Fight to lower legal limit for drunk driving in Hawaii “hits roadblock.”
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By Chelsea Davis
However, advocates for the change say they are not giving up and will be back next year.
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By HNN Staff
Authorities said hackers went after a company that operates an undersea cable.
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By HNN Staff
Officials said TSA agents took the firearm and let him board the flight to the mainland.
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By Annalisa Burgos
Just this past month, inflation rose 1.2%. Economists say this rising trend won’t go away anytime soon.
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Updated: 6 hours ago
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By HNN Staff
Bill 41 would only allow short-term vacation accommodations in or next to resort zoned areas.
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Updated: 7 hours ago
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By Jennifer Robbins
Forecast: Light winds today, stronger winds with more showers due on Tuesday
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Updated: 8 hours ago
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By Lynn Kawano
One possible reason she wasn’t called: She may not be as cooperative against her own brother as originally thought.
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Updated: 8 hours ago
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By HNN Staff
Vape shop operators say the ban will put hundreds of small retailers out of business.
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Updated: 9 hours ago
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By HNN Staff
Sources say the elderly victim was rushed to the hospital with burns on his back.
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Updated: 9 hours ago
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By Kyle Chinen
The University of Hawaii Rainbow Warrior football team invites the public to a party in Manoa this weekend.
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Updated: 10 hours ago
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By The Associated Press
This comes after the actor was arrested for allegedly harassing patrons at a karaoke bar in March.
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Updated: 10 hours ago
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By HNN Staff
Alaska Airlines is offering a pair of roundtrip tickets to the lucky winner.
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Updated: 10 hours ago
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By Allyson Blair
“It’s still not a safe situation,” he said. “It’s bad. Staffing is really bad.”
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Updated: 12 hours ago
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By HNN Staff
She was in an area known as ‘Seconds’, off Portlock near Hawaii Kai.
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Updated: 13 hours ago
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By Jonathan Jared Saupe
Watch “This is Now” live from the HNN Digital Center weekdays on KHNL or across Hawaii News Now’s platforms online and on mobile.
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Updated: 14 hours ago
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By Annalisa Burgos
Some Kauai residents are trying to stop a 25-acre project that includes 279 luxury units on the south shore, saying it’s too close to the Koloa Heritage Trail, home to an intricate system of lava tubes, endangered native species and Hawaiian burial grounds. But the county says the developer has the proper permits.
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Updated: 17 hours ago
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By Howard Dicus
Consumer price inflation has gotten worse, and there is increasing evidence that this is not a passing phenomenon, either in Hawaii or worldwide.
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Updated: 19 hours ago
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By The Associated Press
The death toll from landslides and floods that hit the central and southern Philippines after a summer tropical depression unleashed days of pounding rain has risen to at least 43, with 28 others missing, officials said Tuesday.
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Updated: 21 hours ago
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By HNN Staff
Get the links you hear mentioned on Sunrise.
A CLIMATE FOR CHANGE
Updated: Apr. 12, 2022 at 12:20 AM HST
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By Jolanie Martinez
“I heard a crack the other day and I just went out (and said) I’m saving my house, I don’t care.”
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Updated: Apr. 11, 2022 at 7:29 PM HST
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By Chelsea Davis
Days later, he’s still searching for it, hoping it gets returned.
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Updated: Apr. 11, 2022 at 7:03 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
First it was a giant spam musubi cake. Here’s their latest invention.
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Updated: Apr. 11, 2022 at 6:31 PM HST
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By Lynn Kawano
Juan Tejedor Baron’s family is trying to find him a private attorney as his murder case moves forward.
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Updated: Apr. 11, 2022 at 5:53 PM HST
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By Samie Solina
Once they arrive in French Polynesia, the crew will participate in ocean protection and climate change summits.
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Updated: Apr. 11, 2022 at 5:52 PM HST
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By Mahealani Richardson
The programs will be back at full capacity this year.
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Updated: Apr. 11, 2022 at 5:09 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
The Hawaii Earned Income Tax Credit is set to expire at the end of the year. A new bill proposes to extend the credit for another six years.
