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Watch Carrie Underwood Smash an Incredible Cover of Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’” for Sold-Out Hawaii Crowd
“Don’t Stop Believe’” by Journey is a notoriously difficult song to cover effectively. But country star Carrie Underwood has clearly been perfecting her karaoke chops lately. This past weekend, Underwood performed her first shows ever in Hawaii to a sold-out crowd. The audience at The Blaisdell Center...
City Mill’s Mahalo Plenty Power Tools Event
HONOLULU (HI Now) - Join City Mill in Pearl City for an exciting Power Tool event July 27 from 9:00AM - 1:00PM. They will be doing giving aways every 30 minutes! Prizes include a DeWalt 20V Bluetooth Cordless Speaker, Makita 18V Driver Drill Kit, Milwaukee Packout Rolling 22″” Tool Boxes, and a Skil PWRcore Circular Saw w/ 2 Batteries & Dual Port! Stop by for your chance to win these amazing prizes!
X1 MMA returns at Schofield Barracks
Hawaii mixed martial arts fans will have a chance to see tomorrow’s stars as the X1 promotion will hold an amateur show on July 27. The X1 organization which served as a proving grounds for future champions like Max Holloway, Angela Lee, and Ray Cooper III will hold “Battle at the Barracks 2” on Saturday […]
Hope Services opens new respite house for unsheltered in Hilo
HILO, Hawaii (Island News) -- Hope Services Hawaii has a number of new projects underway on the Big Island, addressing the needs of the unhoused. The Wilder House opened July 1st. For Hope Services, it is the second such integrated care hub facility on island. The medical respite home is equipped with a nurses' station and located in a serene neighborhood off of Saddle Road, from which residents come and go.
Hawai‘i Island police seek public help finding Kona man last seen in September 2023
Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s help in finding a Kailua-Kona man who was last seen in September 2023. Marcello Silva Da Costa was reported missing on Wednesday. The 32-year-old is Puerto Rican, 5 feet 7 inches, 145 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Anyone...
Fire in Wailuku started from 6 ignition points, MFD says
The Maui Fire Department says Monday's rapidly moving brush fire in Wailuku started burning from as many as six ignition points. The fire began shortly after 9 a.m. on July 22 in the area of Piʻihana Road and Kahekili Highway. It burned about 4 acres before being fully contained...
Hilo Youth Challenge Academy Changes Mission, Becomes Job Challenge Academy
HILO, Hawaiʻi - The Hawaiʻi National Guard announced Monday that the Youth Challenge Academy in Hilo will be changing its name, who can participate, and its mission. (BIVN) – The Hawaiʻi National Guard Youth Challenge Academy in Hilo will be “changing its name, who can participate, and its mission.”
Disaster Recovery Community Update Meeting in Lahaina Civic Center gym, July 24
Residents are encouraged to attend the County of Maui’s Weekly Disaster Recovery Community Update Meeting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 24, in the Lahaina Civic Center gymnasium. The meeting will include information on shoring up and bracing of damaged structures, information on cesspool inspections, an update on interim housing...
With 257 acres of dry Mā‘alaea landscape under public control, fire prevention is a key focus
MĀ‘ALAEA — The expansive view from the Lahaina Pali Trail looking down at the 257-acre Pōhākea parcel shows a piece of land with a long list of potential uses and importance. Its dry climate, sloping hillside and location between Central and West Maui have long...
HART Receives Bids To Build Elevated Rail Line
HONOLULU – Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transit (HART) plans to award a contract to build the elevated rail line through Honolulu’s city center in August. According to the Civil Beat, HART has not yet commented on the number of proposals it received this week “or whether those bids are affordable.” In 2023, HART estimated the cost of the 3-mile segment and six stations, also known as the City Center Guideway and Stations, would be between $1.1 billion and $1.4 billion. However, the cost of materials and labor have increased. When asked, Director of government relations and public involvement for HART, Joey Manahan, said, “HART will be able to share the information once the contract is awarded.”
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