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This historic building in Hawaii is celebrating a significant anniversary
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - This month marks 150 years of Aliiolani Hale or “house of Heavenly Kings.”. Aliiolani Hale was the capitol building of the Hawaiian Kingdom and home to Hawaii’s Supreme Court. It was King Kamehameha V who commissioned the building. He laid the cornerstone in 1872 but...
Waikiki SPAM JAM cooking demo with La Bettola
HONOLULU (HI Now) - Waikiki SPAM JAM® Festival was founded by the SJ Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation created as a food-and-entertainment festival that appeals to both local residents and Waikiki visitors. It celebrates the community’s love of SPAM® products and gives back to Hawaii’s hungry and needy citizens.
Hundreds bid farewell to Haiku Stairs during final hike before removal
"The neighbors over the years have just gotten sick and tired of it as far as my yard. We've had people run through and, you know, behind trespassing in people's yards and then using their hoses to rinse off."
Mitsunaga ordered behind bars, following allegations of witness tampering
On Friday, officials arrested Dennis Mitsunaga after federal prosecutors accused him of plotting with one witness to lure another witness into meeting on a bench outside the courtroom where the bribery trial is taking place.
Audit: State is placing foster kids in unlicensed homes, despite ‘huge’ risk
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A new audit of the state Child Welfare Services Branch found that the state allowed children to be placed in homes that were unlicensed, despite the department’s own administrator acknowledging the liability and risk is “huge.”. The new report zeros in on the licensing requirement...
The Conversation: Earth Day; Queer histories in Hawaiʻi
Audio will be added after the show. The Conversation airs weekdays from 11 a.m. to noon on HPR-1. HPR reporter Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi on the progress ofa bill aimed at safeguarding the state Water Commission from outside influence | Full Story. University of Hawaiʻi professors Chip Fletcher and David Karl...
Man arrested after robbing and harassing 4 people in Waikiki
WAIKIKI, Hawaii (Island News) – The Honolulu Police Department (HPD) arrests a man for robbing and harassing four people in Waikiki. On Saturday, April 20, around 7:15 p.m. on Kalakaua Ave, HPD responded to a robbery incident involving four suspects; two men, 27, another man, 43, and an older man, 63.
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