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Honolulu Council Inches Toward High-Stakes Homebuyer Lifeline

Honolulu City Council’s Budget Committee nudged a long-discussed plan to help first-time homebuyers toward the finish line on Tuesday, voting unanimously to advance Bill 20 to the full council for a third and final reading. The measure would set up a new down-payment loan assistance revolving fund so qualifying first-t
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Morning Beat: Impact of the Kaukonahua Stream

Kaukonahua Stream was choked up with vegetation and debris during the Kona Low storms and we saw the devestating impact it had on North Shore residents.
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Off-duty lifeguards rescue two distressed divers near Wailupe Beach Park

HONOLULU (Island News) – The Honolulu Ocean Safety Department (OS) responded to two distressed divers that were reported one-half mile offshore of Wailupe Beach Park in Aina Haina on Tuesday afternoon. It was reported that the divers were having trouble returning to their vessel after it drifted an estimated...
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Boy taken in serious condition after e-bike crash in Kapolei

KAPOLEI, Hawaii (Island News) – A child was treated for serious injuries after a crash involving an e-bike in the Kapolei area on Wednesday morning. According to the Honolulu Emergency Medical Services (EMS), paramedics responded to Kapolei Parkway at 7:13 a.m. to treat a boy, believed to be 12-years-old.
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These Hawaiʻi ice cream spots landed on Yelp’s top 50 list

Yelp's new ranking of the 50 most saved ice cream shops in the US has shown that dessert lovers are still chasing globally inspired flavors, with three Honolulu businesses making the list, including Henry's Place, which ranked #10.
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Hawaii MMA stars team up to fight bullying, teach self defense

"We are going to be doing some very practical self-defense moves, but more so, we just want the kids to have fun."
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California man sentenced for trafficking meth, fentanyl to Hawaii in tin cans

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A California man who used tin cans to traffic drugs to Hawaii was sentenced to more than 18 years in prison Monday. Court records reveal Bill Van Nguyen, also known as “Sau,” sold and distributed over 34.5 pounds of methamphetamine and 11.5 pounds of fentanyl and fentanyl-laced pills to an un
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Feds Dangle $1.4 Million To Bolster Oʻahu Against Fires, Floods and Quakes

Federal officials are lining up roughly $1.44 million in pre-disaster mitigation funds for Hawaiʻi, money that could give Oʻahu a leg up the next time fires, floods or earthquakes come calling. The earmark would help pay for a statewide hazard-monitoring and wildfire-detection system and mobile generators for the Honol
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Tuesday Evening Forecast – Wet trade wind pattern for Wednesday

HONOLULU (Island News) -- Trades and passing showers for Wednesday with drier weather to end the work week. Tonight, it will be mostly cloudy with temperatures in the middle 70 degrees. Expect on and off passing showers. Wednesday. Partly sunny with passing showers. The best chance of rain will be...
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Hearing concerns, city to relocate newly opened Chinatown bus stop

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - City transportation leaders plan to move a Chinatown bus stop that was installed just three weeks ago. The stop on Maunakea Street opened May 31 for Route 151, but nearby businesses raised concerns, saying the area had long served as a loading zone. “Chinatown parking is already...

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