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Legislature urges transportation officials to add red-light cameras in Pearl City
More red-light cameras could be installed on Oʻahu after the state Legislature passed a resolution urging the state and Honolulu departments of transportation to expand the program. The 10 red-light cameras currently installed in urban Honolulu have issued over 900 citations. The chosen intersections, such as King Street and...
HPD: Police K-9 ‘recovering at home’ after being stabbed during barricade situation
WAIANAE (HawaiiNewsNow) - A police K-9 dog that was stabbed multiple times during an intense barricade situation with a suspect in Waianae is “recovering at home,” HPD said. The agency thanked the community for offering well wishes for the dog, named Zach. Deputy sheriffs arrested suspect Howard Abraham,...
H1 traffic terror due to HECO ‘oversight’
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Friday afternoon was met with many commuters being bumper to bumper on H1 Fwy. It was an issue allegedly caused by an ‘oversight’ on Hawaiian Electric’s part. The State Transportation Department alerted drivers of heavy westbound traffic between Kapolei and Honokai Hale. Officials said there was an unauthorized single lane closure that […]
Suspected ‘brains’ of fentanyl distribution ring not linked to Waikiki mass overdose after all
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Keina Drageset admitted in federal court this week that she was a fentanyl dealer — but she was not the fentanyl dealer who supplied the drug to five people who overdosed in a Waikiki hotel room last June. The mass overdose left two people dead. Federal...
‘It’s unreal’: Waianae native and champion boxer on the verge of realizing her Olympic dream
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StripSteak offers three-course brunch for Mother’s Day
HONOLULU (Island News) - Looking for a place to take Mom to for Mother's Day? (It's Sunday, May 12, by the way!) StripSteak, A Michael Mina Restaurant, is offering a three-course Mother’s Day Brunch for $94 per person, with optional supplements.
Aloha Friday Weather - Nice trade winds and sunshine
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Shooting incident in Hawaiian Paradise Park sparks attempted murder investigation
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Oahu middle school banning e-bikes after 12-year-old boy injured in crash
EWA BEACH, Hawaii (Island News) -- Starting Monday, April 22, Ewa Makai Middle School will be banning the use of Electric Bicycles on their campus. This makes it the second school following after Mililani Middle School to ban e-bikes. "I get nervous, especially when I get by the school because...
57-year-old woman in critical condition after being pinned between cars
WAIPAHU, Hawaii (Island News) – A pedestrian is hospitalized in critical condition following a collision with three vehicles on Kapukawai St. in the Royal Kunia area. On Wednesday, April 17, around 10:21 p.m., the Honolulu Police Department (HPD), Traffic Division, Vehicular Homicide Section were informed of a critical motor vehicle collision that involved a pedestrian and three vehicles.
Hawaii's Lea Cayanan shares her experience after filming 'The Bachelor'
HONOLULU (Island News) – In this 28th season of the Bachelor, Waipahu's Lea Cayanan made it into Joey Graziadei's top 10. However, when she left the show, the response from viewers was not what she expected. “I got called every name [in] the book. There were a lot of...
2 Downtown Honolulu office buildings are up for sale; 1 could be converted to residential
HONOLULU (Island News) -- A couple of Downtown Honolulu office buildings are up for sale with one of these high-rises primed for a conversion to residential uses. A new report released Friday by commercial real estate firm Colliers Hawaii says Alii Place and Topa Financial, which combine for more than 800,000 square feet of space, are being marketed for sale.
2024-2025 Hawai‘i hunting stamp contest winners announced
Winners of the 2024-2025 Hawai‘i Wildlife Conservation and Game Bird Stamp Art Contest have been announced by the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife. A committee reviewed each of the many submissions, and two winners were chosen. The stamps chosen highlight Hawaiʻi’s forest and game birds, in recognition of the Year of the Forest Bird.
Prosecutor declines to file charges against woman accused of shooting boyfriend in Waipahu
WAIPAHU, Hawaii (Island News) -- Honolulu prosecutors have declined to file charges against a woman who was arrested in a shooting in Waipahu that left a man in critical condition. The shooting happened just before midnight on Saturday, April 13, at a home Pahu Street in Waipahu.
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