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A former federal agriculture official in Honolulu has admitted he took a $5,000 “thank you” check tied to a pandemic-era farm payment, pleading guilty in federal court to accepting an illegal gratuity. Jason Shitanishi, 60, a former county executive director with the Farm Service Agency in Honolulu, acknowledged...

A fire in a Honolulu high-rise building led to the evacuation of an elderly woman and left one resident displaced. Investigation underway.

A Honolulu man has been ordered to spend 15 years in prison for a crash that killed a mother and her 7-year-old daughter in Nānākuli, closing a long-running case that dates back to the Feb. 26, 2022 wreck. Circuit Court Judge Kevin A. Souza on Thursday handed down...

Moderate trade winds will keep conditions breezy today and through the weekend, with scattered light showers mainly over windward and mountain areas. Most rainfall will be brief, with drier conditions on leeward sides and showers most common at night and early morning.

After two years on the market, the Kona Inn Restaurant and the Kona Canoe Club have been purchased by the newly formed Island Restaurant Group that encompasses three other beloved and iconic Kona eateries. The new group was formed by Jackie Rey’s, Harbor House and Umekes Fish Market Bar &...

KO OLINA, Hawaii (Island News) -- One of the women who was arrested for an alleged armed robbery that happened at a Ko Olina home in mid-March was charged with robbery. A 37-year-old woman and a 33-year-old woman entered a Ko Olina home on Thursday, March 19, 2026, according to police. Police responded to the scene...

Kaʻiulani Murphy is quick to spot white terns flapping their wings when she’s guiding Polynesian voyaging canoes across the Pacific. The birds hunt for food at sea and lay eggs on land. So traditional navigators like her, who look to the stars, waves and other elements in nature to pilot across the ocean, see the...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The state will issue an automatic mass replacement of 50% of March 2026 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for households in Waialua and Haleiwa following severe weather. The Hawaii Department of Human Services said the replacement benefits are for current SNAP...

KAILUA, Hawaii (Island News) -- Honolulu firefighters extinguished a large house fire in Kailua that broke out Friday evening, leaving a family without a home. The Honolulu Fire Department was alerted about a building fire on Ulupii Street in Kailua right before 7 p.m. on Friday, April 3, 2026. Firefighters were...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Honolulu woman was sentenced Thursday to federal prison for stealing disaster relief funds intended for wildfire victims. Chelsea Johnson, 32, was sentenced to four months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. She was also ordered to pay $60,458 in restitution to the...