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City launches new assistance program for COFA families
The City and County are providing help to Micronesian families who lost loved ones to COVID-19.
Driver charged in Kona pile-up that left great-grandmother with life-altering injuries recently cited for...
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A suspect has been charged following a multi-car pileup last month that left a great-grandmother from Kona with life-altering injuries. According to court documents, Miguel Lara Romo is facing an inattention to driving charge. Dashcam video captured just after 10 a.m. on Monday, May 19,...
Suspects in deadly Makaha shooting make first court appearance
The suspects in the deadly Makaha shooting made their first court appearance after being charged.
Honolulu launches assistance program to help migrants pay for COVID-related funeral expenses
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - $1.5 million has been made available to Compact of Free Association, or COFA, migrants who live on Oahu for funeral expenses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The city says despite bearing a disproportionate share of COVID-related deaths, COFA households were excluded from receiving federal...
Waikīkī homeless outreach hopes to set a model for other neighborhoods
HPR was out in Waikīkī on Tuesday morning, where we got the chance to observe a homeless count at 3 a.m. It’s a survey that the Waikīkī Business Improvement District has been tracking since 2006. The numbers are shared with the city and state, and...
Officer involved crash in Kalihi leaves man in serious condition
A man is in serious condition following a crash that occurred in Kalihi involving a Honolulu police officer.
Federal wildlife officials defend monk seal pup procedure by embattled state worker
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Dramatic video of two women working with a federal wildlife response team cutting the umbilical cord of a newborn monk seal on Oahu’s North Shore. Ironically, one of them was fined after her dogs allegedly killed the seal just hours later. The video from last May...
E-bike collision on Manoa Road sends woman to hospital
HONOLULU (Island News) – A woman was taken to the hospital after a vehicle collision was reported on Manoa Road Tuesday morning. At approximately 10:15 a.m. the Honolulu Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to Manoa Road after a collision involving an e-bike occurred in the area. Paramedics treated a...
Unattended candle sparks $80K fire in Pawaa retirement home
HONOLULU (Island News) – The cause of a building fire in the Pawaa area was classified as accidental, according to the Honolulu Fire Department (HFD). On Tuesday, June 3, HFD investigators reported that the cause of the building fire was due to an unattended wax candle that was on a mattress. It had ignited and...
