First Alert Forecast: Trades to return with gradually improving conditions

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Showers are forecast to decrease through the weekend as an upper level disturbance moves southwest and away from the islands. The flood watch for Kauai and Niihau has been canceled, along with the First Alert Weather Day...

Hawaii nonprofits navigate uncertainty while serving vulnerable communities

Hawaii’s health, social service and cultural nonprofits are operating under a cloud of uncertainty as sweeping federal policy changes ripple through the state. From frozen grants to potential cuts to federal safety-net programs, agencies face a...

Hawaii County Council considers plastic foodware ban

STAR-ADVERTISER / 2012 Disposable polystyrene food containers and plastic serviceware would be banned if Bill 83 is passed by the Hawaii County Council committee. A Hawaii County Council committee has postponed action until next month on a bill...

Hawaii’s top jurists ‘have gone above and beyond’ in their roles

COURTESY HAWAII STATE JUDICIARY Administrative Director of the Courts Rod Maile, left, stands with Hawaii Judiciary Jurists of the Year honorees Trish K. Morikawa and Peter T. Cahill, who is flanked by Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald at the Hawaii...

Red Cross Micronesia chapter conducts World First Aid Day 2025

The Red Cross has active groups in the island chains. The Micronesia Red Cross Society, which has headquarters in Pohnpei, was founded in 1998. It successfully conducted World First Aid Day 2025 on Sept. 13, beginning in Kosrae and concluding in...

New UHERO report forecasts recession for Hawaii’s economy

This line graph shows average daily visitor arrivals in Hawaii from the U.S., Canada and Japan. Courtesy photo ​​With visitor numbers down in Hawaii and new federal tariffs weighing down the global economy, economists at the Economic Research...

Community First: Ten years of Advance Health Care Directives

This year marks a decade since Community First Hawaii brought together a dedicated team of passionate volunteers to offer free Advance Health Care Directive workshops across the Big Island — and in that time, more than 3,000 residents have taken...

This Remote National Park Is As Big As Yellowstone and Yosemite Combined—and It Has Some of the Best Bear Viewing the World

There are certain scenes in the unofficial wildlife photography hall of fame—shots that both amateurs and professionals around the world attempt to capture when they finally get the chance. The bison roaming Yellowstone National Park, an elephant...

Tucson's TV/radio sports best bets: Saturday, Sept. 27

TV 1 p.m., CW — NASCAR Xfinity: Kansas Lottery 300 9:30 a.m., FS1 — FIM MotoGP: Grand Prix of Japan 5 p.m., MLBN — Triple-A National Championship 9 a.m., ABC — Notre Dame at Arkansas 9 a.m., ACCN — Duke at Syracuse 9 a.m., BTN — Rutgers at...

Top Hawaii County officials would get raises under proposal

The Hawaii County Salary Commission will put its proposal for a four-tiered pay raise for the county’s top officials before the public. The panel on Wednesday edited a Finding of Facts document drafted by Deputy Corporation Counsel Cody Frenz, the...

How Hawaii and Air Force match up for today’s football game

UH was hoping to have its entire No. 1 offensive unit available or the first time this season. Last week, QB1 Micah Alejado and center Ethan Spencer returned to the lineup, but left tackle Dean Briski was held out following the death of his...

Letter: First Amendment not a factor in Kimmel dustup

The sham argument that a late-night TV host has been “indefinitely barred” has been exposed in no uncertain terms by ABC (“Administration imposes limits on free speech,” Star-Advertiser, Letters, Sept. 25). The private entity imposed a timeout on...

United Airlines To Fly First 737 With Starlink Next Month

The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has certified United’s Boeing 737-800 narrowbody aircraft equipped with Starlink. The first commercial flight with Starlink Wi-Fi onboard is scheduled for October 15, 2025. According to the...

Dana White and Max Holloway highlight UFC’s $1.2 million aid and role in rebuilding Hawaii after devastating wildfires

UFC CEO Dana White and BMF champion Max Holloway have teamed up to make a large charitable commitment to Hawaii that is set to bring newfound hope to hundreds who were affected by the 2023 Maui wildfires that ravaged the Islands. In a video posted...

Hawaii welcomes 31 new firefighters with graduation ceremony

WAIPAHU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Friday marked a major milestone for Hawaii’s newest firefighters. After months of training, members of the Honolulu Fire Department’s 118th Fire Fighter Recruit Class celebrated their graduation at the Hawaii Okinawa...

I went to the long-haul destination named best value holiday hotspot – beers were 30p and I saved thousands on shopping

THE BEST value long-haul holiday destinations have been revealed - and the cheapest is a great winter sun spot. The Post Office's 2025 Long Haul Holiday Report has analysed 30 long haul destinations for affordability. 6 I visited the city that has...

Man Last Seen Off Coast of Hawaii May Have Disappeared While Freediving, Officials Say By Jillian Frankel

NEED TO KNOW The Coast Guard is searching for a 44-year-old diver who disappeared off the coast of Hawaii earlier this week Bryson Higashi was last seen around 4:30 p.m. local time on Tuesday, Sept. 23 in the Hanalei area of Kauai, Hawaii, the...

How Sammy Hawaii Int’l lap steel guitar is giving African music a modern voice

African music is constantly evolving, yet few artists have dared to reimagine it through the voice of the lap steel guitar. Samson Oluwadamilare Akinlolu, better known as Sammy Hawaii Int’l, is one of them. With his mastery of this rare...

20-year-old from Puna charged in firearms incident on road in Hawaiian Paradise Park

September 26, 2025, 6:09 PM HST Noa Lolohea, a 20-year-old from Puna, was arrested and charged in relation to a firearms incident that occurred on Sept. 17 on the roadway fronting a residence on 29th Avenue in the Hawaiian Paradise Park...

Toronto Raptors GM reveals how team will operate in first post-Masai season

So much feels the same as we head into another Toronto Raptors season, but in another way, everything is different. It’s the little things, like how, for the first time in over a decade, the Toronto Raptors front office was not represented on...