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NYC transit begins rare shutdown as storm nears
The city's mass transit system began its first shutdown brought on by a natural disaster Saturday, and the area's five airports stopped accepting arriving flights as Hurricane Irene approached. More>>
Typhoon-triggered landslides kill 6 in Philippines
A slow-moving typhoon made landfall in the Philippines on Saturday, drenching most of the north and triggering landslides that killed five children and a man digging for gold, officials said. More>>
Stephanie Lum interviews Linda Johnsrud regarding UH tuition hikes
Updated: Aug 27, 2011 9:54 AM AST
The University of Hawaii is proposing a tuition increase to help offset severe budget cuts. Right now, an undergrad student at U.H. Manoa is paying... More>>
Team effort helps overweight Hawaii children
Updated: Aug 27, 2011 9:28 AM AST
By Teri Okita – bio | email HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Hawaii News Now was the first to bring you an interview with the local author of a controversial book called, "Maggie Goes on a Diet". The kids' More>>
Hurricane Irene affecting Hawaii travel
Updated: Aug 27, 2011 9:10 AM AST
We're thousands of miles away from Hurricane Irene but that doesn't mean we won't feel some of the ripple effects. More>>
Pigging out for Warrior Football
Updated: Aug 27, 2011 8:53 AM AST
Thursday marked the 15th annual Murphy's Pig Skin Pig-Out benefiting the Hawaii Warrior football team. It was organized by Na Koa... More>>
Oahu still after Coqui
Updated: Aug 27, 2011 6:19 AM AST
The coqui frog is tiny and tenacious. Its call in the wild has been heard all over Oahu... More>>
Big Island donkey meeting
Updated: Aug 27, 2011 5:29 AM AST
There will be a community meeting Friday and Saturday to discuss 120 feral Waikoloa donkeys being sent to California. More>>
Dropping golf balls for great cause
Updated: Aug 27, 2011 5:10 AM AST
If you spent anytime outside Thursday you know the weather was just picture perfect. More>>
Big Island has new fire chief
Updated: Aug 27, 2011 4:43 AM AST
The Big Island's fire department has named a new boss. More>>
Aloha Aulani, Disney resort set to open
Updated: Aug 27, 2011 3:29 AM AST
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) The grand opening of Walt Disney's new upscale resort Aulani is set for Monday August 29. Built on 21 acres the sprawling 840-unit resort is the first major Disney property to More>>
2 million ordered to leave as Irene takes aim
Whipping up trouble before ever reaching land, Hurricane Irene zeroed in Friday for a catastrophic run up the Eastern Seaboard. More than 2 million people were told to move to safer places, and New York City ordered its... More>>
Tuition hikes proposed for University of Hawaii
Updated: Aug 27, 2011 12:49 AM AST
University of Hawaii officials are proposing tuition hikes. The university said Friday that under the 5-year plan tuition at UH Manoa would increase ... More>>
Hawaii to receive $13.9 million in homeland security grants
Updated: Aug 27, 2011 12:21 AM AST
Hawaii is receiving $13.9 million in preparedness grants from the Department of Homeland Security. More>>
Irene slightly weaker; warning area extends north
Hurricane Irene has weakened slightly to a Category 2 storm as it approaches the U.S. East Coast, where a hurricane warning has been extended to New Jersey. More>>
Mass being held for injured Damien football player
Updated: Aug 26, 2011 8:38 PM AST
A mass will be held at Damien High School for a football player badly injured in a game one week ago. Damien's starting quarterback Alan Mohika... More>>
Live Irene Update with Drew Levinson
Updated: Aug 26, 2011 8:17 PM AST
(HawaiiNewsNow) - Live Irene Update with Drew Levinson. More>>
President Obama speech on Hurricane Irene
Updated: Aug 26, 2011 7:52 PM AST
(HawaiiNewsNow) - President Obama makes a speech from Martha's Vineyard on Hurricane Irene. More>>
Sen. Akaka receiving lifetime achievement award
Sen. Daniel Akaka is getting a prestigious award on Maui on Friday. He'll be receiving a lifetime achievement award at the Maui County... More>>
Maui: Baldwin Beach Park still closed
A popular beach on Maui remains closed after erosion started tearing apart the facilities. According to officials, the foundation of the... More>>
Oahu elementary school gets solar power
The first Oahu public school to receive state funding to construct a photovoltaic system has completed installation of 468 solar panels. More>>
Amtrak's California Zephyr train derails in Neb.
