Workers fear for safety at overcrowded state hospital
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The union representing staff at Hawaii State Hospital says it is considering filing a grievance over unsafe conditions as overcrowding increases while staff resources fall. Nearly 390 patients were in the mental health facility this weekend, according to sources. The hospital was built for ab
Some Kapolei residents frustrated for now being ticketed for no parking area
Residents of a Kapolei townhouse complex are frustrated after Honolulu police began cracking down on the street parking they had been using for years, with no warning and no alternative solutions provided.
55 years strong: Oahu’s meals on wheels still serving seniors at home
Lanakila Pacific's Meals on Wheels program is marking a major milestone — five decades of delivering food and connection to kupuna across Oahu, growing from a lunch wagon at Aala Park in 1971 to a full home-delivery service supporting seniors' health and independence today.
Patsy Mink Park nearly reopen after Kona Low storm damage
The city is entering the final phase of restoring a section of Patsy T. Mink Central Oahu Regional Park, with soil testing confirming no harmful contamination following its use as a debris storage site after the March Kona Low storms.
Free mangos await at Pearl City’s National Mango Day event
The University of Hawaii at Manoa is hosting a free community event this Saturday at the Waiawa Urban Garden Center in Pearl City, featuring mango nectar samples, plant clinics, and a mango recipe showdown from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Mānoa Honey & Mead Opens O‘ahu’s First Mead Cocktail Bar in Kaimukī
For more than a decade, Yuki Uzuhashi has been keeping bees and making honey on O‘ahu. Since he bought Mānoa Honey and relaunched it as Mānoa Honey & Mead in Wahiawā with Erika Ota, his wife and co-owner, larger dreams have been in the plans. “We started making mead during the pandemic in 2021,” Uzuhashi says—sparkling
Worker taken by paramedics after apparent Waikiki pool explosion
HONOLULU (Island News) – First responders with the Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) and Honolulu Police Department (HPD) responded to an apparent explosion that was reported in Waikiki on Tuesday morning. HPD temporarily shut down Kanekapolei St. in all directions at 8:20 a.m., but roads have since reopened. HFD confirme
Honolulu Retiree Walloped With $600,000 Rental Fines Takes City To Court
An 83-year-old Honolulu homeowner is taking the City and County of Honolulu to federal court after being slapped with nearly $600,000 in penalties tied to an online rental listing she says went rogue because of a website error. Her complaint says the fines, assessed under local short-term rental rules that allow steep
Hawaii real estate agent accused of tax evasion
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Hawaii real estate agent has been charged with offenses relating to state tax evasion. The Hawaii Department of Taxation charged Alexander Wright Ferguson, also known as Lex Ferguson, with four misdemeanor counts of failure to file tax returns. The state accuses Ferguson of “voluntarily and
Free gym membership at these locations for Hawai’i teens
School's out of session and Hawai'i teens can head to Planet Fitness for free workouts all summer long.
