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Lahaina Obon Ceremony honors wildfire victims, celebrates resilience
Hundreds gathered in West Maui for the Lahaina Obon Ceremony, a remembrance for those lost in the devastating August 2023 wildfire. Among the attendees at the event on August 10 was University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Center for Oral History Director Mary Kunmi Yu Danico. “I was so...
Kema, Hawai’i preparing for life before and after the final whistle blows
HONOLULU – When he arrived from Snow College in Utah to the beaches of Hawai’i three years ago, Noah Kema was a highly-regarded JUCO transfer linebacker with years of eligibility to use and grow. A 3-star transfer and rated as the 4th-best available junior college linebacker in the...
Murder investigation underway after Hawaii woman found dead in Washington State
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Detectives are investigating the apparent murder of a woman from Hawaii in Washington State. Seattle police said they found the body of 26-year-old Zoey He in her boyfriend’s home in Olympic Hills on Saturday. The 25-year-old suspect, Andy Chu, told police he couldn’t remember why he...
DOE offers mental health resource for families
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Hawaii State Department of Education is offering a new mental health resource for students, families and staff. Parents can now get free access to ParentGuidance.org, an online platform available 24/7 that includes one-on-one parent coaching, virtual seminars led by licensed therapists and an interactive “Ask a Therapist” forum.
HFD officials respond to 2-alarm building fire in Kalihi
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Honolulu Fire Department officials to a 2-alarm building fire in Kalihi on Wednesday night, according to HFD officials. Officials say flames sparked at an abandoned structure on Hoe Street near Sand Island Access Road just after 8 p.m. HFD had the blaze under control in less than...
Lahaina students get 2 donated playgrounds at their temporary campus
Two new playgrounds were unveiled at Lahaina’s King Kamehameha III Elementary School on Tuesday. The temporary campus, located outside Lahaina near Kapalua Airport, did not have a playground. Principal Ian Haskins said the Front Street campus, which burned last August, had multiple play structures. “To get two new state-of-the-art...
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