Hawaii favorite, The Green, returns to the MACC

The Green were the first local reggae group to reach any of Billboard’s mainstream charts. They will perform June 14 at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center. Courtesy photo Kicking off their four-island “Summertime Hawaii Tour ’25” on Oahu, The Green …

More Hawaii young adults turn to trades to start their career

Summer finds many Hawaii high school graduates getting ready to go to college. But, an increasing number of young adults also look at alternative and cheaper ways to start a career. In Kapolei, dozens of young workers are learning what it is like to be in …

Experts predict Alzheimer’s cases in Hawaii to double by 2050

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Health Awareness Month. In Hawaii, Alzheimer’s disease affects about 11% of people 65 and older, or about 31,000 kupuna. Researchers say that number may double in the next 25 years with the state’s …

Hawaii businesses hope for tariff relief as U.S., China say they’ll resume trade talks

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The U.S. Commerce Department on Thursday said the U.S. trade deficit was cut in half in April, with new tariffs fueling a steep drop in imports. Meantime, President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping today discussed trade …

ADF, Babylon Bee sue over Hawaii online content law

The Alliance Defending Freedom, or ADF, is representing The Babylon Bee satire site in a federal lawsuit challenging Hawaii’s recent online content law, ADF said on Wednesday. The 2024 law bans digitally created, deceptive content that depicts a politician …

Hawaii-based soldier sentenced to 23 years for killing, dismembering pregnant wife

U.S. Army Pfc. Dewayne Johnson sits with his teammates during an exercise at Helemano Military Reservation, Hawaii, in November 2023. (Joshua Linfoot/U.S. Army) WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD, Hawaii — The Hawaii-based soldier who killed his pregnant wife and …

Cal lands TE Taimane Purcell: No. 3 recruit in Hawaii commits to Golden Bears

Cal has done it again, landing yet another pledge from its weekend visit slate. Honolulu Kamehameha tight end Taimane Purcell, the No. 3 recruit in Hawaii, announced his commitment to the Golden Bears Thursday morning. Purcell gives Cal its fifth pledge of …

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts

Kilauea erupts again on Hawaii's Big Island

Wendy Hensel announces Matt Elliott as Hawaii AD selection, pending Board of Regents vote

University of Hawaii President Wendy Hensel made official her selection of Matt Elliott as the next UH Manoa athletic director in a system-wide email blast and subsequent news release on Thursday morning. Elliott, a former 13-year athletics administrator …