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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - On Billy V LIVE, Cerise Marchan got to be a dancer on the sporting world’s biggest stage, SUPERBOWL LX during the events’ Halftime show that featured Bad Bunny. Marchan will share what she did in Hawaii that led up to that point, and how the experience was.

Researchers at the University of Hawaii at Manoa are looking into a type of virus to control and eradicate the coconut rhinoceros beetle, and preliminary findings are promising.

HONOLULU (Island News) -- Strong winds continue across Hawaiʻi and are expected to last through Thursday morning. Wind speeds have been very high, especially in mountain areas and channels, with gusts reaching up to 50 miles per hour or more in some places. The winds will slowly begin to ease later Thursday, but...

Hawaiʻi had its second driest year in more than a century in 2025. About half the state experienced some level of drought, and average temperatures were up to a degree higher than normal across the islands. Those data points come from the Hawaiʻi Climate Data Portal's first annual report,...

The Honolulu Fire Department rescued an injured hiker from the Lanikai Pillbox Trail on the morning of Feb. 19.

Wingstop has touched down in Pearl City, opening its third Oahu location on Wednesday at the Pearl City Gateway shopping center and bringing its classic and boneless wings to another pocket of Leeward Oahu. The new spot has a compact dine-in area, stays open late for game nights, and early visits suggest quick,...

WAHIAWA (HawaiiNewsNow) - A man who died after crashing in a Walgreens parking lot with multiple stab wounds was identified Wednesday. Christian Kaainoa-Kealohi, 31, was found unconscious at the Wahiawa store parking lot last Friday at around 12:41 a.m., said police. Kaainoa-Kealohi was treated and transported to a...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A bill honoring a 16-year-old girl killed at the hands of a reckless, unlicensed driver now has another name to it: Koali Denning-Ring. House Bill 2589 passed its first transportation committee hearing Thursday with amendments. It was initially called “Sara’s Law” in remembrance of the...

An elderly architect convicted of bribery for trying to slip a Honolulu permit reviewer some cash – what he said was $20 for oxtail soup – was sentenced on Thursday to two years of probation. Hawaiʻi Circuit Court Judge Kevin Souza found Kiyoshi Toi, 92, guilty last year...

The pup of this week's Wags and Whiskers is Crouton! This sweet boy is currently available for adoption through the Maui Humane Society.