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Salvation Army’s monthly donation event approaches
The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center (ARC) will hold its monthly donation event on Aug. 23. The Salvation Army will be at the Kaua‘i Resource Center, located at 3460 Ahukini Road in Līhu‘e from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Residents, businesses, and other organizations can bring in...
Man arrested in connection with IED found on Maui; police release timeline of investigation
Maui police released a timeline of activity on Tuesday evening surrounding the recent IED investigation on Maui and the arrest on Saturday of a Kahului man. The Maui Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed the arrest of Robert Dumaran, 47, in connection with the improvised explosive device (IED) that was located on July 23, 2024, near Lono Avenue in Kahului. Earlier in the day, Dumaran had appeared in US District Court for his initial appearance for a criminal complaint for “possessing an unregistered destructive device and attempting to damage property by means of explosives.”
One hospitalized in early morning Honolulu crash
HONOLULU (Island News) -- A crash in Honolulu early this morning has left at least one person hospitalized. The crash occurred around 2 a.m. Wednesday on the 800 block of Ward Avenue, near the Blaisdell Arena. According to on-scene reports, three parked cars were struck during the incident. Emergency services,...
Maui came just shy of a Little League World Series title in 2019. Now the island has another shot
The Central East Maui Little League All-Stars have won five straight elimination games to make it to a place Maui has been to only once in history. The team made up of players from Wailuku, Kahului and Lahaina are in Williamsport, Pa., for the Little League World Series, joining the history books with a team from the same league that reached the event in 2019.
Staffing Shortages Plus More Cases Are Causing Delays At The State Public Housing Agency
The Hawaii Public Housing Authority has reduced the amount of time it can spend meeting with Honolulu tenants in the low-income housing program. That cutback combined with other changes across the state are frustrating tenants and their advocates over what they say is the agency’s increasingly slow and inconsistent communication efforts.
First Alert Forecast: Showers and slightly weaker winds the next few days
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The remnants of what was tropical cyclone Emilia continue to move north of the island chain. Some of the moisture associated with this system could graze Kauai and Oahu throughout Wednesday evening and Thursday. The chance for showers will remain focused over windward areas, but a few isolated rainclouds could move leeward at times.
Undergrad projects shine at UROP summer symposium
Nearly 100 undergraduate students from University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and Leeward Community College, as well as other universities across the nation, showcased their projects at the 2024 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Symposium on August 2. Hosted annually by the UH Mānoa Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP), the nine-week summer research and creative work program culminated with hybrid oral presentations and poster presentations at the Hawaiʻi Imin International Conference Center.
Hawaii Joins Military Program To Recruit Government Workers
The state of Hawaii is hoping the U.S. Department of Defense can help fill some of the thousands of state job vacancies through a program that connects military members nearing the end of their service with employers looking for workers. So far the DOD’s SkillBridge program hasn’t gotten any people...
Maui Wildfires Smoldered Underground, Threatening Water For Agriculture
The wildfires that burned across Maui, Hawaii, in August 2023 became the deadliest conflagration in the United States in more than a century. While the harm to homes and tourism drew the most attention, agriculture was also heavily affected across the island, and the harm did not stop once the flames were out.
Chemical Plume Found In Closed Aiea Drinking Wells May Come From Red Hill
Honolulu Board of Water Supply tests taken this summer indicate that a plume of contaminants found in fuels and other industrial sources recently drifted through a pair of shuttered and sealed drinking wells in Aiea. The local water agency believes the plume of so-called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs, may...
MPD & FBI announce arrest of Robert Dumaran in connection to IED case in Kahului
PUKALANI, Hawaii (Island News) – The Maui Police Department (MPD) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced the arrest of the man connected to the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) case on Maui. The MPD and FBI announced that 47-year-old Robert Dumaran of Kahului, was arrested in connection with...
Rental, utility assistance enrollment to open for new applicants in Makiki
HONOLULU (KHON2) — The City’s Rental and Utility Relief Program (RURP) will hold an enrollment event for new applicants on Friday, August 23. O’ahu residents in need of assistance with rent or utility payments are encouraged to apply. The community event will take place at the Makiki District Park in the old library from 9 […]
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