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July 18 Officially Dubbed Carrie Underwood Day in Hawaii in Celebration of Her First Concert in the Aloha State
Since winning American Idol in 2005, Carrie Underwood has played shows across the nation and around the world. Currently, she has performed in 49 of the 50 United States. Tonight, she’ll make it 50 when she performs her first-ever show in Hawaii. To mark the occasion, officials dubbed yesterday (July 18) Carrie Underwood Day in Hawaii.
Honolulu mayor, DTS highlight Kekaulike Mall improvements
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi and the City Department of Transportation Services met at noon on Friday to review enhancements made at Kekaulike Mall in Chinatown. Some of the improvements include: Additionally, the existing community dragon decal will be relocated to the center of Kekaulike Mall.
Miami adds Hawaii RHP Alex Giroux
Hawaii right-handed pitcher Alex Giroux is transferring to Miami. Giroux went 7-3 with a 3.43 ERA and one save in 21 games, five starts, this past season as a junior for the Rainbow Warriors. He struck out 66 and walked 14 in 65 2/3 innings. He led the team in victories and was second on the team in innings pitched and strikeouts.
Man sentenced to life in prison for 2022 murder, arson in Pearl City
HONOLULU (Island News) -- A man found guilty of stabbing a man to death and setting his Pearl City apartment on fire has been sentenced to life in prison. Scott DeAngelo was convicted for the murder of Demond Cox back in February 2022. DeAngelo was also convicted of arson. DeAngelo...
Honolulu Natives Maggie Hoe & Katarina Brajovic Added to Women’s Tennis Roster
STOCKTON, Calif. – A pair of student-athletes were added to the 2024-25 women's tennis roster with the announcements of incoming freshmen Maggie Hoe and Katarina Brajovic. Both will come with four years of eligibility remaining after stellar high school careers in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu (ILH). "We are excited to welcome Maggie and Kat to our tennis program. They are going to bring some fresh energy to the team. Both players are hard workers and are eager to play tennis here," said first-year head coach Mary Beth Gunn. Hoe competed at Mid-Pacific Institute and was a three-time All-IHL honoree...
UH suspends football wide receiver after domestic abuse arrest
WAHIAWA, Hawaii (Island News)--University of Hawaii Warrior Football wide receiver Steven McBride was arrested Saturday on suspicion of abuse of a family member. Honolulu police say the 22-year-old assaulted his 21-year-old girlfriend in front of their child. The incident happened at about 5:00 in the morning. The University of Hawaii...
Saturday morning weather - Moderate to windy trade winds expected
HONOLULU (Island News) – Honolulu is currently experiencing moderate trade winds, which are expected to increase to breezy and locally windy conditions starting early next week. A weak disturbance is passing through, enhancing cloud cover and shower activity primarily over windward and mauka areas today. This is not expected...
Jury finds alleged crime boss Michael Miske guilty of murder conspiracy in federal racketeering trial
HONOLULU (KHON2) — After more than 100 days of trial, the jury found alleged crime boss Michael Miske guilty on 13 federal counts. Guilty counts include “murder in aid of racketeering,” “conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering” and several other racketeering and conspiracy-related counts. Miske was held on 16 counts including conspiracy and […]
Owner of Bar Koko in Honolulu fined for illegally removing yellow placard
HONOLULU (Island News) -- The owner of Bar Koko in Honolulu was fined $3,000 by the Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) for unlawfully removing its yellow “conditional pass” placard. The yellow placard was initially issued to the restaurant on July 3 when a routine safety inspection found critical...
Join Civil Beat Journalists As They Grill Political Candidates
The primary election is almost here. You may even have received your ballot in the mail by the time you read this. But if you live on the North Shore, the West Side of Oahu or the Kakaako-Downtown Honolulu area there’s still an opportunity to come to one of our election-themed pop-up newsrooms and meet the candidates.
Extensive improvements highlighted at Kekaulike Mall
HONOLULU (Island News) -- The Honolulu city and county is continuing its plan to help restore Chinatown. City officials announced Friday the completion of the most recent phase of improvements which involved Kekaulike Mall are now complete. The restoration included new shade trees, electrical improvements, drainage & pavement upgrades a...
Michael Miske found guilty on 13 counts, including murder and racketeering
A federal jury convicted Honolulu businessman Michael Miske on several counts, including murder, as part of a crime enterprise case against him. Jurors agreed with federal prosecutors, finding him guilty of the most serious charges against him, including orchestrating the kidnapping and murder-for-hire of Johnathan Fraser, who Miske blamed for his son's death in a car crash.
Global tech outage shows need for contingency plans
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The world is still feeling the fallout of a massive technology outage that disrupted travel, banks, hospitals, 911 services, and private companies. It was not a cyberattack but a software update mistake made by CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity company that one in four companies counts on to prevent cyberattacks. The CrowdStrike CEO apologized, saying the company issued an update that caused Windows to crash and become unusable, displaying the so-called “blue screen of death” for users.
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