Impaired driver checkpoints continue into summer
HONOLULU (Island News) -- The Honolulu Police Department (HPD) will be setting up impaired driver checkpoints at unannounced times and locations from June 30 through Aug. 31, 2025. HPD is reminding the public not to drink and drive and that the legal drinking age is 21. Promoting intoxicating liquor to...
Hawaii County police chief out after commission denies resignation withdrawal
HILO (HawaiiNewsNow) - In a dramatic end to a six-week fiasco involving police leadership on Oahu and Hawaii Island, the Hawaii County Police Commission on Thursday denied Chief Ben Moszkowicz’s request to withdraw his resignation. He now will leave his post on Aug. 31. The chief submitted his resignation...
Teen boy arrested in Wahiawa for beating dog in viral video
WAHIAWA, Hawaii (Island News) -- A 15-year-old boy was arrested in Wahiawa on Thursday after a video spread online of him repeatedly hitting a dog. Honolulu police and Hawaiian Humane Society investigators promptly identified and located the animal abuser and the dog on July 10 after the viral video sparked an...
HPD searching for men who assaulted Kalihi Valley teen
The Honolulu Police Department is searching for several suspects that assaulted a 15-year-old boy in Kalihi Valley on Monday, June 30.
Kahuku High, Intermediate principal retires after protests, calls for resignation
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Kahuku High and Intermediate’s longtime principal has retired. Donna Lindsey officially retired on June 30 after 35 years with the Hawaii Department of Education. She was Kahuku High and Intermediate’s principal for 15 years. She previously taught elementary and high school literacy and...
Cheap Eats: Kaimuki Shokudo
Guy Hagi takes a trip to Cheap Eats' biggest fans, Kalei's! This affordable food spot has a couple locations. Guy and Steve visited their Lahaina spot. This week, Guy Hagi checks out Valley Health Bar; a healthier affordable food spot located on 725 Kinau Street in Honolulu. Cheap Eats with...
Koko Head Trail closed to address safety hazards that badly injured a child
HAWAII KAI, Hawaii (Island News) -- The Koko Head hiking trail is closed until further notice after an 8-year-old boy was critically injured over the holiday weekend. The Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) is making repairs to a bunker atop Koko Crater Tramway, better known as the Koko Head Stairs, where a boy...
Restaurant ordered to pay sous chef millions after he was repeatedly assaulted by executive...
HONOLULU (KHNL/Gray News) - A restaurant owner must pay a former sous chef millions of dollars after the sous chef was assaulted repeatedly by the restaurant’s executive chef. A jury reached a $3.5 million verdict against Kazutomo Robert Hori, the owner of Margotto in Honolulu, Hawaii. The case centered...
Serial road rager to undergo mental health exam
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A serial road rager will now undergo a mental health exam. Nathaniel Radimak‘s lawyer, Rosa Flores, filed a motion to plead not guilty by reason of insanity after the 38-year-old refused to leave his cell for a hearing Wednesday. The exam results are due by September...
Hawaii police dept. recover 9 grams of fentanyl in June, enough to kill over...
In recognition of National Lost Pet Prevention Month in July, CrimeStoppers Honolulu and the Hawaiian Humane Society are partnering up to emphasize the importance of ensuring your pets are microchipped. You gotta LAVA our Hawaii Weather: Deeper look at how lava played a role in today's dust/ash devil. Updated: 12...