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Brushfire on Kualakai Parkway in Kapolei area 90% contained
KAPOLEI, Hawaii (Island News) -- The brushfire active on Kualakai Parkway from Kapolei Parkway to the KROC Center is now 90% contained. The active fire is in the area of Keahumoa Parkway and Kaulakai Parkway. One lane in each direction is now open again on Kualakai Parkway after the entire road was closed. The Honolulu Fire Department is responding to the scene.
Monday evening forecast - Moderate trades & passing showers
HONOLULU (Island News) – Trades with some passing trade wind showers. Overnight, partly cloudy skies with a few passing light showers. Lows in the lower 70s. Tuesday, sunny leeward with partly cloudy skies windward. Moderate trade winds. Increasing moisture levels will lead to increased passing trade wind showers in the morning hours.
No. 1 Kahuku holds off No. 4 Saint Louis, 14-13, after trailing 13-0 at halftime
KAHUKU — Wide right. The top-ranked Red Raiders got all they could handle from No. 4 Saint Louis and avoided an upset at home after a missed field goal as time expired in regulation resulted in a 14-13 victory Saturday night. It was a tale of two halves as...
The Sunshine Blog: The Blog Is Beginning To Think That Crime Might Pay After All
Sentence fragment: Another convicted briber has been released from prison after a little more than six months, which doesn’t seem like very much time in the slammer for a crime of corruption. Maybe the cost-benefit analysis really does work for these guys. An astute observer called The Sunshine Blog...
Social provides fun, flair in throwback “Ladies of the 80s” night
HONOLULU – We are family. All the Braddahs, Sistahs and me. For the third straight year, Hawai’i football and the Sistahhood committee joined together for Hawai’i’s premiere football event for women of all ages on Saturday – Sistahhood Social 3: Ladies of the 80s – as over 200 football-loving “Sistahs” from different generations joined together for a night of food, fun and football with the Rainbow Warriors coaches and players.
Windward showers increasing slightly through Friday
HONOLULU (KHON2) — The stable cloud cover upstream is breaking apart, and as a result, cloud clusters are encountering a slightly less stable environment over the islands. This has led to a slight increase in trade wind showers over the past 12 hours. The stable clouds approaching Hawaii will become thicker, leading to more widespread […]
HPD searches for suspect connected to 1996 robbery incident
HONOLULU (Island News) – CrimeStoppers and the Honolulu Police Department are asking for the public’s help in finding a man connected to a 1996 robbery. Louie Caspino, 62, is wanted for a Hawaii Paroling Authority No Bail Warrant for violating the terms and conditions of his parole. CrimeStoppers...
Maui Judge Clears Path To Final $4.04 Billion Settlement Of Wildfire Cases
A state court judge on Tuesday removed a major obstacle to a proposed, $4.04 billion global settlement of more than 600 lawsuits related to the Maui wildfires. Several of Hawaii’s largest government, business and social organizations including the state, Maui County, Hawaiian Electric Co., Hawaiian Telcom and Kamehameha Schools have agreed to contribute to settle the claims of fire victims.
Maui man arrested in connection with improvised explosive device; makes initial court appearance
A Maui man made his initial appearance in US District Court today following his arrest on a criminal complaint for “possessing an unregistered destructive device and attempting to damage property by means of explosives.”. Robert Francis Dumaran, 47, of Kahului, Maui, appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Kenneth J....
Sources: Corrections officer, sergeant suspended after alleged assault of prison inmate
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - HNN Investigates is looking into claims that an adult corrections officer and a sergeant were suspended after allegedly assaulting an inmate at the Halawa Prison earlier this month. Sources tell HNN that the inmate was handcuffed. The Department of Corrections officials told us they couldn’t confirm or...
After fire struck Maui’s Upcountry, residents of one town looked to themselves to prep for next one
In the days after wildfire ripped through a rural neighborhood in the Maui mountain town of Kula, residents were determined to do what they could to prevent a repeat. With donated hoses and some impromptu training, some even learned how to open a standpipe to attack flames themselves if needed.
University of Hawaiʻi Breaks Funding Record
HONOLULU - The University of Hawaiʻi announced Monday that it has set another extramural funding record with $615.7 million in fiscal year 2024. (BIVN) – The University of Hawaiʻi has set another extramural funding record. During a Monday press conference, school officials joined top elected officials to...
Delta Long Weekend “Mileage Run”: Boston to Maui for Million Miler Status
Ever since Delta Air Lines massively retooled how people earn Medallion elite status, finding great mileage runs has become more difficult. Medallion Qualification Miles (MQM) are gone. Medallion Qualification Dollar (MQD) earnings on partner airlines were reduced. But we still want to find something that’s potentially worth it for at...
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