City crews to harvest 55-foot tree for Honolulu City Lights
City crews will cut and transport a 55-foot Cook pine from Kahala on Monday, Nov.3, to serve as the centerpiece for the Honolulu City Lights holiday celebration at Honolulu Hale.
Foodbank distribution event in Waipio reaches capacity
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Hawaii Foodbank will host a food drive on Monday for families affected by the federal government shutdown, but registration has already filled up. The foodbank said the Government Shutdown Relief Food Distribution will take place on Monday from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Waipio Soccer...
Bike expo aims to prevent more e-bike injuries, deaths
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - After a recent rise in e-bike injuries on Hawaii roads, bicyclists are educating riders to try to help keep them safe. On Halloween night, an e-bike rider who was not wearing a helmet while riding along Humupaa Street in Waimanalo, needed advanced life support after suffering a head injury.
Honolulu Fired Building Permit Worker Who Cut Through Delays For A Few People
At a time when most Honolulu building permit plans were collecting dust, some applicants got to skip the line. From 2019 to 2022, building plans examiner Kim Kehrwieder helped certain applicants on dozens, if not hundreds, of occasions, plucking them out of the queue and sparing them costly, monthslong delays, a city...
HPD investigates hit-and-run in Kahuku
HPD is investigating a hit-and-run that left a man in serious condition last night, Nov. 1.
Update: Flood advisory extended on Kaua‘i
Update 7:32 p.m.: A flood advisory is now in effect for Kaua‘i till 12:45 a.m. At 6:34 p.m., radar indicated heavy rain over the entire island of Kaua‘i. Rain was falling at a rate of 1 to 2 inches per hour, according to the National Weather Service in Honolulu.
Honolulu City Council pushes to halt North Shore gondola project
HONOLULU (Island News) – The Honolulu City Council is urging the Department of Planning and Permitting to cancel the permit for the Kamananui agribusiness and gondola project on the North Shore. Resolution 25-305, introduced by Council Chair Tommy Waters and Council Floor Leader Esther Kia’aina, highlighted concerns...
Swell moving in from north-northwest bring advisory level surf to north, west shorelines
A moderate, medium-to-long-period swell is forecast to produce advisory level surf along many north- and west-facing shores of the smaller islands of Hawai’i this weekend, including Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau. So meteorologists with the National Weather Service office in Honolulu have issued a high surf advisory that goes...
WIC Clinics and Enrollment Remain Open for Hawaiʻi Families During Federal Shutdown
The Hawaiʻi Department of Health stated that all Women, Infants and Children (WIC) clinics in the state will stay open during the federal government shutdown. Services, including enrollment for new participants, will continue as usual. Families can still access food assistance and support.
Rep. Ed Case appoints new Hawai‘i district director
Hawai‘i’s U.S. Rep. Ed Case has appointed longtime Hawai‘i federal, state and nonprofit executive Kekoa Kaluhiwa as his Deputy Chief of Staff and Hawai‘i District Director. Kaluhiwa will be working out of Case’s Honolulu district office. Kaluhiwa joins Case after eight years with Kamehameha Schools, most...
