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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...
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 […]
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.
Crime Round-up: Man uses machete to vandalize ATM
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Three more cases were highlighted in this weeks ‘This is Now’ Crime Round-up. Case #1:. A man was seen using a machete to damage an American Saving’s Bank ATM at the Waipahu Town Center. This happened Monday, July 1, just before 6 a.m. HPD’s...
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...
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.
New 2-in-1 appliances for UH Mānoa student residents
Brand new MicroFridges, combination microwave/refrigerators, are now included in all of the rooms and/or suite areas at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa residence halls except for the Hale Wainani Apartments. More than 1,400 of the energy efficient appliances will be installed by the start of the fall 2024 semester by Student Housing Services (SHS) and Campus Operations and Facilities.
Japanese orphans return to Hawaii
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Four orphaned children from Osaka, Japan are set to arrive in Honolulu on Tuesday for a two-week visit to Hawaii, hosted by local military families as part of a long tradition. An arrival ceremony was held at noon on Tuesday at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to welcome the children: Misaki (age […]
New program prepares UH players for careers after football
After months of anticipation, the wait is nearly over. The University of Hawaii football team will open its training camp exactly one month before their season opener. Ahead of hitting the two-tone turf at the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex, the offseason was all about growth, both on and off the field. In partnership with […]
Hawaiʻi-based climate projects receive $5.5M from USDA
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded over $5.5 million in Conservation Innovation Grants to Hawaiʻi-based projects. The University of Hawaiʻi received the largest grant, totaling over $2 million. The USDA awarded the money for the testing and research of the use of AI-enhanced irrigation systems at 14 farms.
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.
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...
EPA cracks down on Maui County cesspools, issues hefty fine
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Environmental Protection Agency is fining Maui County for having seven large capacity cesspools that violate the Safe Drinking Water Act. Federal law bans large capacity cesspools that serve multiple dwellings or the community, and those that are not properly sealed. The concern is that the untreated...
MFD gets 80% containment on brush fire near Waiehu, voluntary evacuation order lifted
KAHULUI, Hawai'i -- Voluntary evacuations have been lifted on Maui as firefighters battling a brush fire near Waiehu have now gotten 80% containment on the blaze. The brush fire broke out in macadamia nut fields along Kahekili Highway just after 2 a.m. Road closures were implemented at Wai'ehu Beach Road and Maka'ala Drive. All roads were re-opened around 10:30 a.m.
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