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Matthew Kai’mana Packard-Asai, 19, was last seen fishing on the rocks near the northern part of the beach, said county officials.

As Hawaiʻi faces a housing crisis, the state is helping first-time homeowners get into the market. Dean Minakami, the executive director of the Hawaiʻi Housing Finance Development Corporation, sat down with The Conversation to outline what's available for local families to get a leg up and to talk about what bills...

On Oahu's Westside, a homegrown effort to shelter kūpuna experiencing homelessness is running straight into neighborhood resistance. The Waiʻanae Moku Kūpuna Council is pushing to build a small kūpuna kauhale, a cluster of tiny homes for elderly people experiencing homelessness, on a state-owned parcel along...

HONOLULU (Island News) – Two people were treated by the Honolulu Emergency Medical Services (EMS) after it was reported that an unknown substance was sprayed in a bus on Wednesday afternoon. According to EMS, they co-responded to N. School St. at approximately 12:30 p.m. after a hazmat call was...

Hawaii County’s Hele-On bus and paratransit services will pause Sunday to allow ADA training for transit employees. Honolulu Police Sgt. Ed Ho of Crime Stoppers Honolulu joins Island Life Live to introduce himself and talk about his journey and purpose in serving the community through HPD.

NORTH SHORE, Hawaii (Island News) – A serious crash occurred on Oahu’s North Shore and resulted in three people being hospitalized, including two children, early Wednesday morning. The Honolulu Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to Kaukonahua Road at approximately 1:06 a.m. to treat two children and a woman...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Police identified a man wanted on suspicion of an armed robbery on Wednesday. Donovan Luafalealo, also known as Donovan Paopao, allegedly robbed an Ala Moana convenience store at gunpoint along with another suspect. Police said the incident occurred on Friday, Jan. 23, at about 12:55 p.m.,...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A long-debated balance between culture and consequences on Hawaii roads has now resurfaced after a fatal crash in Aiea on Tuesday afternoon. A 27-year-old woman was sitting in the bed of a pickup truck that was traveling eastbound on the H-1 Freeway in Aiea when it was rear-ended.

SANTA ANA, California (Island News) – A Hawaii man was sentenced to four years in federal prison for defrauding a 79-year-old Orange County resident out of nearly $2 million. John Tamahere McCabe, 42, from Kailua, Hawaii, was sentenced on Wednesday and was ordered to pay $1,814,000 in restitution. It...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Light winds with land and sea breezes will persist for the next couple of days. Isolated showers will affect windward sections of the eastern islands overnight into the early morning hours, and the island interiors each afternoon and early evening. A weak front could increase showers late...