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There's a growing demand in Hawaiʻi for the largest federal nutrition program — but there's also a shortage of staff to process applications. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps, is fully funded by the federal government. Hawaiʻi received $51 million in SNAP benefits and...

Earlier this month the Hawaiʻi Bicycling League called attention to the rising death count on our streets of not only bike riders but pedestrians as well. Sadly, just a few days later, a 7-year-old girl died after she was riding on an e-bike and was struck by a car. Officials say she was not wearing a helmet.

HONOLULU (Island News) – The Honolulu Fire Department responded to a teenage hiker in distress this Sunday, March 30 at Koko Crater Trail. The 911 call for help came in just before 7:40 a.m. and the first unit arrived on scene within ten minutes. According to HFD, the male...

It’s increasingly unlikely that Mayor Richard Bissen’s plan to convert more than 7,000 short-term rentals into long-term housing on Maui will be implemented this year. As proposed, the exemptions that allow many apartment-zoned units on the island to operate as vacation rentals would expire July 1 for 2,200 units in...

Honolulu residents and visitors looking to pay their respects at the Eternal Flame Memorial will find the tribute to fallen heroes temporarily unlit due to a blocked gas line. The state of Hawai‘i Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS) is on top of the issue, actively working to identify and fix the...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A man has died from his injuries after colliding with a vehicle while skateboarding on Friday morning. Honolulu police were notified of a critical collision involving a car and a skateboarder in the Makakilo area at around 7:53 a.m. on Friday. According to HPD, a 38-year-old man...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A celebration of life is set for Bobby Curran, one of the legendary voices of Rainbow athletics. The longtime sports broadcasting legend died March 9 at St. Francis Hospice in Nuuanu. He was 69 years old. Curran’s celebration of life will take place Sunday, April 13, from...

KAPOLEI, Hawai'i (Island News) -- The Honolulu Police Department (HPD) arrested a 15-year-old boy in connection to an attempted murder incident that was reported in Kapolei. Police arrested the teen on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at 12:45 p.m. for a shooting that occurred a month earlier, on Kapolei Pkwy on Thursday...

It’s an accepted set of seven principles—a mantra in national parks and other protected outdoor spaces—that remind visitors to minimize their impact on the environment. One of those principles can directly be applied to national parks in Hawai‘i: Leave what you find. For decades, people have...