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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Drug Enforcement Administration has filed a notice of intent to ban 7-OH and two related synthetic compounds, MGM-15 and MGM-16, saying the substances have no medical purpose and are dangerous. If the temporary ban takes effect, selling the products would become a federal crime. Currently

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A man from China is facing criminal charges in Honolulu after federal prosecutors say he covered up his background on his visa application. Fanlin Lin, 51, served in the People’s Liberation Army from 1994 to 2011 and admitted to being a current member of the Chinese Communist Party, according

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Moderate to breezy trade winds will persist over the next week. Some wind gusts could reach 25-30 miles per hour, especially in valleys or downwind of the mountains. Rainfall chances over the next 48 hours continue to be the highest over windward Hawaii Island and windward Maui.

A group of volunteers is monitoring Rocky, a Hawaiian monk seal, and her new pup at Nimitz Beach in Kalaeloa, to ensure they are safe and undisturbed during their seven-week bonding period.

Rock is expected to remain at Nimitz Beach for about three more weeks.

An audit of a Honolulu homeless assistance initiative that came under fire for being ineffective has been halted because the program keeps changing direction and can’t produce reliable data about its efforts. That development leaves the future direction of the Crisis, Outreach, Response and Engagement program in flux.

Honolulu, HI desperately needs more housing options, as the dream of finding a home feels increasingly out of reach for buyers.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Each year, about 10,000 babies in the United States are born with a heart defect. In Hawaii, about two out of every 1,000 newborns are born with a critical heart defect. Dr. Hiroo Kinami, Hawaii’s only full-time pediatric cardiac surgeon, said having a robust pediatric heart program...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- The average age of death for Oahu's homeless residents has risen slightly over the past five years, to nearly 56 years old. But the number of deaths has increased dramatically. "In the first quarter of this year, I think we had something like 14 deaths, and...

America is home to some of the most interesting—and idiosyncratic—museums in the world. There are museums dedicated to barbed wire, tow trucks, and even toilet seats. But some of my favorite museums are dedicated to submarines. There’s the Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum in Honolulu at Pearl Harbor, where...