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KAILUA (HawaiiNewsNow) - The popularity of Lanikai beaches has caused a longstanding parking and traffic headache, not just for visitors but especially for residents. Those residents jammed the Kailua Neighborhood Board meeting Thursday night to sound off on plans to fix that. Right now, parking is restricted only...

Police are investigating an arson after a fire burned through a house in Diamond Head early Wednesday morning. The house fire happened on Kaualio Place before 3 a.m. and the roof of the structure partially collapsed before the fire was extinguished. Fire investigators determined the fire was intentionally set when...

MAKAHA, Hawaii (Island News) -- No swimming is allowed at Makaha Beach Park after a large aggressive shark was seen in the waters on Friday afternoon. The shark sighting was confirmed by Honolulu Ocean Safety lifeguards prompting an alert just after 2 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 20, for an 8 to 10-foot long shark.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A man is in critical condition after a late-night crash near the H-1 Pali Highway on-ramp. Honolulu EMS responded to a motor vehicle collision in the Punchbowl area around 10:25 p.m. on Thursday. It was reported to the Honolulu Police Department that a 55-year-old man was driving...

WAIPIO, Hawaii (Island News) -- Four teens were badly injured following a rollover crash on the H-2 Freeway in Waipio on Friday afternoon. The car accident took place on the H-2 Freeway southbound on Ka Uka Boulevard in Waipio around 2:50 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 20. First responders said a car with a four males, a 16...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- Honolulu police are asking for the public’s help in locating Lorna Dunaway who was last seen in Wahiawa earlier this month. The missing 66-year-old woman was last seen leaving her Wahiawa home at noon on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. Dunaway suffers from a medical condition that requires daily...

A 19-year-old man was charged Friday with attempted murder after allegedly shooting two male visitors in a Taco Bell parking lot.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Honolulu firefighters responded to a building fire in Kalihi Friday afternoon. The alert came in at about 1:11 p.m. The fire was upgraded to a two-alarm fire minutes later. Firefighters arrived at 2352 Wilson St. and reported the fire was under control at about 1:30 p.m. Officials...

Audio will be added after the show. The Conversation airs weekdays from 11 a.m. to noon on HPR-1. Gov. Josh Green discusses Hawaiʻi's economy andreports about Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke's campaign contributions | Full Story. Hawaiʻi Rep. Della Au Belatti is calling on Gov. Green to appoint a special...

A bizarre case of mistaken identity that landed a then-homeless man in jail and later caused him to be confined in Hawaiʻi State Hospital for more than two years will cost the state $200,000 under a proposed legal settlement. The lawsuit filed on behalf of Joshua Spriestersbach, 54, alleges...