“Plans to prevent Waikiki from flooding still in discussion.”
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Updated: 2 hours ago
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By Jolanie Martinez
After more than 20 years of planning to prevent a flooding disaster in Waikiki, the debate continues.
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Updated: 3 hours ago
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By Stephanie Lum
Josh Baldovi looks for things people fail to return and on Tuesday, he just reached a milestone.
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Updated: 4 hours ago
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By HNN Staff
Nainoa Ellis-Noa, 25, is accused of critically beating his girlfriend’s 3-year-old son in Ocean View last month.
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Updated: 5 hours ago
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By HNN Staff
A 68-year-old Kahului man has died after running a red light and crashing into pick-up truck in Kahului early Tuesday morning.
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Updated: 5 hours ago
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By Chelsea Davis
“This community needs us. They need us in the most functional way we can be, and to get that, we need a fair contract.”
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Updated: 6 hours ago
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By Lynn Kawano
Some call for the Hawaii County police chief search to start over after potential conflicts emerge.
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Updated: 6 hours ago
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By Eddie Dowd
“Everyone is human beings and there is a limit to what you can do.”
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Updated: 7 hours ago
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By Jennifer Robbins
Your island weather forecast
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Updated: 7 hours ago
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By Daryl Huff
“This is one of the hardest jobs in state government, in my opinion.”
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Updated: 8 hours ago
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By Mahealani Richardson
Critics are pointing fingers at the military along with federal and state regulators for not alerting the public.
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Updated: 9 hours ago
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By Allyson Blair
Police sources say the suspect got in the home by removing the jalousies from a kitchen window.
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Updated: 9 hours ago
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By HNN Staff
“Early breast cancer detection saves lives,” Kahele said.
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Updated: 9 hours ago
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By Jim Mendoza
“I really want to able to conquer the world but also help it,” she said.
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Updated: 10 hours ago
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By HNN Staff
Anaehoomalu Bay remains closed and warning signs have been posted.
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Updated: 10 hours ago
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By HNN Staff
Scientists said lava supply to the Fissure 3 vent ceased on Saturday.
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Updated: 10 hours ago
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By HNN Staff
Officials from the casino say he’s a regular.
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Updated: 11 hours ago
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By HNN Staff
In a memo to department heads, Green also encouraged state employees to shop local for the holidays.
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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: 15 hours ago
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By Jolanie Martinez
An “inadvertent mishap,” that’s how the Navy is describing the recent spill of a chemical used to fight fires at Red Hill.
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Updated: 15 hours ago
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By HNN Staff
Snow and ice have prompted officials to close off Mauna Kea Access Road to the public on Tuesday.
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Updated: 22 hours ago
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By Guy Hagi
Wind speeds will gradually ease Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Updated: 22 hours ago
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By HNN Staff
Get the links you hear mentioned on Sunrise.
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Updated: 23 hours ago
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By Guy Hagi
Forecast: Breezy winds backing down, more rain due later this week
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Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 9:29 PM HST
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By Chelsea Davis
With less than two weeks to go before Christmas, the Salvation Army on Maui is only at 34-percent of their red kettle goal.
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Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 7:19 PM HST
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By Allyson Blair
To date, the state Department of Education says there have been no fentanyl overdoses reported on school property.
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Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 6:00 PM HST
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By Mahealani Richardson
Regulators said more monitoring and testing are needed.
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Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 4:17 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
Her death was announced at Iolani Palace on Monday.
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Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 4:16 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
The flag order will be in place until sunset on Dec. 18.
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Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 4:15 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
The Lewis Prize for Music presented Hawaii’s Mana Maoli with a $500,000 Accelerator Award.
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Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 4:06 PM HST
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By Jim Mendoza
Until now, crews could only access diseased trees on foot.
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Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 3:46 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
Tipsters are being reminded that can remain anonymous, and may get a cash reward.
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Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 1:25 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
Authorities swept the campus and found nothing.
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Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 1:00 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: Dec. 12, 2022 at 12:53 PM HST
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By Dillon Ancheta
She is being remembered for her generosity and support of various Hawaiian causes.
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Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 12:48 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said Sunday the eruption is contained within the cinder cone at the fissure 3 vent.
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Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 12:47 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
Scientists said all recent eruptive activity in the Halemaumau crater has ceased.
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Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 11:26 AM HST
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By Mahealani Richardson
Ethiopia’s Asefa Mengstu took home the first overall finish for the men.
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Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 5:50 AM HST
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By Annalisa Burgos
About 20 members of the Hawaii National Guard were activated to help with the Mauna Loa eruption.
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Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 5:10 AM HST
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By HNN Staff
Authorities said an 18-year-old man was booked for second-degree murder.
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Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 4:45 AM HST
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By Guy Hagi
The trades will ease a bit Monday into Tuesday, but locally breezy conditions are expected to continue.
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Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 3:13 AM HST
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By Guy Hagi
Forecast: Breezy winds expected to ease up on Wednesday
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Updated: Dec. 11, 2022 at 7:12 PM HST
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By Jolanie Martinez
“To see that information was taken and available earlier this year and never disclosed to us, I was very disappointed.”
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Updated: Dec. 11, 2022 at 11:35 AM HST
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By HNN Staff
Officials said the moped driver was rear-ended by an unknown vehicle traveling westbound.
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Updated: Dec. 11, 2022 at 10:17 AM HST
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By HNN Staff
The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said Sunday the eruption is contained within the cinder cone at the fissure 3 vent.
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Updated: Dec. 11, 2022 at 12:13 AM HST
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By HNN Staff
Fire investigators responded to determine the cause of the blaze
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Updated: Dec. 10, 2022 at 10:10 PM HST
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By Mahealani Richardson
“Additional groundwater sampling may be required based on the results of this preliminary investigation,” the letter said.
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Updated: Dec. 10, 2022 at 10:09 PM HST
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By Annalisa Burgos
The state recognizes December 20 each year as Sakada Day, to honor the legacy of 15 Filipinos who came to Hawaii in 1906 to work on the ola’a sugar plantation on the Big Island and contributed to the development of Hawaii.
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Updated: Dec. 10, 2022 at 10:02 PM HST
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By Jolanie Martinez
The 3.5-mile trek started at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam and ended at Ke’ehi Lagoon.
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Updated: Dec. 10, 2022 at 12:19 AM HST
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By HNN Staff
“It’s not the outcome we wanted, but we are grateful no one else was hurt.”
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Updated: Dec. 10, 2022 at 12:18 AM HST
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By Daryl Huff
The decision reverses Gov. David Ige’s effort to simplify the plan by using a $350 million appropriation to build the stadium as a traditional government project.
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