Former UFC champ B. J. Penn officially enters governor’s race.
Views expressed in this Hawaii State News summary are those of the reporters and correspondents.
Accessed on 30 April 2022, 1423 UTC.
Content provided by “Hawaii News Now.”
Source: https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/news/
Please click link or scroll down to read your selections.
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/OANQUPGFARFFLHRP244EWBGJAU.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
The former UFC champ has filed to run as a Republican.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/3GQMPMBD4BFWNGJ6CZHZLHR4NI.png?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
Forecast: Light winds today, stronger winds with more showers due on Tuesday
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/H5TOTIWEVJHPZI2B2LPTAUUGN4.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
To get to Hawaii and back, Japanese visitors still face a lot of hurdles.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/TZWN6FBREBGV7L7OAEYBRIT4OE.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
There was applause among conferees after the deal was hammered out.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/23WLSSLTRBFH3EXB6XNLHZGOWU.JPG?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
The suspect is 48 years old.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/FLC2TYZ54FEMXPFPDUVU4AADMQ.PNG?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
The hurricane season in the Central Pacific starts in June.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/IDOYPBE5R5B2XCKDIBABPJKPGI.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
Max Sword was appointed to the panel by former Mayor Kirk Caldwell.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/LPC62DQPZVD5NPUW33S77L63KI.bmp)
The walkway is expected to be completed by fall 2023.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/CWSV4U4TVVCRBJ7MSHZIQ55D6U.png?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
The current minimum wage in Hawaii is $10.10.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/6CKNREVXUVEMBOV7PAODKCHCBQ.PNG?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
The rebates are expected to cost the state about $250 million.
Current Radar
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/XELS5ZYFENGVLMRLFS7C4G53WM.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
Watch “This is Now” live from the HNN Digital Center weekdays on KHNL or across Hawaii News Now’s platforms online and on mobile.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/NS7JNMSWNJDL3O6DTWZV5YLSVI.png?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
“She was shocked, she is still traumatized.”
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/7MQLNEDGFRCEBDXJFLFD4PKPCU.png?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
Nearly 180 groups and services are set to share nearly $50 million.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/ZQ6MMAPCPRDKJBOIYOIDMSYZ7Q.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
“So everything that the students have done, all their hard work that’s on the computer…they’re all suffering.”
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/PG7PUEEV7JGYJOAEE4U7LC6SOU.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
Expect showers to favor windward and mauka locations mostly overnight through the morning periods through Saturday.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/CKUA2QBRXZFM3HZIQRYJKEBEV4.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
The money would be the largest one-time infusion of state money from the legislature to DHHL.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/KJ5CB6JSN5HYRBTW7REP22DWCA.png?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
Forecast: Breezy winds hold through the weekend, more showers due on Sunday
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/RZS3FS4VEJETDOPZZMPNM2BIU4.JPG?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
It’s been 11 months since Chief Susan Ballard retired.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/PZCCIIGIYJCTRKHQY4PEBKNYQU.JPG?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
“Crystal meth had a grip on me and it wasn’t ever going to let go.”
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/SC7VJDRAGVHM5FFZWWDA7MHLG4.PNG?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
“Quite frankly it’s very unfair.”
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/FERNYAZBJBD53ACL25PBTZZAWU.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
Officials say the community is more prepared than ever for COVID.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/ULYJ24XB2BFXXJO4RPTLXJSIRU.png?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
Freshman Congressman Kai Kahele isn’t talking about it, but there’s growing anticipation that he’ll run for governor ― and he hasn’t denied it.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/OKR4NHOWU5FYHD4QLR4OQGONIU.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
HFD said the first home collapsed and the second home also sustained serious damage.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/CQ3MR4U4RBF33G3NVN6V2Y5DZY.png?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
One bad choice changed Kyle Quilausing’s life forever.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/IIYLZSWHNNEW7ESQU4JAWLUVCM.bmp)
The state said out-of-state visitors will be required to make reservations online to hike the popular Diamond Head trail.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/CIO7RKXHRFBJ7JZRV2L7P44SBI.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
Watch “This is Now” live from the HNN Digital Center weekdays on KHNL or across Hawaii News Now’s platforms online and on mobile.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/DKJE57HEWJHGDFRZX35KWFUFNA.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
Police said the teen suffered multiple stab wounds.
