Another way inflation is hitting your wallet: Christmas trees cost more this year

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - There’s been no running water for months at a top-ranked beach on Hawaii Island. The water at Hapuna Beach State Park was shut off nearly four months ago. Now, beachgoers want to know why it’s taking so long to resolve the problem at a popular beach that attracts hundreds of people a day.

MAUI (HawaiiNewsNow) - Friday marks one week since a Maui firefighter was critically injured in a flood. Tre’ Evans-Dumaran, 24, was sucked into a storm drain and swept out to sea in Kihei. He is still fighting for his life. His family has been pleading for blood donations. But...

WAIMANALO (HawaiiNewsNow) - Some 3,000 traps have gone up around Oahu in an effort to track the spread of the invasive coconut rhinoceros beetle, an insect capable of destroying thousands of coconut trees. The bugs have been showing up occasionally in traps in Waimanalo. But on Thursday, workers at Starfarms...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Heads up, Oahu drivers: Roughly 1,700 parking meters can now accept payments through a new mobile app in an effort to modernize, the city announced Wednesday. These meters are mainly in Honolulu, from Chinatown to Waikiki, and they’ll have special stickers on them, the city said.

Hawaii Island police renew search for Calif. woman who went missing on Maui in 2019. A new search is underway for a California woman who went missing on Maui in 2019 after she was possibly spotted on Hawaii Island. In continued effort to revitalize Chinatown, mayor looks to improve Riverwalk.

HNN News Brief (Feb. 3, 2023) China says a balloon that's been floating around is actually a weather research balloon that blew off course. Workers find coconut rhinoceros beetle breeding site in Oahu mulch pile. Updated: 2 hours ago. |. Some 3,000 traps have gone up around Oahu in an...

PAHOA (HawaiiNewsNow) - A new search is underway for a California woman who went missing on Maui in 2019 after she was possibly spotted on Hawaii Island. Police are asking for the public’s help in locating 26-year-old Khiara Lavinia Henry of San Diego, California. Henry’s family said they recently...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Some Native Hawaiians who made a bold move to get homeless people off the beach are being praised tonight for their unconventional tactics. Only Hawaii News Now was there this week when the group occupied a Maili housing complex. It’s been three days in their new home...

A Manoa turf battle as UH moves to redevelop land used by an historic school. The principle here at the University Lab School says their relationship with the University of Hawaii dates back all the way to the 1930s. New regulations for commercial bike tours on Maui now in effect.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Shave ice is a must-have treat whenever you’re in Hawaii. And many residents and visitors alike know any trip through Haleiwa isn’t complete without a stop at Matsumoto Shave Ice. The landmark shave ice shop will turn 72 years old this month. They opened their...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Plastic water bottles may soon be a thing of the past in Hawaii. A bill that would ban the sale of most plastic water bottles in the state starting next year in moving forward in the state Legislature. It would follow similar moves by counties in recent...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - This weekend’s Punahou Carnival looks, feels and definitely smells like those before the pandemic. That’s what thousands of people experienced Friday night as the longtime tradition reopened to the public for the first time in three years — even though there’s still a big part that’s missing.

WAILUKU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Maui firefighter sucked into a storm drain during a flood last week is still fighting to survive. Tre’ Evans-Dumaran, 24, desperately needs blood donations. Loved ones are posting updates about his condition online. The latest one posted Thursday afternoon said Evans-Dumaran is slowly making progress....

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A high pressure center passing north of the islands on Friday will bring a return to moderate to breezy trade winds through the weekend. An upper level low will drift from west to east across the state this weekend producing wet weather trends, heavy rain at times, and a few thunderstorms.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) -Efforts to address homelessness across the state will be getting some federal assistance. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is sending $3 million to Kauai and Maui as part of a nationwide $315 million package. Officials said the funds will go toward increasing the supply of...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - NOAA is asking for the public’s help in reporting honu sightings across the islands. The organization launched a new online survey for people to report sightings of sea turtles with white numbers and letters etched temporarily on their shells. Previously, sightings were reported through phone calls...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii will represent the U.S. in the largest youth sumo tournament in Japan next week. Six Hawaii boys — ages of 10 to 15— are getting their mind and bodies ready to compete among 1,500 other sumo athletes in the 13th Hakuhou Hai Cup. The...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A juvenile endangered Hawaiian monk seal is back in the wild after being treated at the Marine Mammal Center in Kailua-Kona. The center said Malama, formally known as RQ76, was suffering from malnutrition. But after five months of rehabilitation, she gained 50 pounds. Last Saturday, Malama was...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - HFD is investigating the cause of an overnight blaze that gutted Mililani townhome Thursday. It happened at the Hale Kaloapau complex on Kaloapau street around 11:30 p.m. Upon arrival, firefighters found smoke and flames emanating from the front and rear of a 6-unit, two story building. No...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - There’s a lot happening in the new year at the Honolulu Zoo. New animals, the return of big events and fundraisers and even something special ahead of Valentines Day. Valentine’s Day brings a new opportunity for showing someone you love them in a very unique way....