“Powerful cold front to sweep across state, bringing thunderstorms and damaging winds.”
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Updated: 3 hours ago
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By HNN Staff
A flood watch is in effect for the state through Monday night.
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Updated: 3 hours ago
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By Eddie Dowd
The NTSB said there has been no sign of the aircraft, which crashed Thursday night.
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Updated: 4 hours ago
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By HNN Staff
After two years of being closed, Hawaii’s only ice skating rink is opening its doors next week.
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Updated: 9 hours ago
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By Lynn Kawano
Retired greyhounds have been turned into adoptable pets because of Hawaii inmates at Saguaro Correctional Center.
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Updated: 10 hours ago
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By HNN Staff
In their first week in Honolulu, Marja Harmon and Darnell Abraham had the honor of learning the art of Hawaiian dance.
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Updated: 11 hours ago
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By HNN Staff
Investigators said the sedan veered off into the right shoulder and clipped the end of a guardrail before striking a telephone pole.
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Updated: 12 hours ago
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By Caelan Hughes
The new detail was included in a report issued Friday from the state.
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Updated: 12 hours ago
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By Mahealani Richardson
Waimea residents got excited Friday morning after seeing what they call “ice rivers” or “mauna rivers” from Mauna Kea on Hawaii island.
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Updated: 13 hours ago
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By HNN Staff
Drivers are advised to use caution when traveling to Keaukaha as construction is still ongoing.
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Updated: 14 hours ago
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By Eddie Dowd
The recent influx of people taking wedding photos at secluded beaches is stirring concern in some residents.
Current Radar

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Updated: 14 hours ago
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By HNN Staff
This is the 53rd traffic fatality on Oahu this year, compared to 44 during the same time last year.
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Updated: 15 hours ago
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By HNN Staff
There were three people, all crew members, on the plane.
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Updated: Dec. 17, 2022 at 1:35 AM HST
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By Lynn Kawano
“To reduce recidivism we got to keep them connected to their culture and to their family.”
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Updated: Dec. 16, 2022 at 11:32 PM HST
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By Jennifer Robbins
Your island weather forecast
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Updated: Dec. 16, 2022 at 6:58 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
He will succeed former Police Chief Paul Ferreira, who retired in August.
LOCAL HEADLINES
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Updated: Dec. 16, 2022 at 6:36 PM HST
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By Allyson Blair
Internal data from the Honolulu Police Department shows officers are confronting more people carrying weapons.
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Updated: Dec. 16, 2022 at 5:52 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
Green said the proclamation will augment critical care services to the neighbor islands.
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Updated: Dec. 16, 2022 at 5:28 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
Over millions of gallons of wastewater from the Kailua Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant was discharged in 2021.
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Updated: Dec. 16, 2022 at 4:58 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
Have you finished your Christmas shopping yet? With just a little over a week until Christmas, time is ticking to get those gifts.
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Updated: Dec. 16, 2022 at 1:52 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.
REPAIRING EARTH
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Updated: Dec. 16, 2022 at 12:32 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
The co-founder of the nursey wants the alahee tree to be the new face of Christmas in Hawaii.
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Updated: Dec. 16, 2022 at 11:29 AM HST
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By Caelan Hughes
Unfortunately, the former Hawaii News Now intern did not make the top seven.
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Updated: Dec. 16, 2022 at 10:19 AM HST
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By Mahealani Richardson
In the immediate aftermath of the Navy’s tainted water crisis, the military health care system treated about 6,000 patients who said they were exposed to fuel.
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Updated: Dec. 16, 2022 at 8:26 AM HST
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By HNN Staff
The quake happened just after 6:45 a.m. in the Alenuihaha Channel between Maui and Hawaii Island.
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Updated: Dec. 16, 2022 at 7:54 AM HST
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By Eddie Dowd
“I felt completely abandoned. We didn’t know what to do.”
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Updated: Dec. 16, 2022 at 7:20 AM HST
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By Guy Hagi
A front approaching from the northwest will bring unsettled weather to the state into Saturday.
LATEST WEATHER UPDATES
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Updated: Dec. 16, 2022 at 3:20 AM HST
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By Guy Hagi
First Alert Forecast: Juicy cold front moves across the state, huge swell picking up
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Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 8:41 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
The Federal Aviation Administration was alerted and is investigating.
NEWS
Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 7:20 PM HST
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By Chelsea Davis
“Me and my whole family group messaged, ‘Fukushima’s is closing down’ and I was like, ‘No!’”
LOCAL HEADLINES
Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 6:38 PM HST
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By Allyson Blair
To date, the school says it’s spent $40,000 on lead remediation services.
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Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 6:33 PM HST
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By Lynn Kawano
“I think everyone’s frustrated.”
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Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 5:52 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
This is Maui County’s 18th traffic fatality of 2022, compared to 15 at the same time last year.
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Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 5:50 PM HST
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By Rick Daysog
The July 2021 wildfire burned more than 40,000 acres of land, making it one of the largest ever in Hawaii.
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Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 5:33 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
About 6,000 people were sickened by the Navy water contamination crisis.
NEWS
Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 5:01 PM HST
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By Daryl Huff
“There are a lot of moving pieces and the fact that it is two different procurements.”
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Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 4:25 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
This comes after several people have been cited for entering closed areas the past week.
‘MUTHASHIP’ WITH STEPHANIE LUM
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Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 3:10 PM HST
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By Stephanie Lum
Eight-year-old Haumea Friel was born with a rare birth defect that causes one leg to be shorter than the other.
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Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 3:09 PM HST
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By Caelan Hughes
The attraction now boasts a number of new areas and activities.
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Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 1:57 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. 15, 2022 at 12:22 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
It’s that time of year again: The Obamas are expected to return to Hawaii for their annual holiday vacation.
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Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 12:17 PM HST
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By Stephanie Lum
After working on the production for more than a month here on the islands, crews shot the final scene in Hilo tonight.
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Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 11:31 AM HST
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By HNN Staff
Lauren Courtney pleaded guilty as part of a plea deal
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Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 11:16 AM HST
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By Eddie Dowd
He says the state and city aren’t doing their job to protect the environment.
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Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 11:08 AM 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. 15, 2022 at 11:06 AM HST
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By Caelan Hughes
Two companies are “beef”-ing over the use of the name “Kua Aina”
NEWS
Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 10:50 AM HST
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By Mahealani Richardson
The report says more than a quarter of missing girls in Hawaii are Native Hawaiian.
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Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 7:59 AM HST
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By HNN Staff
Get the links you hear mentioned on Sunrise.
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Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 5:42 AM HST
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By HNN Staff
He is facing two new counts of obstruction of justice.
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Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 5:30 AM HST
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By Daryl Huff
Some of the ideas are being described as impractical.
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Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 4:43 AM HST
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By Guy Hagi
A front approaching from the northwest will keep light winds across the state.
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