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Kupuna Softball Tournament Winners Announced
The Department of Parks & Recreation’s Elderly Activities Division announced the winners of this year’s 49th Annual Hawai‘i Kupuna Softball Tournament. The outcome of the tournament helps determine the seeding for the 48th Hawai‘i State Senior Softball Tournament, which will take place at Old A’s Ballfields at Kailua Park in Kona from August 6-8.
9-Year-Old Boy Hospitalized After E-Bike Collision in Wahiawa
A nine-year-old boy has been hospitalized with serious injuries following an incident in Wahiawa where he was struck by a car while operating an e-bike. Reports from Hawaii News Now detail that the collision occurred near the intersection of Makaweo Avenue and Manua Street at approximately 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
500+ earthquakes recorded on Kilauea in 24 hours
HAWAII COUNTY, Hawaii (Island News) – The ground below Kilauea continues to rumble. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) says it has recorded more than 500 earthquakes in the area in just the last 24 hours. As of 10 a.m. on Thursday, of the more...
Update on Kilauea: Seismic activity intensifies
An update this morning on Kilauea: lots of seismic activity in the upper East Rift Zone. There have been nearly one thousand earthquakes since Monday, including now about 25 since 5 a.m. this morning. Kilauea is not erupting; the current volcano level remains in advisory with an aviation code of yellow.
Mobile preschool gets $2M grant to expand resources in Lahaina
A $2 million grant from the Maui Strong Fund has been awarded to Ka Paʻalana Family-Child Interaction Learning, helping support the expansion of its mobile preschool to Lahaina. Ka Paʻalana Family-Child Interaction Learning offers culturally-grounded and trauma-informed programming for preschoolers. The mobile preschool plans to use the money...
Structural concerns with Lahaina's iconic smokestack prompts road closure
Lahaina’s iconic Pioneer Mill smokestack may pose safety concerns, according to county officials. Those precautions have prompted the closure of parts of Lahainaluna Road. There is evidence of cracking and cement breakage around the base of the smokestack structure. But Maui County Department of Public Works Director Jordan Molina...
Annual Queen Liliʻuokalani Keiki Hula Competition & Festival
HONOLULU (HI Now) - On September 11, 1976, the Kalihi-Pālama Culture & Arts Society, Inc. organized a festival to honor Hawai’i’s last reigning monarch, Queen Liliʻuokalani. The day-long event was held at Aʻala Park and featured multi-ethnic dance performances, Hawaiian crafts, demonstrations, a pageant of Hawaiʻi’s mōʻī wāhine and the first keiki hula competition.
Top247 2026 OT Malakai Lee talks spring national tour
Honolulu (Hawaii) Kamehameha 2026 offensive tackle Malakai Lee is one of the top tackle prospects nationally in the 2026 class, and he's Hawaii's No. 1 prospect for the junior cycle. So naturally, he's drawing attention from all over the country and he had a slew of coaches come through during...
16-year-old arrested on Oahu in connection with fatal shooting in Colorado
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A 16-year-old wanted for murder and other crimes in Colorado was arrested this week in Windward Oahu on an extradition warrant, Honolulu police said. The teen’s identity is not being released because he is a juvenile. HPD’s Criminal Investigation Division was asked to assist the Department...
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