Hawaiʻi Lacks Resources For Homeless College Students
Leimomi Reynon always makes sure her school-issued laptop and her cellphone are charged before she takes the bus away from Windward Community College. Unlike the majority of her classmates, she knows the feeling of leaving school without knowing if she’ll be sleeping on a sofa, a mattress on the floor or in her car.
Getting Lost in Hawaiʻi’s Liminal Spaces
By focusing its lens on the islands’ liminal spaces, a recently formed photography collective renders the familiar into the foreign — and back again. In 2022, Harold Calventas and Atis Puampai assembled a set of local photographers to document the islands’ in-between places: desolate hotel lobbies, parking garages,...
Kalihi pawn shop robbery suspect in custody; second suspect still at large
KALIHI, Hawaii (Island News) – The Honolulu Police Department (HPD) arrested a suspect in connection to a robbery incident that took place at a local pawn shop in the Kalihi area. On Thursday morning at approximately 7:45 a.m. HPD arrested a 35-year-old man for Robbery in the Second Degree.
Pearl City High School student getting attacked sparks investigation
PEARL CITY, Hawaii (Island News) -- A video of a girl repeatedly hitting another girl at Pearl City High School that gained a lot of online attention led the school and the Honolulu Police Department to look into the attack. The attack happened last week in the hallway at Pearl...
Judge grants restraining order in serial road rage case
The county is opening public access to the north and south ends of the harbor, which have been restricted to commercial operations for nearly three years. No Manoa magic Thursday afternoon as Hawaii falls 7-5, but they still have a chance in the elimination bracket. Family of woman with special...
Teen suspect in viral Wahiawa assault case released, issues apology
"I apologize for my children's behavior, and I really, you know, I'm being sincere, and I'm talking from the heart that I am sorry that, you know, my kids did what they did."
Thunderstorm Artis announces Hawaii shows
HONOLULU (Island News) - American Idol star Thunderstorm Artis is coming home to play two shows in Hawaii for the first time since placing in the Top 5 of the hit show. Artis will headline two shows at Blue Note Hawaii on June 27th at 6:30 and 9 p.m. The...
Keiki school lunch business feels the heat of federal policies
For a lot of students, the end of the school year means more food insecurity as they lose access to school meals. Data from the Hawaiʻi Foodbank shows that 1 in 4 keiki in Hawaiʻi will face food insecurity this summer. The Happy Bento is a lunch service...
US Postal Service improving security at Windward Oahu branch
A post office in Windward Oahu is locking up its lobby area during overnight hours.
Medical Examiners identify the man that died after an apparent drowning in Kailua
KAILUA, Hawaii (Island News) – The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s (ME) Office identified the 59-year-old man that died after an apparent drowning incident in Kailua on Tuesday morning, May 20. ME’s identified the man as Binh Tran. His cause and manner of death remain pending at this time.