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Updated: Apr. 11, 2022 at 4:18 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
He also received a special honor from the mayor on Monday.
NEWS
Updated: Apr. 11, 2022 at 3:38 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
Ige added that if there is a big spike in cases, “we may have to revisit masks.”
NEWS
Updated: Apr. 11, 2022 at 3:09 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
Authorities also said the girl’s father was charged in connection with the case.
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Updated: Apr. 11, 2022 at 1:08 PM HST
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By Jonathan Jared Saupe
Watch “This is Now” live from the HNN Digital Center weekdays on KHNL or across Hawaii News Now’s platforms online and on mobile.
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Updated: Apr. 11, 2022 at 11:49 AM HST
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By HNN Staff
Woolen is charged with six counts of first-degree sex assault.
NEWS
Updated: Apr. 11, 2022 at 10:30 AM HST
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By Jolanie Martinez
The owner of Ohana Hale Marketplace said Ward Village and Howard Hughes has given them until the end of April to clear everything out of the building.
NEWS
Updated: Apr. 11, 2022 at 10:22 AM HST
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By Casey Lund
The O-Botics Foundation has put on more than 100 workshops for young people to learn and explore the world of robotics.
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Updated: Apr. 11, 2022 at 7:12 AM HST
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By HNN Staff
Promoter Rick Bartalini Presents said tickets for the boy band’s show on Saturday, Aug. 6 were sold out within hours of going on sale.
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Updated: Apr. 11, 2022 at 5:45 AM HST
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By Rick Daysog
Each time access is blocked, racers find ways in.
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Updated: Apr. 11, 2022 at 4:46 AM HST
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By Guy Hagi
Moderate to breezy easterly trade winds will continue through the week, with clouds and showers favoring windward and mauka locations.
NEWS
Updated: Apr. 10, 2022 at 4:27 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
It last happened in 2019.
NEWS
Updated: Apr. 10, 2022 at 1:24 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
Regulations are in place as the cruise industry makes a return.
NEWS
Updated: Apr. 9, 2022 at 6:20 PM HST
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By Jolanie Martinez
“I’m still processing — not seeing him anymore.”
NEWS
Updated: Apr. 9, 2022 at 2:14 PM HST
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By Ben Gutierrez
Many new positions and programs could get funded, but lawmakers say many of them are one-time expenses.
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Updated: Apr. 8, 2022 at 8:14 PM HST
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By Jolanie Martinez
Tina Yamaki, president of the Retail Merchants of Hawaii, says businesses have always hired teens but never have they tried to appeal to younger potential applicants than they are now.
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Updated: Apr. 8, 2022 at 6:29 PM HST
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By Lynn Kawano
“There were a lot of red flags.”
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Updated: Apr. 8, 2022 at 6:23 PM HST
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By Samie Solina
It was move-in day for residents of the newest affordable housing complex in Ewa Beach.
NEWS
Updated: Apr. 8, 2022 at 5:13 PM HST
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By Allyson Blair
HPD confirms officers searched the area for the suspect but didn’t find him.
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Updated: Apr. 8, 2022 at 5:05 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
A 23-year-old man was arrested Friday afternoon in connection with the shooting.
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Updated: Apr. 8, 2022 at 5:03 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
Juan Tejedor Baron arrived back in the islands on Friday afternoon.
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Updated: Apr. 8, 2022 at 4:15 PM HST
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By Mahealani Richardson
Senate lawmakers passed a bill Friday that keeps the university in charge of telescopes on the summit.
NEWS
Updated: Apr. 8, 2022 at 2:48 PM HST
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By Annalisa Burgos
“These are people who are working hard. These are not people living off the system.”
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Updated: Apr. 8, 2022 at 2:34 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
A jury convicted Dennis Muralles Juanta on Thursday.
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Updated: Apr. 8, 2022 at 1:08 PM HST
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By Jonathan Jared Saupe
Watch “This is Now” live from the HNN Digital Center weekdays on KHNL or across Hawaii News Now’s platforms online and on mobile.
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