Amtrak says a train carrying about 175 passengers between Chicago and San Francisco has derailed in southwest Nebraska. More>>
Vice President Biden personally thanks Hawaii's military
Updated: Aug 26, 2011 1:08 PM AST
You never know what Vice President Joe Biden will say. In his speech at the Kaneohe Marine Corps Base he appeared to... More>>
Noise from night work riles Waikiki residents
Updated: Aug 26, 2011 12:50 PM AST
Waikiki residents say all-night noise from road work on Ala Moana Boulevard has them at wits end. "You hear pounding. You hear digging. The building sometimes shakes...
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CONSUMER ALERT: Gyoza recall in Hawaii
Updated: Aug 26, 2011 12:05 PM AST
The Hawai'i State Department of Health is warning that certain packages of Ajinomoto Brand Vegetable Gyoza Dumplings may actually contain Seafood Dumplings which contain shrimp and fish (Pollock). More>>
Inouye to HART: "I'll do my best."
Updated: Aug 26, 2011 9:20 AM AST
U. S. Sen. Daniel Inouye told members of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation although he expects the Federal government to ante up ... More>>
Homeless accused of deliberately setting fires in protest of airport viaduct sweep
Updated: Aug 26, 2011 9:19 AM AST
Tensions are rising among homeless people near the H-1 Freeway's airport viaduct as state crews continue breaking up illegal camp... More>>
Waikiki visitors brutally assaulted
Updated: Aug 26, 2011 9:06 AM AST
CrimeStoppers and the Honolulu Police Department need your help finding a man known as 'Jesse-Boy' for the brutal attack of visiting teens. More>>
Rolling out red carpet for Hawaii film "One Voice"
Updated: Aug 26, 2011 8:57 AM AST
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Cameras started rolling in fall of 2007, and now, almost four years later, the film "One Voice" is making its theatrical debut. The documentary goes behind-the-scenes at the More>>
Vice President Biden gives MCBH address
Updated: Aug 26, 2011 6:49 AM AST
Vice President Joe Biden thanked U.S. servicemen in Hawaii for being among what he called "the greatest generation of warriors that the world has ever produced." More>>
Jurors shown trash bin allegedly used to dispose of homicide victim's body
Updated: Aug 26, 2011 5:56 AM AST
Jurors in the Joshua Williams murder trial were shown a key piece of evidence Thursday -- a city and county trash bin... More>>
1 missing as strong typhoon skirts Philippines
At least one fisherman is reported missing and several towns in the northern and central Philippines are flooded as a slow-moving typhoon gains strength while drifting toward Taiwan. More>>
Kaneohe Marines charged in hazing 'suicide'
Updated: Aug 26, 2011 4:08 AM AST
Three Kaneohe Marines have been criminally charged in connection with the suicide of a Marine in Afghanistan. More>>
UPDATE: Fire inspectors believe Koloa fire started by cigarette
Updated: Aug 26, 2011 12:22 AM AST
Kauai Fire inspectors believe that last week's fire in Koloa which destroyed two structures was most likely started by a cigarette. More>>
AC still out at Honolulu International
Updated: Aug 25, 2011 11:50 PM AST
For a third day the air-conditioning system at Honolulu International Airport is not working. More>>
US officials ponder Irene evacuations
Hurricane Irene could hit anywhere along the East Coast this weekend, leaving officials in the path of uncertainty to make a delicate decision. Should they tell tourists to leave during one of the last weeks of the... More>>
Bicyclist in critical condition after Kalihi hit-and-run
Updated: Aug 25, 2011 10:59 PM AST
Honolulu police are searching for the driver of a truck who they say slammed into a bicyclist. More>>
UH Board of Regents meeting on Maui Today
Updated: Aug 25, 2011 10:20 PM AST
Happening today.. The UH Board of Regents will be talking about whether to raise tuition by up to 46 percent. More>>
Wisconsin government worker arrested on Maui
A man wanted for stealing government property in Wisconsin has been arrested at a vacation rental home on Maui. More>>
Bruddah Pekelo passing
Updated: Aug 25, 2011 9:03 PM AST
