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HONOLULU (Island News) -- A 71-year-old woman was taken to the emergency room following a rollover crash on Saturday at the Punahou Street off-ramp of the H-1 Freeway east. The collision involving two cars took place on Saturday afternoon on the H-1 Freeway eastbound at the Punahou Street exit. One of the cars rolled...

HILO (HawaiiNewsNow) - After nearly two months without a permanent police chief, Hawaii County is now looking for its new top cop. Hawaii News Now spoke to a former law enforcement head who said the job comes with its own specific challenges. The search comes after Ben Moszkowicz stepped down...

A new University of Hawaiʻi study reveals a striking 19-year difference in life expectancy among Hawaiʻi’s major ethnic groups. The analysis shows that while the state continues to rank among the nation’s healthiest, Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders continue to face the greatest disparities. Researchers...

KONA (HawaiiNewsNow) - A downed banyan tree branch is blocking the road in Kailua-Kona. On Saturday, at around 11 a.m., the County of Hawaii’s Department of Public Works closed Alii Drive near the Kailua Warf due to a tree on the road. Photos of the tree show a large...

Kaua‘i Police Department Detective Hanson Hsu was recently honored during the 40th annual TOP COP Hawai‘i Awards in Honolulu. The award — presented since 1984 — is the state’s highest distinction for law enforcement, commending officers who demonstrate extraordinary courage, skill and dedication to keeping their...

Two fishermen are in critical condition after being found unresponsive in the water off Kaena Point.

WAIMALU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The suspects in an alleged robbery at the Pearlridge Shopping Center have been charged. On Tuesday, at around 6 p.m., the Honolulu Police Department responded to the shopping center parking lot near Macy’s for a reported robbery. According to police, two 18-year-old men were sitting in...

The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) is urging everyone who uses the state’s roads to drive, walk and ride with care after the number of traffic deaths this year passed last year’s total.

Robert Stillman Garcia- laid to rest after being identified eight days after being killed while serving on the USS California. Robert Stillman Garcia may have gone missing in action during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, but his legacy of service held strong in his family during the eight decades it took for him...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - If you see smoke billowing and firefighters banging down doors on Dillingham Boulevard in Kalihi, don’t worry, it’s only a drill. The Honolulu Fire Department transformed two unused commercial spaces, that previously housed Popeyes Chicken and Burger King, into replica single-family homes...