A career of purpose: Officer Robert Siavii, Jr. on Life at Waiawa Correctional Facility
DCR Officer Robert Siavii, Jr. shares how a career in corrections changed his life—and why others should join Hawai‘i DCR.
A night of music and memory: Free Fiji tribute concert
"We wanted this to be a tribute to Fiji, and everybody to come together as one ʻohana to celebrate all of his accomplishments and bask in the moment of who he is."
Kokua needed for the Chinatown Cleanup
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Lend a hand and learn more about Chinatown on Saturday, Aug. 23, 9 am-11 am for the “Chinatown Cleanup.” The Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, in partnership with the City & County of Honolulu, is coordinating this cleanup, which will pick up litter along the sidewalks and roads, and paint...
Bo Wah Trading Company has been a Chinatown fixture for nearly 50 years
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Let’s go holoholo to one of the oldest businesses in Chinatown. It was a busy Monday morning at Bo Wah Trading Company which is right along Maunakea Street in downtown. The family-owned shop has been serving the community for nearly 50 years. “My father immigrated from...
Loved ones bid aloha to man killed in Navy facility shooting
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Devaughn “Deezo” Wright Pita was laid to rest at Nuuanu Mortuary on Thursday. Known as “Mr. Fix It” to loved ones, Pita was fatally shot while trying to help his 4-year-old son and ex-girlfriend at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam’s Wahiawa Annex. Dozens...
Patrick is looking for a fur-ever ʻohana
Patrick is a one-year-old mixed breed pup whose been at the shelter since March of last year.
Police officers want voice when it comes to new police chief
"For too long, the process to hire a chief of police has been done without meaningful input from those who know best."
Fatal McCully crash pushes Oʻahu deaths on 55
Oʻahu has reported its 55th traffic death of 2025, more than double the number of fatalities at this time last year.
Woman dead after pedestrian crash on Young Street
HONOLULU (Island News) – A woman has died following a pedestrian crash that was reported in Honolulu on Thursday afternoon. The Honolulu Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to Young Street near McCully Street at approximately 1:23 p.m. after an apparent pedestrian crash occurred. According to EMS officials, a...
Hawaiʻi Expands Effort To Keep Women Out Of Jail
When the Honolulu Women’s Court is in session, First Circuit District Court Judge Trish Morikawa’s courtroom feels like a family reunion. On a recent Wednesday, a baby cooed in its mother’s arms as she sat in one of the back pews. Another participant’s 3-year-old grandchild, clad in a Mickey Mouse T-shirt and shorts,...
