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Navy talks Red Hill remediation plan amid detection of new chemicals
The Navy intends to keep its remediation schedule outlined in a Red Hill work plan approved by state and federal regulators. It comes amid calls by the Honolulu Board of Water Supply for more frequent testing of its monitoring wells. At an open house meeting Wednesday night, HPR spoke with...
City closing facilities at three popular Oahu parks into 2025
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Families across Oahu will have to find a new place to play. The city is closing facilities at three popular public parks through next year. Work began this week at Kahala Community Park, shutting down the recreation building. Planned improvements include new roofing, carpentry, window repairs, installing...
UH professor appointed to Honolulu climate change commission
A professor in the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources was appointed to the City and County of Honolulu’s Climate Change Commission on August 7. Commission members are appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the City Council. “I look forward...
Molokaʻi educator reflects on short, yet memorable, time aboard Nautilus vessel
The Nautilus exploration voyage from Honolulu to American Samoa was scheduled to last a few weeks. Along the way, they planned to explore the deep ocean floor around Jarvis Island with robotic vehicles to learn more about the area’s biodiversity. However, that didn’t happen. Mechanical issues on the...
Alumni UH men’s volleyball stars build excitement, look ahead
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa men’s volleyball alumni community celebrated its past and present with a special talk story session between UH sports announcer Kanoa Leahey and former standout player Costas Theocharidis (BA ’03, UH Mānoa), plus a Q&A with Head Coach Charlie Wade, Assistant Coach Kupono Fey (BA ’17, UH Mānoa) and current Rainbow Warrior players.
Hawai‘i Island police seek public help finding teenage girl
Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating 17-year-old Faith Mathews of Ocean View who was reported as a runaway. Faith was last seen leaving her residence in Ocean View on Thursday morning. She is 5 feet 3 inches tall, 105 pounds, with long brown hair and blue eyes.
Hawaii Supreme Court to hear arguments on release of evidence in Dana Ireland murder case
The Hawaii Supreme Court has scheduled a hearing in Honolulu to hear oral arguments from the Hawaii Police Department and attorneys from the Schweitzer brothers on September 12. Hawaii Supreme Court to hear arguments on release of evidence in Dana Ireland murder case. The Hawaii Supreme Court has scheduled a...
Hawaii delegates at DNC get ringside seats for what they see as historic event
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - At the Democratic National Convention, the Hawaii delegation was tucked into a section with other small state delegations, but they had a ringside seat to what they see as an historic event. “We’ve already won,” U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda said. “It was about bringing the country together,...
NASA taps Leeward CC student for aerospace scholar program
Leeward Community College student Austin Cataluna, who is studying mechanical engineering, spent this past year as one of 120 students nationwide as a MFA NASA’s Community College Aerospace Scholar (NCAS). The six-month journey is designed to advance students’ capabilities in STEM and prepare them for better representation in the field.
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