Honolulu prosecutors say Kalihi fatal stabbing was self-defense

Honolulu prosecutors said a 27-year-old Kalihi man who fatally stabbed his roommate Monday night was acting in self-defense and will not face a murder charge. At about 8:22 p.m. Monday, the man was approached by his roommate, identified as...

Expand your definition of “political violence”

Bipartisan discourse condemning political violence has resurfaced since the Sept. 10 killing of Charlie Kirk, a right-wing public figure and political commentator. Both sides of the aisle are urging the public to have empathy for Kirk and his...

Alaska Air announces new CEO for Hawaiian Airlines

Alaska Air Group has announced that Diana Birkett Rakow, senior vice president of public affairs and sustainability at Alaska Airlines, will become CEO of Hawaiian Airlines effective Oct. 29. Birkett Rakow succeeds Joe Sprague, who will retire...

Nicole Kidman & Elle Fanning Join Forces for New Legal Thriller Series From Best-Selling Author

Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning are partnering up for Discretion, an upcoming legal thriller series from A24. This marks a fourth collaboration for the two actresses, who previously worked together on the films The Beguiled and How to Talk to Girls...

Trump celebrates Jimmy Kimmel suspension as some networks replace show with Charlie Kirk tribute – US politics live

SummaryHere is a summary of the latest developments: The Jimmy Kimmel Live! show has been indefinitely suspensded the after the late-night host made comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk. The ABC network, which Disney owns, announced on...

Hawaii Supreme Court upholds life sentence of man convicted of Kauai homicide

LIHUE, Hawaii (Island News) -- The life sentence for the man who stabbed his elderly landlord to death on Kauai in 2018 was upheld on Wednesday by the Hawaii Supreme Court. Peter Grewer was convicted after a jury trial in 2021 for the murder of...

Jimmy Kimmel suspension: Trump celebrates as some networks replace show with Charlie Kirk tribute – US politics live

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature Senator Elizabeth Warren has joined a number of her Democratic colleagues in condemning the decisions to suspend Jimmy Kimmel’s programme, saying “giant media companies...

Penn arrested again in Hawaii

B.J. Penn has been arrested – again. On Tuesday, Penn was arrested for violating a protection order, according to a news bulletin posted by the Hawaii Police Department. Police say Penn on Monday entered a property that violated the court-ordered...

Hawaii Dept. of Health announces vaccine recommendations for respiratory virus season

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Hawaii Department of Health announced its recommendations for seasonal viruses, including the flu and COVID-19, on Wednesday. Earlier this month, Hawaii teamed up California, Oregon, and Washington to form the West...

Hawaii joins Western states in issuing vaccine guidelines countering Kennedy

RYAN YOUNG/THE NEW YORK TIMES A COVID-19 vaccination drive-thru site at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, in January 2021. Four Democratic-controlled Western states, today, issued their own recommendations on who should get three common seasonal...

Hawaii County likely to delay short-term rental law

Hawaii County’s new law to regulate short-term vacation rentals is set to take effect Dec. 20 but will likely be pushed back to the end of March to give operators more time to comply. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Already a subscriber?...

Space Force cell explores reorg to push commercial data to military

AMOS 2025 — The Space Force’s Joint Commercial Operations (JCO) cell is in the midst of a reorganization designed to enable routine integration of space domain awareness (SDA) data and analysis from commercial operators into day-to-day military...

DOJ Asks Court to Spike Vermont's Climate Superfund Law

The Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division has filed a motion for summary judgment in its challenge to the State of Vermont’s “climate superfund” law. The law aims to impose liability on foreign and domestic energy...

People moves: Microsoft’s general counsel is promoted to legal chief as incumbent departs

Microsoft’s general counsel Jonathan Palmer has been promoted to the role of corporate vice president and chief legal officer, succeeding Hossein Nowbar. Nowbar confirmed that he had left the technology giant this month in an email sent earlier...

Mayor is blasted for turning up at military parade in Hawaiian shirt, shorts, trainers and no socks

'Somebody said to me, "you wear the [mayoral] chains or the chains are going to wear you" — and I refuse to let the chains wear me.' By TOM LAWRENCE, NEWS REPORTER Published: 11:20 EDT, 17 September 2025 | Updated: 11:22 EDT, 17 September 2025 A...

Western states put ‘safety before politics,’ issue unified vaccine guidance

The three West Coast states plus Hawaii that have formed a health alliance announced new vaccine recommendations for the respiratory virus season. The new guidance goes further than federal recommendations by encouraging COVID-19 shots for anyone...

Government shutdown fears intensify as Democrats stiffen resolve to block GOP spending bill

By Manu Raju, Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer made a major calculation in March: He voted to keep the government open and convinced enough Democrats to go along with him – and endured furious blowback from the left....

Democrats Dig In As Government Shutdown Odds Spike

WASHINGTON – Top congressional Democrats on Tuesday rejected a short-term Republican plan to fund the government until November, raising fears in the U.S. Capitol about a costly government shutdown as both sides dug in to their positions ahead of...

Group urges education, sterilization for Hawaii island feral cats

TERRI BRACHE/COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTOR Feral cats hang out on the Maka’eo Walking Path at Old Kona Airport Park. Aloha Animal Alliance presented a proposal to Hawaii County Council advocating for a more humane and cost-effective approach to managing...

HOOSER: When will the Kauai County Council start following the law?

The Charter of the County of Kauai states in Section 32.01: “There is established within the legislative branch an office of the county auditor, to be headed by a county auditor who shall be appointed by the county council …” The Charter of the...