thieves broke in and drove off with six vehicles worth an estimated $150,000. General manager Tianqi Li said he locked up City Auto Sales on Ahua Street on Sunday at noon. When he returned...

