With record tax revenue coming in, the chair of the House Finance Committee calls it an “unprecedented opportunity” to fund new projects.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/QOSMYW3P5RDLNFDMK4EGVHHHME.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/HFS77G7FKVCB5C2HVLR42G4IJ4.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
House Bill 2024 sought to remove the University of Hawaii as the manager of the mountain and replace it with a new governing authority.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/CQUP7WTENBBSJHUHZ4P6XL3Q6I.PNG?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
It’s been more than three months since a massive eruption and tsunami devastated Tonga.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/A5KXLJ2NINARFA77HXI7AXDUD4.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
An 1896 law by the provisional Republic of Hawaii wasn’t repealed until 1986.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/NREAQJ5YYJHORMOGAXRSFS7RUQ.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
Honolulu has seen 13 murders already this year, compared to 19 all of 2020.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/SOGRVTY6BVEYJI5ENOFIS25UAI.JPG?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
Crews searched the waters and found the man around 6:30 p.m.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/65JLGOPEJZETNMK5N5LDIIWLPM.JPG?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
The crew is nearly 1,300 miles from Hilo as they continue south.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/75NYCYQLDJCHHFBRN3BUGF67QY.JPG?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
The last minimum wage increase was four years ago to its current rate at $10.10 an hour.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/MFJEHOUVWRFJFCFI5JZVIK5MHM.png?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
Officials said he posted $1 million bail and was released after he was arrested on Valentine’s Day.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/B3BGF2S3TJA3DNSYQP2PCTPT6Y.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
Military officials said the day before the 22-year-old’s death marked one year in the service.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/4PTPTNLVEJHZRIPKMNMOQBUZIA.PNG?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
“As part of the transition, COVID will be handled more like other diseases, something that healthcare providers diagnose and treat.”
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/6IQBSUWORNB4TKKBHXYML6E7YA.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
Sources tell HNN the truck involved in the hit-and-run may be connected to a crime spree than spans several Windward Oahu communities.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/6WHR3YTOWBFCXPHO3NC7H3V2OQ.bmp)
“As a whole, they are one of the best tourists that we have.”
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/RRKNQGQUNNCMZCNRLKD6XFXGXY.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
Officials said the sexual assault occurred between September 2014 and January 2018.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/MNPWGKJBUVH3DOYLEPRG2SBNJ4.webp?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
Watch “This is Now” live from the HNN Digital Center weekdays on KHNL or across Hawaii News Now’s platforms online and on mobile.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/UP5JUQSTZJDWXACRNMMQ7IOH5Q.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
COVID infections are on the rise in Hawaii, but home testing means it’s hard to get a true picture of the daily case count.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/JEUOVAT3OBAV7HPKYVGFJ7WJTE.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
The latest number brings the statewide total since the start of the pandemic to 248,405.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/RRH3TY33VRDINKO7PPS52KS7BA.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
“They came in with gloves, bulletproof vests, hand gun and everything, so they were prepared for this.”
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/5W6O5OATP5HRRJJAAUL6CIC3MM.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
“We stayed overnight in the airport, not knowing what to do and where to go.”
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/HHGTCV7VOJG2LMN27XGZW4VCZQ.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
“I have problems with the United States military using our sacred lands to train their troops to go kill people throughout the world.”
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/PUQK67PIQFGE5CC3IIB7WL4N6U.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
Officials said the fire spread to five units with four of them being severely impacted.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/YZWENYNSGZGNJKX63CUO24RHEE.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
The group claims the closure is illegal, saying Native Hawaiians need access for cultural practices at the valley.