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Community

The annual Food Drive Day is an effort to raise money and awareness about food insecurity...

Preparations underway as Hawaii Foodbank, partners gear up for annual food drive

Updated: 14 hours ago
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By Casey Lund
This year’s theme is “Nourish Our Ohana.”

News

The historic Wo Fat building in Chinatown

Take part in revitalizing Chinatown in big community cleanup this weekend

Updated: Aug. 16, 2024 at 10:51 AM HST
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By Casey Lund
Hundreds of volunteers are expected to take the streets and participate in the cleanup.

Sports

Guy's Surf Report: Maui Surf Community wins ESPY award for heroic wildfire relief efforts

Maui Surf Community wins prestigious ESPY award for heroic wildfire relief efforts

Updated: Jul. 12, 2024 at 9:55 AM HST
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By HNN Staff
They used their own homes and resources to set up supply hubs for fire survivors.

News

Great Futures 2024 | Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii

Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii prepares for annual ‘Great Futures Day’

Updated: May. 22, 2024 at 4:40 AM HST
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By Casey Lund
The annual fundraiser is focused on building a brighter future for Hawaii's keiki.

News

Ahuimanu Summer Fun 2019

Registration opening this week for popular Summer Fun program

Updated: May. 13, 2024 at 6:05 AM HST
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By HNN Staff
Heads up, parents! Registration for the popular Summer Fun program opens this week.

News

Athletes from across the globe are preparing to hit the waters for AccesSurf’s 2024 Hawaii...

Adaptive Surf Championships to return to Waikiki, welcoming athletes from 18 countries

Updated: May. 8, 2024 at 2:57 PM HST
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By Casey Lund
Organizers are inviting the community to come out and support.

Community

Chad Starr is preparing to walk the perimeter of Oahu to honor for the third time. He carries...

For the third time, this dad is walking around Oahu to cope with his grief — and save lives

Updated: May. 3, 2024 at 7:23 AM HST
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By Megan Ramones
He's also making the trek in honor of his daughter who died by suicide in 2019.

Pets

Animal rescue nonprofit Poi Dogs & Popoki seeking foster families for its 17 rescue puppies

These 17 little furry friends are seeking a forever home. Here’s how you can help

Updated: Apr. 29, 2024 at 11:43 AM HST
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By HNN Staff
Animal rescue nonprofit Poi Dogs & Popoki is seeking foster families who'll help prep the pups for adoption.

News

Wet 'n' Wild Kapolei

Looking for a fun summer job? Wet ‘n’ Wild is hiring ahead of its busiest season

Updated: Apr. 24, 2024 at 9:46 AM HST
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By Casey Lund
From being a lifeguard to greeting parkgoers, there's a lot of job positions to choose from.

Community

Hawaii Pacific University earned national recognition in an energy and tech competition.

HPU earns national recognition at energy tech competition in Texas

Updated: Apr. 18, 2024 at 1:15 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
The team, called “Ion Clean PV,” competed against dozens of teams from schools like Stanford University, Yale University and UCLA.
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News

Solar eclipse from NASA Telescope on Monday, April 8, 2024

Did you catch the solar eclipse? Share your photos!

Updated: Apr. 8, 2024 at 4:34 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
A total solar eclipse began in the middle of the Pacific and it’s expected to sweep across North America.

Community

Volunteers

Its National Volunteer Month! Here are some ways you can get involved

Updated: Apr. 2, 2024 at 10:50 AM HST
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By Casey Lund
A cleanup at your favorite beach, helping kupuna in need or mentoring keiki. The possibilities for volunteering are endless.

News

The Honolulu Fire Department announced applications will be open from April 14 to 16, or until...

Ever dream of becoming a firefighter? HFD holding recruitment event next week

Updated: Apr. 1, 2024 at 10:29 AM HST
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By HNN Staff
The Honolulu Fire Department is looking to hire more firefighters.

News

The State and City and County of Honolulu offices remain closed on Friday to observe the Good...

LIST: What’s open and closed in Honolulu on Good Friday holiday

Updated: Mar. 29, 2024 at 6:33 AM HST
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By HNN Staff
Good Friday kicks off the Easter holiday weekend.

News

St. Patrick's Day Parade in Waikiki

Sea of green floods Waikiki streets as revelers gather to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

Updated: Mar. 18, 2024 at 11:25 AM HST
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By HNN Staff
This year the parade featured over 300 participants, including marching bands, military groups and festive floats.

Events

Our Kakaako Keiki Street Festival

Interactive space for keiki to learn, play and try new things returns to Kakaako

Updated: Mar. 15, 2024 at 6:00 AM HST
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By Casey Lund
From fitness to arts and even cultural education, there's an action-packed lineup of activities, entertainment and food.

