“First Alert Forecast: Light winds with mostly dry conditions to persist through the weekend.”
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Updated: 27 minutes ago
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By Guy Hagi
First Alert Forecast: Light winds with mostly dry conditions to persist through the weekend
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By HNN Staff
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Updated: 16 hours ago
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By Emily Cristobal
The games focus on ways people can adapt to climate hazards and work together to find solutions.
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Updated: 17 hours ago
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By Casey Lund
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Updated: 23 hours ago
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By HNN Staff
Police said the mother remains in custody for a separate domestic violence dispute.
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Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 11:26 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
The stores slated for closure could start liquidation as early as this month, though official dates haven’t been announced.
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Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 8:46 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
Authorities are still searching for the unidentified pedestrian who left the scene before police arrived.
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Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 8:28 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
Officials said there were no permit applications or permits issues for the work to repair the wall.
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Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 7:55 PM HST
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By Chelsea Davis
County officials said about 800 customers were impacted.
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Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 7:02 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
Honolulu police are asking for your help with locating two males who are wanted for second degree robbery.
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Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 6:47 PM HST
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By Mahealani Richardson
Oceanit is headquartered in Honolulu and it’s the only company from Hawaii with this type of approval for a COVID test.
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Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 6:45 PM HST
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By Lynn Kawano
The FBI made 13 high-profile arrests last year in connection with public corruption scandals.
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Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 6:10 PM HST
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By Mark Carpenter
Lawmakers met Wednesday morning, but couldn’t come to an agreement on who will be the next speaker of the house.
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Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 6:07 PM HST
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By Rick Daysog
Sources say the tax refund could cost anywhere from $100 million to $300 million.
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Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 5:19 PM HST
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By Allyson Blair
The messages arrived via mail and are believed to have been sent from Michigan, the sources said.
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Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 4:16 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
One of Broadway’s biggest musicals made its debut in Hawaii last month, proving to be a huge hit.
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Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 2:21 PM HST
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By Caelan Hughes
Shim lives in Waianae, but was born and raised on Hawaii Island and is a Konawaena Grad.
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Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 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: Jan. 4, 2023 at 11:56 AM HST
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By Caelan Hughes
Among the sites to be preserved: The Honouliuli Internment Camp in Hawaii.
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Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 11:20 AM HST
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By Chelsea Davis
The shooting happened just 47 seconds after an officer got on scene.
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Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 11:02 AM HST
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By Casey Lund
Making healthy New Year’s resolutions is the easy part — but sticking to them, can be trickier.
HEALTH
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Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 9:02 AM HST
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By HNN Staff
The latest number brings the statewide total since the start of the pandemic to 373,514.
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Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 6:59 AM HST
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By HNN Staff
The victim reportedly had a broken forearm.
WEATHER
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Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 5:05 AM HST
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By Guy Hagi
A weakening front is making its way slowly southward through Oahu and into Maui County this morning.
WEATHER
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Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 12:32 AM HST
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By Jennifer Robbins
Your island weather forecast
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Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 10:44 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
“It’s going to be an epic day.”
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Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 9:11 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
Brian Treptow was flying the crew to Hawaii Island when the plane went down on Dec. 15.
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Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 8:48 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
Authorities said they also found drugs, including fentanyl and opioids.
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Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 7:20 PM HST
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By Eddie Dowd
The owner of the private road said the the disposal fees would cost thousands of dollars.
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Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 6:30 PM HST
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By Allyson Blair
Nearly 100 pounds of illegal aerial fireworks were confiscated.
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Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 6:12 PM HST
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By Mahealani Richardson
The Bishop Museum’s board put CEO Melanie Ide and two other leaders on indefinite paid leave in July during an internal investigation into complaints of an alleged hostile work environment.
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Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 5:54 PM HST
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By Daryl Huff
The Honolulu City Council convened its 2023 session at noon Tuesday.
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Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 5:30 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
Oahu Home Healthcare says it has about 100 patients ― mostly seniors on Medicaid.
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Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 4:38 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
“The stuff that was going on, it was so loud, almost like a war zone.”
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Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 4:28 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
Your old Hawaii plates could soon be collector’s items.
MENTAL ILLNESS
Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 2:39 PM HST
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By Megan Ramones
“There’s good anxiety and there’s bad anxiety.”
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Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 1:02 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.
WEATHER
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Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 10:15 AM HST
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By Billy V
The Hawaiian Islands will enjoy mostly clear skies and dry conditions to the islands today. The tail end of a weak front will approach the islands tonight and dissipate near the Big Island Thursday, with trade winds filling in behind it. Stable conditions aloft will limit overall rainfall, with showers focused over windward slopes.
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Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 7:14 AM HST
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By HNN Staff
Officials said incomes could go up so much from those raises that it reduces food benefits.