(HawaiiNewsNow) - MauiNews confirmed from family members what we were hearing yesterday, that Na Hoku Hanohano Award Winner and Slack Key Award Winner Pekelo Cosma... More>>
Kauai's popular Kipu Falls fenced-off
Updated: Aug 25, 2011 1:10 PM AST
The landowner of a popular Kauai swimming hole where five visitors have died in the past five years has decided to fence the area and put up no trespassing signs... More>>
Copper thieves hit Nimitz lights
Updated: Aug 25, 2011 12:37 PM AST
Police are investigating the theft of an estimated 40,000 feet of copper wiring from the street lights along Nimitz Highway under the airport viaduct... More>>
Business owners concerned over rail property takeover
Updated: Aug 25, 2011 8:05 AM AST
The Makana Esthetics Wellness Academy is a calm relaxing spa, but the owner is feeling a bit panicked by the train heading her way... More>>
Don't assume you're safe in a crosswalk
Updated: Aug 25, 2011 7:59 AM AST
By Teri Okita – bio | email HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – In the past eight weeks, Honolulu has had at least 7 pedestrian-related accidents or fatalities - almost one per week. Hawaii is the only state... More>>
Admitted marijuana user gives gripping testimony at high-profile murder trial
Updated: Aug 25, 2011 7:53 AM AST
An admitted marijuana user provided gripping testimony at a high-profile murder trial Wednesday. The man testified that... More>>
Hot day even hotter at Honolulu International
Updated: Aug 25, 2011 7:45 AM AST
A crew from Standard Sheet Metal worked feverishly Wednesday afternoon to remove and replace a broken section of air conditioning pipe that carries... More>>
Hanabusa to defend seat in November
Updated: Aug 25, 2011 7:25 AM AST
Hawaii Rep. Colleen Hanabusa made it official and says she will seek re-election to the U.S. House of representatives. More>>
20 acres burn in Haleiwa brushfire
Updated: Aug 25, 2011 7:08 AM AST
Firefighters battled another brushfire in Haleiwa Wednesday. The fire was under control around 5:25 p.m. according to Fire Department spokesperson Terry Seelig. More>>
AG's office to hold auction of forfeited property
Updated: Aug 25, 2011 5:48 AM AST
People looking for great deals and a way to fight crime should head to the Blaisdell center on Saturday. More>>
Teen in critical after Black Point swimming accident
Updated: Aug 25, 2011 4:17 AM AST
A teenager is in critical condition after a swimming accident at Cromwell's near the Doris Duke estate on Black Point. More>>
UH Manoa Chancellor stepping down
Updated: Aug 25, 2011 3:06 AM AST
University of Hawaii-Manoa Chancellor Virginia Hinshaw announced Wednesday morning that she will be stepping down at the completion of her five-year contract next summer. More>>
HTA: Visitor spending up, arrivals down
Updated: Aug 25, 2011 2:45 AM AST
The Hawaii Tourism Authority says visitor spending in Hawaii grew 5.2 percent in July, despite a 1.9 percent decline in visitor arrivals. More>>
Apple says Steve Jobs resigning as CEO, effective
Updated: Aug 25, 2011 1:50 AM AST
The company said Wednesday that Jobs will be replaced by Tim Cook, who was the company's chief operating officer. More>>
$2.3M grant for Hawaii research of liver cancer
Updated: Aug 25, 2011 12:46 AM AST
Scientists from the University of Hawaii Cancer Center and The Queen's Medical Center have received a $2.3 million grant for liver cancer research. More>>
SLIDESHOW: Images of earthquake along East Coast
The most powerful earthquake to strike the East Coast in decades has been felt from South Carolina to Maine. It was centered 40 miles northwest of Richmond, Va. and measured 5.8. More>>
No Tsunami from powerful Peru quake
Updated: Aug 24, 2011 11:04 PM AST
A powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake rattled the coast of Peru Wednesday morning. More>>
Photographs of Hawaii's 276 fallen heroes of the Vietnam conflict needed
Updated: Aug 24, 2011 10:18 PM AST
(HawaiiNewsNow) - Behind every name, there's a story and a face. The photographs of Hawaii's 276 fallen heroes are needed, and the community is being asked to answer the call. More>>
Hawaii: The State of Clean Energy Tonight
Updated: Aug 24, 2011 10:00 PM AST