Community

Camp Erdman high ropes course

Financial aid available for YMCA summer camps and families urged to sign up early

Updated: Mar. 12, 2024 at 10:54 AM HST
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By Casey Lund
Summer can be a magical time for Hawaii’s keiki but it’s also challenging time many of their parents — the YMCA of Honolulu says it’s here to help.

News

Punahou Carnival 2023

Headed to Punahou Carnival? Here’s everything you need to know

Updated: Feb. 2, 2024 at 5:58 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
This year’s theme is “Explore the Shore ‘24.”

Community

Cherry blossoms bloom a bright pink in Wahiawa.

Celebrate the cherry blossom bloom with a trolley ride through Wahiawa

Updated: Jan. 25, 2024 at 8:31 AM HST
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By HNN Staff
The delicate Okinawan cherry blossoms in Wahiawa are unpredictable and they are beginning to bloom.

Community

HNN FILE

LIST: Current transmitter disruptions

Updated: Dec. 20, 2023 at 9:38 AM HST
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By HNN Staff
Hawaii News Now strives to alert viewers to any transmitter disruptions.

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PHOTOS: Monster surf

Updated: Nov. 28, 2023 at 4:13 PM HST
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By Gray Media
Share your surf photos with us!

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Christmas lights near Honolulu Hale

PHOTOS: Holidays 2023

Updated: Nov. 28, 2023 at 4:12 PM HST
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By Gray Media
Share your surf photos with us!

News

Honolulu gears up for a vibrant October Pride month

Honolulu gears up for a vibrant October Pride month

Updated: Oct. 2, 2023 at 7:52 PM HST
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By Caelan Hughes
October is pride month in Honolulu, and the city is celebrating!

News

Our Kakaako Honolulu Night Market

Celebrate Hawaiian culture, support local at Kakaako’s Honolulu Night Market

Updated: Jun. 1, 2023 at 9:08 AM HST
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By HNN Staff
Beneath a sky full of stars and the Mahealani full moon, the community can expect an eventful night full of festivities.

Merrie Monarch Festival

Merrie Monarch in the 1980s.

WATCH: Two respected kumu reflect on how Merrie Monarch changed hula

Updated: Apr. 22, 2023 at 2:50 PM HST
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By Dillon Ancheta
Over the last 60 years, hula has changed — greatly thanks to the Merrie Monarch Festival.

Community

Servco Pacific has announced Peter Dames (left) will become the company’s president and chief...

Servco Pacific names new president and CEO

Updated: Apr. 19, 2023 at 2:32 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
Servco Pacific has announced Peter Dames will become the company’s president and chief executive officer on Oct. 1.

Merrie Monarch Festival

Merrie Monarch Royal Parade 2023

PHOTOS: Merrie Monarch Royal Parade wows crowds and showcases local talent in Hilo

Updated: Apr. 15, 2023 at 5:17 PM HST
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By Dillon Ancheta
Excited keiki and kupuna lined the roadways as families came out to watch the parade.

Merrie Monarch Festival

Halau Ka lei Mokihana O Leina'ala prepares for Merrie Monarch 2023.

After big win in 2022, Kauai halau prepares for their return to Merrie Monarch stage

Updated: Apr. 11, 2023 at 5:17 PM HST
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By Dillon Ancheta
“It hasn’t even sunken in from what happened last year, I got to tell you."

Merrie Monarch Festival

Hula dancers in elaborate ensembles take the stage in 'Auana Night at Merrie Monarch 1983.

WATCH: KGMB archives capture highlights of Merrie Monarch in the 1980s

Updated: Apr. 11, 2023 at 6:39 AM HST
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By Dillon Ancheta
In the 1980s, the competition really took off drawing in sold out audiences to Hilo’s Edith Kanaka’ole Stadium.

News

Dedicated hula fans have lined up in Hilo for Merrie Monarch Festival's Ho'ike night

Scores line up overnight for Merrie Monarch Hoike tickets

Updated: Apr. 5, 2023 at 4:05 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
Tickets are $5 each cash only, with a maximum of two for each buyer

Community

Hawaii high school students are required to take algebra. Should they be?

Local nonprofit offering thousands of dollars in scholarships to Hawaii Island students

Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 2:05 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
The Hawaii Rise Foundation announced on Wednesday that roughly $12,000 worth of scholarships will be available to eligible youth.

News

2022: Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leināʻala - Photo by Bruce Omori

Here’s who will compete at Merrie Monarch 2023 (and who will pick the winners)

Updated: Feb. 23, 2023 at 3:15 PM HST
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By Dillon Ancheta
The list of judges and participants has been announced.

Community

Are you looking for a summer journalism internship in Hawaii?

Are you looking for a summer journalism internship in Hawaii?

Updated: Feb. 15, 2023 at 7:32 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
Are you looking to launch an exciting media career through a paid summer internship?

