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Maui wildfire survivors begin moving in to Laʻikū temporary housing project in Lahaina
The first four tenants have moved into newly completed units in the La‘ikū temporary housing project along Lahainaluna Road, Gov. Josh Green, M.D., announced. Construction of this housing reflects a partnership between Governor Green’s Administration including the Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) and the Hawaiʻi Department of Education (DOE), as well as the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA) and the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation (HCF) Maui Strong Fund. That survivors have already moved into the first units, is another positive stride forward for community members who lost homes in the devastating historic Maui wildfires of Aug. 8, 2023.
Hope Services opens new respite house for unsheltered in Hilo
Hope Services Hawaii has a number of new projects underway on the Big Island, addressing the needs of the unhoused. Hope Services opens new respite house for unsheltered in Hilo. Hope Services Hawaii has a number of new projects underway on the Big Island, addressing the needs of the unhoused.
Moanalua Valley Park Welcomes Visitors Again Amid Haiku Stairs Dismantle
Residents of Honolulu's Moanalua Valley can breathe a sigh of relief as the Moanalua Valley Neighborhood Park reopens its gates to the public. Officials reinstated access Tuesday morning following local pushback over the prolonged closure, which had been implemented as an effort to curb trespassers from invading the nearby Haiku Stairs during its dismantling phase. As reported by NY1, the re-opened park comes with a caveat: should there be a spike in illegal trail activity, officials are prepared to close it off once more.
Q&A: Expert on the world’s first academic ethnomathematics program
Linda Furuto, a professor of mathematics education at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, started teaching ethnomathematics at UH West Oʻahu in 2007. She helped to develop the world’s first academic program in ethnomathematics at the UH Mānoa College of Education in 2018. Recently, the...
Man, 19, charged for using stolen credit cards at Waikiki store
HONOLULU (Island News) - A 19-year-old man was arrested and charged after Honolulu Police Department (HPD) officers found him with stolen credit cards. HPD detectives say Milton Henry Haliniak used the credit cards on Monday at a Waikiki store on Kaiulani Avenue. The owner of the cards reported them stolen after receiving a notification that they were being used at the store. The 50-year-old man called the police and was able to locate the suspect.
Italy's oldest naval vessel, the Amerigo Vespucci, docks in Honolulu for public tours
HONOLULU — Described as “the most beautiful ship in the world,” the Italian Navy’s most senior vessel, Amerigo Vespucci, will dock at Pier 9 at Honolulu Harbor for four days and the Italian Navy invites the public for free tours, July 25-28. The nearly 100-year-old sailing ship is currently on its second circumnavigation of the globe that began in 2023 and will continue through 2025. With 93 years of service under its belt, the ship will be at sea for 20 months and visit 36 ports in 32 countries.
Pedestrian pinned in-between vehicle and parked car
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Honolulu Emergency Medical Services responded to a pedestrian-vehicle collision in Punaluu. The crash happened on Kamehameha Hwy, where a 63-year-old male was hit by a vehicle and became pinned in-between the vehicle and a parked car. EMS treated both the pedestrian and the driver – a 72-year-old male – of the vehicle […]
Pedestrian, driver taken to hospital in serious condition after crash in Punaluu
PUNALUU, Hawaii (Island News) -- Two men are in serious condition following a pedestrian crash in the Punaluu area of Oahu on Wednesday. Emergency crews were called out to the scene in the 53-500 block of Kamehameha Highway around 3 p.m. According to Honolulu Emergency Medical Services (EMS), a pedestrian...
Police seek public’s help in finding attempted kidnapper
HONOLULU (KHON2) — CrimeStoppers and the Honolulu Police Department are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a male suspect wanted for Attempted Kidnapping following an incident on Sunday, July 21 in the Ewa Beach. According to authorities, at approximately 10:45 a.m., two juvenile females were standing on Puhiko Street in the Ewa Beach area when […]
Father of Parkland shooting victim: It could happen in your community
Tony Montalto’s voice softened as he spoke about his forever 14-year-old daughter Gina Rose Montalto, a victim of the deadliest high school shooting in U.S. history. On Feb. 14, 2018, a former student of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School murdered 14 students and three staff members and wounded another 17 people at the school in Florida.
‘They lost our dog?!’ Hawaiian Airlines flies dog to wrong city
"Jello is now home. He's with everybody else. He's with the family and everything is fine. You know, it's a story with a very happy ending, and we're very grateful for that," said Jello's owner, Claudia Rapkoch.
HSTA lists the most needed supplies in the classroom
HSTA president Osa Tui, Jr shares a list of the most needed school supplies in the classroom to help students succeed. Providing school supplies for keiki in need will keep teachers from pulling out of their own pockets as they often do when they see that a child in the class is without necessary supplies. Can you help? http://kitv.com/schooltools.
Shop City Mill’s Mahalo Plenty Sale
HONOLULU (HI Now) - City Mill wants to say Mahalo Plenty to their loyal customers who have supported them over the years! HI Now host Kainoa Carlson is back at City Mill with Merchant, Iris Wilhelm-Norseth, as she talks about their customer favorites. For more information: www.citymill.com, Facebook @citymill, Instagram...
Popular Korean restaurant expanding to East Oahu
HONOLULU (Island News) -- Hangang Korean Grill House is opening a new location at the Niu Valley Shopping Center in East Oahu, restaurant officials confirm to Island News. The popular restaurant already has one location in the Ala Moana area on Waimanu Street. Its second restaurant is expected to open...
Susan Kazama returns home to lead Hawaiʻi CC
After 35 years working in higher education in Hawaiʻi—across five campuses statewide—Susan Kazama is calling Hawaiʻi Island home, again. Kazama, born and raised in Hilo and a member of the first graduating class of Waiākea High School, returned in July 2023 to serve as Hawaiʻi Community College’s interim chancellor.
USCG, Good Samaritans help rescue three sailors swept away in waters off Oahu's south shore
HONOLULU (Island News) -- The US Coast Guard (USCG) and Good Samaritans have rescued three men off waters near the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport. The Coast Guard says two passengers from a sailing vessel were swept away while swimming. Then the vessel's operator was also swept away after he tried to rescue them Monday evening.
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