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Wailea Community Association ‘adopts’ UHMC Nursing Program
The Wailea Community Association (WCA) started supporting the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College Nursing Program during the pandemic. Since then, it has donated almost $300,000, with almost $100,000 of that just this year. The shift in the WCA’s scholarship strategy during the pandemic led to its support of Maui’s...
Lockdown lifted at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after suspicious package investigation
HONOLULU (Island News) -- The lockdown at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) has been lifted, officials tell Island News. JBPHH was briefly placed on lockdown after a suspicious package was found at a building on base. “There was a possible security concern – so base went into lockdown per standard...
ChefZone, Murphy’s share experience from Honolulu Chinatown power outage
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Honolulu Chinatown and downtown restaurants are still recovering from June’s three-day power outage, and getting support from industry supplier ChefZone. Murphy’s Bar and Grill owner Don Murphy and ChefZone’s general manager Percy Lau joined HNN’s Sunrise to talk about an initiative by Y. Hata and the...
UH law school ranked as ‘Best Law Schools for 2024’
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law has been named one of the “Best Law Schools for 2024” by The Princeton Review. The rankings were published on July 16, with the UH law school appearing in three other categories. The UH...
Hawaii Olympian on Team USA volleyball team ‘confident’ heading into Paris Games
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The start of the 2024 Paris Olympics are just days away and Hawaii will be well represented in the games. One of the standouts is Micah Christenson who is set for his third trip to the world stage. “It’s a little bit different,” Christenson told Hawaii News...
Three people taken in serious condition after collision on Kapolei Parkway
KAPOLEI, Hawaii (Island News) – Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a collision that resulted in three people being taken in serious condition. On Tuesday night, July 23, 2024, at approximately 7:10 p.m. on Kamokila Blvd and Kapolei Parkway, EMS responded to a reported two vehicle collision. EMS treated...
Suspected arson causes brush fire in Waimea, Hawaii; investigation ongoing
WAIMEA, Hawaii (Island News) – The Kauai Fire Department (KFD) reported that the brush fire that occurred in Waimea above Panini Place has been extinguished, and officials suspect that arson was the cause. Fire crews and the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of Forestry and...
Family of late artist Herbert Kāne gifts Bishop Museum intellectual rights to his work
The family of the late Herbert Kawainui Kāne, the designer and builder of the Polynesian sailing canoe Hōkūleʻa, gifted the Bishop Museum all intellectual property rights to his work. Kāne was a historical artist and author globally known for his paintings of Polynesian and Micronesian canoes....
Woman Relocated from New Mexico Dies After Being Found Unconscious Off Kailua-Kona Coast
Kona Patrol Officers and Hawai'i Fire Department personnel responded to a distressing situation on Ali'i Drive in Kailua-Kona late Sunday afternoon, as reported by Nixle. A 54-year-old woman, recently relocated from New Mexico to Hawai'i, was found floating unconscious off the coast. The harrowing scene unfolded around 5:54 p.m. on the 75-5600 block where bystanders, seen responding with a haste that belied the usual serenity of island life, managed to retrieve her from the water and immediately commenced CPR.
Pacific Rim Cup 2024 includes expanded clinic, new tournament
The Pacific Rim Cup held its last professional games at Aloha Stadium in 2019 and has been on hold since the pandemic. Since 2022, organizer Blue United Corporation has conducted annual summer clinics for Hawaii's soccer youth, with hopes of reviving the professional games soon.
Autism Moms of Kona Spans Hawaii Island, Expands Festival
KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (Island News) -- Autism Moms of Kona held its annual Sensory festival Sunday. The event in Kailua Kona kicked off with a VIP hour for kids with special needs, before opening its doors to supporters from the general public. "Since last year we've grown to about 500 members...
Evacuation orders lifted as Wailuku fire reaches 90% containment
This morning — mandatory evacuations along Pi-ihana Road in Wailuku are now lifted. Residents were advised to evacuate as a precaution Monday morning due to multiple fires in the Pi-ihana Farms area. Right now — M-F-D reports the fires are 90-percent contained with approximately 4 acres burned.
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