Honolulu Pride

Hawaii’s modern day laws are fairly progressive in protecting LGTBQ rights. But there was a...

Hawaii’s ‘Glades era’ was glamorous. But it was also the darkest time for LGBTQ+ performers

Updated: Oct. 14, 2022 at 3:10 PM HST
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By Dillon Ancheta
"It was like we were in our own little world."

Pride

Archives show the history of pride celebrations in Honolulu.

‘We were despised’: Honolulu Pride is celebrated today, but it wasn’t always that way

Updated: Oct. 13, 2022 at 4:25 PM HST
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By Dillon Ancheta
The first Pride march in Honolulu is traced back to June 30, 1974.

News

Universal Show Queen 2022 made a return to the Hawaii Convention Center Saturday.

A highlight of Honolulu Pride, Universal Show Queen pageant makes a grand return

Updated: Oct. 13, 2022 at 10:41 AM HST
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By Dillon Ancheta
Now in its 37th year, six contestants from around the world fought for the coveted title.

News

Kaleimomi Timoteo embraces her truth while encouraging others to live authentically.

This business owner has embraced all that she is. She wants others to do the same

Updated: Oct. 13, 2022 at 10:40 AM HST
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By Dillon Ancheta
“I have been bullied my entire life because of the fact that I was different. I don’t allow it to discourage who I am."

News

The four Kapaemahu Stones sit in Waikiki next to the police substation.

Four stones sit in Waikiki. Their story? Unknown to most who pass by

Updated: Oct. 13, 2022 at 10:40 AM HST
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By Dillon Ancheta
The stones have deep ties to Hawaiian history and gender identity.

News

Hoike tickets go on sale March 15.

Get ready: Merrie Monarch Hoike tickets on sale Tuesday

Updated: Mar. 14, 2022 at 3:35 PM HST
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By Mahealani Richardson
A total of 2,000 tickets for $5 each will be sold.

News

Thieves broke into the center in November, causing thousands of dollars worth in damage.

Donations to cover cost of repairs after break-in at Moiliili Community Center

Updated: Dec. 8, 2021 at 12:59 PM HST
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By Kainoa Enos
The suspects struck the community center on Nov. 19.

Holiday 2020

Heaps of food and dessert are being given out by the Hilton Hawaiian Village and IHS.

Hilton Hawaiian Village partners with IHS to feed the less fortunate this Thanksgiving

Updated: Nov. 24, 2021 at 4:06 PM HST
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By Kainoa Enos
700 pounds worth of food will be prepared and handed out.

News

Last year, Kupu Aina Corps filled more than 350 jobs across several local organizations whose...

Need work? There are ‘green jobs’ available, and this program can help you find one

Updated: Nov. 23, 2021 at 6:43 PM HST
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By Mark Carpenter
Last year, the program filled more than 350 jobs across several local organizations.

News

Students get down and dirty to help with planting native trees at a botanical garden in Honolulu.

Young students pitch in to help Oahu reach goal of planting 100K trees by 2025

Updated: Nov. 10, 2021 at 2:49 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
Nearly two dozen new native plants are now taking root at the Liliuokalani Botanical Garden

News

Hawaii's largest hospital cracking under strain of homeless crisis

Signing up for Medicare? Workshops offered to help eligible adults enroll

Updated: Oct. 21, 2021 at 3:08 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
The Hawaii State Health Insurance Program will be holding four in-person workshops.

Community

New promotion at the pump to benefit local charity

Pump gas at Shell stations and you could help a local charity

Updated: Aug. 17, 2021 at 9:31 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
A new promotion at the pump will help provide social services for kids.

Community

New campaign dubbed Workout for Wishes

New workout campaign seeks to help wishes come true for Maui children

Updated: Aug. 11, 2021 at 9:39 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
They’re raising money for Make-A-Wish Children on Maui.

News

USS Battleship Missouri / File Image

Coast Guard families get free admission to Pearl Harbor Historic Sites this weekend

Updated: Aug. 3, 2021 at 3:41 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
Entry fees are being waived for them in honor of the branch’s 231st birthday.

News

U.S. passport / Gray File Image

Need a new passport? Kahului Post Office can help at an upcoming event

Updated: Jun. 22, 2021 at 1:36 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
With travel demand up, Kahului post office will be holding another ‘Passport Fair’ for new applicants.

News

Kapalama Hale / File image

You now have extra time to renew expired driver’s licenses, documents

Updated: Jun. 8, 2021 at 1:00 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
If they expired between March 16, 2020 and June 8, 2021, it's now valid until Aug. 6

News

Manuoku Bird Community Art Project

Celebrate a cherished Hawaiian bird in this upcoming community art display

Updated: May. 25, 2021 at 12:58 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
Your creations will be featured in the Kaka’ako display.
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