(HawaiiNewsNow) - Sharon Moriwaki is from Hawaii Clean Energy and James Koshiba is from Kanu Hawaii. They're hear to talk about energy efficiency and conservation. More>>
Native Hawaiian Conference is Today
Updated: Aug 24, 2011 9:34 PM AST
(HawaiiNewsNow) - The Native Hawaiian Conference is Today at the Hawaii Convention Center.Shaun Donovan, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is here in Hawaii for this event and joins Howard. More>>
'Die, Gadhafi': Libya's embassies abroad defect
Libyan diplomats and students smashed portraits of Moammar Gadhafi, shouted "Game over!" and raised the rebel flag at their Manila embassy Wednesday as part of defections at missions worldwide underscoring the leader's... More>>
School takes practice to injured QB
Updated: Aug 24, 2011 8:11 PM AST
Injured Damien Memorial School quarterback Alan Mohika, still recovering at the Queen's Medical Center, had access to live streaming video at the Monarch's practice Tuesday...
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Hawaii-based Marines face punishment for hazing death
Updated: Aug 24, 2011 7:47 PM AST
Two Marines with Hawaii ties are facing severe punishment after allegedly hazing another Marine who killed himself in Afghanistan... More>>
Irene weakens but remains big threat to US
People stocked up on food, boarded windows and gassed up their cars Tuesday as Hurricane Irene threatened to become the most powerful storm to hit the East Coast in seven years. More>>
Powerful Hurricane Irene heads toward Bahamas, US
A rapidly strengthening Hurricane Irene roared off the Dominican Republic's resort-dotted northern coast on Monday, whipping up high waves and torrential downpours on a track that could see it reach the U.S. Southeast as... More>>
Virginia earthquake shakes East Coast
On August 23, 2011 a 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck Virginia and was felt up and down the East Coast. More>>
Homeless man killed after struck by van on Nimitz Viaduct
Updated: Aug 24, 2011 6:57 PM AST
The Nimitz Viaduct is now open after police shut down lanes in the Ewa direction following a fatal accident Wednesday morning. According to officials... More>>
Hanabusa to seek re-election, announcement expected this week
Updated: Aug 24, 2011 6:41 PM AST
Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa is expected to announce this week that she will defend the House seat she won last... More>>
Waialua woman dies following car crash
Updated: Aug 24, 2011 6:28 PM AST
An elderly woman from Waialua has died following a car crash in Haleiwa Tuesday afternoon. Officials say it is unclear at this point... More>>
Native Hawaiian Conference to begin Wednesday at Convention Center
Updated: Aug 24, 2011 6:21 PM AST
A big meeting is taking place at the Convention Center on Wednesday. The 10th Native Hawaiian Conference is scheduled... More>>
Baldwin Beach Park closed Wednesday
Updated: Aug 24, 2011 6:16 PM AST
Baldwin Beach Park on Maui's north shore will be closed Wednesday due to erosion. Shifting sands have exposed the roots... More>>
Honolulu, Australian city share link to surf hero
Honolulu's mayor is expected to sign a goodwill pact with an Australian city that has ties to surf legend Duke Kahanamoku. More>>
From hiding, Gadhafi tells Libyans to free Tripoli
A defiant Moammar Gadhafi vowed Wednesday to fight on "until victory or martyrdom" and called on residents of the Libyan capital and loyal tribesmen across his North African nation to free Tripoli from the "devils and... More>>
Why NOAA considered euthanizing aggressive monk seal
Updated: Aug 24, 2011 11:22 AM AST
By Teri Okita – bio | email HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Teams from NOAA - the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - have wrapped up this year's Hawaiian monk seal field research in the Northwestern More>>
NY court dismisses sex case; Strauss-Kahn free
Dominique Strauss-Kahn became a free man Tuesday when a judge ended the sexual assault case against him at the request of prosecutors, who said the hotel maid who accused the former International Monetary Fund chief... More>>
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