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Waikiki's Queen's Beach Hosts First-Ever Oakberry Wahine Beach Classic This Weekend

Queen's Beach in Waikiki is spending this week as a college volleyball court, with the inaugural Oakberry Wahine Beach Classic running November 12 through 14 and drawing teams, coaches and kids onto the sand for a free, three-day sports showcase. The tournament, hosted by The Twin Fin and Park Shore...

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The Cool Down

Hawai'i man sues to bar 5 council members from leadership over alleged secret meeting

"The public has a right to participate and to hear all of the Council's discussions, deliberations, and actions taken in a properly noticed meeting."

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Alborosie Announces Four-Night Hawaii Run on Nine Mile U Tour

Four islands, four nights, zero days off. Alborosie is taking his Nine Mile U Tour across Hawaiʻi in November, playing Hilo, Honolulu, Maui and Līhuʻe back to back from Nov. 12 through Nov. 15. He shared the news himself on Instagram with a breezy “ALOHA HAWAIʻI!” and...

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Hot Ticket: Waipahu enters D-I state tournament as top seed, KS-Hawaii aims to keep making memories

The road to a state championship begins this weekend for Hawaiʻi’s top Division I high school football teams as the HHSAA tournament opens with first-round matchups on Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island. This week’s episode of Cover2: Hawaiʻi High School Football Weekly previews the opening round, featuring Kamehameha-Hawaiʻi hosting Aiea and a showdown between league champions […]

Waipahu, HI · 2d

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'Bows head coach Joshua Walker praises seniors, fans after sweeping Air Force

Joshua Walker reflects on a three-set victory, the home crowd and the three seniors who stayed to lead the program.

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A look into the life: Radford’s oldest counselor, George Sumida, retires TRANSCRIPT

George Sumida, Radford’s alpha counselor for students with last names E through K and English learner students, officially retired on Dec. 18, 2026. Serving Radford since 1990, he’s left a long-lasting impact on the counseling center, classrooms, staff and the Radford community. However, students and staff alike might not know that his time as a counselor was just the tip of the iceberg of his career.

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First Alert Forecast: More breezy trades, passing showers for Sunday

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Strong high pressure to the northwest will keep breezy trade winds blowing over the islands. Passing showers will favor windward and mauka areas mainly during the overnight and morning hours. A First Alert for a slight increase in rainfall sometime during the Tuesday or Wednesday time period...

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Invasive coconut rhinoceros beetle discovered in Kurtistown on Hawaii Island

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity is alerting the public that a live male coconut rhinoceros beetle was discovered in a trap in the Kurtistown area of Hawaiʻi Island. DAB has notified partner agencies. Biosecurity officers will set up a one-mile perimeter to search...

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Rainbow Wahine win regular-season championship, downing Air Force in 4 sets

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - It was a banner night for the University of Hawaii Rainbow Wahine volleyball team. The ‘Bows are the Mountain West regular-season champions in their first season in the conference. “It feels great,” head coach Joshua Walker said. “It’s just, you know, all the work that has...

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Pancake Lovers Wait Outside Cinnamon’s In Kailua For The Guava Chiffon Stack

Some breakfast lines form for coffee, and some form for a pink topping that people plan entire mornings around. On the windward side of Oahu, in the beach town of Kailua, hungry crowds gather before the doors even open. They come for pancakes, and one stack in particular has turned...

Kailua, HI · 2d

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The Conversation: Honouliuli Internment Camp tours; Homeroom Hawaiʻi

Audio will be added after the show. The Conversation airs weekdays from 11 a.m. to noon on HPR-1. HPR's Savannah Harriman Pote reports on what is — and isn't — driving up power bills on Hawaiʻi | Full Story. Christine Ogura, of the National Park Service, explains...

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Rainbow Wahine basketball downs Saint Mary’s in triple overtime

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The University of Hawaiʻi women’s basketball team defeated Saint Mary’s 93-89 in triple overtime Friday, giving Khalilah Mitchell her first career victory as a head coach. The Rainbow Wahine opened their home schedule at the two-day Bank of Hawaiʻi Classic at Bankoh Arena at...

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Southern Love will satisfy your cravings for ono southern grinds!

Southern Love serves scratch-made Southern cuisine, including breakfast, dinner, and dessert options, at its restaurant located at 753 Queen Street.

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Hawaiʻi women’s volleyball clinches Mountain West title, No. 1 tournament seed with win over Air Force

The University of Hawaiʻi women’s volleyball team (22-4, 14-1 MW) clinched the outright Mountain West regular-season championship Thursday night with a four-set victory over Air Force (10-16, 6-9) at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. In their first season as members of the Mountain West, the Rainbow Wahine secured the conference title and No. 1 […]

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Science X

Oʻahu infrastructure threatened by tipping point in sea-level rise impacts

A new comprehensive study by researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi (UH) at Mānoa Climate Resilience Collaborative reveals that traditional sea-level rise models, which account only for rising ocean waters, drastically underestimate the true threat to coastal infrastructure on Oʻahu, Hawai'i.

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Reigning MW Freshman of the Week Titan Lacaden leads Hawaii Football into pivotal game against NDSU

University of Hawaiʻi freshman receiver Titan Lacaden is emerging as a key contributor to the Rainbow Warriors’ offense as the team prepares for a must-win Mountain West matchup against North Dakota State on Saturday night at the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex. Lacaden enters the contest as the reigning Mountain West Freshman of the Week […]

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Kapolei Makes History, Advances to First-Ever State Championship Game

The Kapolei Hurricanes are headed to their first-ever football state championship game after defeating Kahuku, 28-10, in the Division I Open semifinals. The historic victory sends Kapolei to the title game, where the Hurricanes will face Kamehameha Kapālama for the state championship. Photos: Marc Agcaoili, Payton Ito-Ohara & Lori...

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Neil Azevedo to serve as acting civil defense administrator

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The County of Hawaiʻi is announcing that Public Works Deputy Director Neil Azevedo will be serving as acting civil defense administrator beginning Monday, Nov. 16. Azevedo, who brings years of disaster response and recovery experience into the temporary role, replaces Acting Administrator Darryl Oliveira who is...

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State judiciary launches new online bail payment portal

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Hawaiʻi State Judiciary is launching a new online bail payment portal, designed to expand access to bail payment services. The public will be able to post bail online on weekends when courts are closed and in-person bail payments are unavailable. Beginning Saturday, the portal will...

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Honolulu Civil Beat

Hawaiʻi Still Needs Doctors. We’re Gaining On Nurses, At Least

While Hawaiʻi’s doctor shortage widens, vacancies in other healthcare jobs are shrinking, according to the Healthcare Association of Hawaiʻi’s biannual report. Non-physician healthcare job openings decreased by 20% between 2024 and 2026. The largest decrease in vacancy rates occurred on the neighbor islands, where the greatest need for healthcare professionals exists.