Episodes
Crack a case. Honolulu police need your help catching vandals who targeted a Downtown affordable rental project. The details you need to know.
Home for the holidays. In a monumental post-wildfire first, a Lahaina family has rebuilt their home. Why the owner says it's hard to believe.
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Published 11/23/24
Hawaii News Now Podcasts
Published 11/23/24
The Honolulu Police Department is proposing new legislation to stem what it says is a rising number of ghost guns on Oahu. Registered firearms have a serial number and a document trail. Ghost guns don’t. Five years after Kapono Miranda used one to kill Alan Jennings in an Ala Moana parking lot, privately-made firearms are on the rise.
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Published 11/22/24
University of Hawaii president David Lassner defended his decision to fire athletics director Craig Angelos.
Published 11/22/24
The latest lawsuit to take aim at Hawaii’s gun laws challenges the state’s ban on gun ownership for young adults 18 to 20 years old. Elijah Pinales, 19, and Juda Roache, who turns 18 next month, want to own guns for self-defense.
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Published 11/22/24
More housing for Maui Wildfire survivors. We'll tell you how many new modular homes are move-in ready and how many more are on the way.
Improving communication at Red Hill. We'll tell you the efforts being made by the EPA.
Taking care of our marine wildlife. How a new care and rehab facility aims to do just that.
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Published 11/22/24
It’s not enough to just feel the holiday spirit – we have to immerse ourselves in it! On today’s episode of HI Now Daily, Rachel is live inside a dazzling light show. Check out what there is to see before you get your tickets. Plus, we learn about how shochu is made and what types of food pair well with it.
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Published 11/22/24
University of Hawaii President David Lassner defended his decision today to fire athletics Director Craig Angelos after the termination created a firestorm of protest.
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Published 11/22/24
University of Hawaii David Lassner publicly addressed his decision to fire athletics director Craig Angelos Thursday morning. Tuesday’s announcement stunned the community, including student-athletes and longtime supporters of the program. Angelos had only been on the job for 18 months before he was notified of his dismissal by outgoing president Lassner.
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Published 11/21/24
Hawaii News Now Podcasts
Published 11/21/24
Calls of transparency. HNN investigates shares details on the Maui Police Department's handling of human remains following the Lahaina disaster.
Hawaiian electric is warning customer to be on alert of scam calls this holiday season. What you need to know to keep you and your family safe.
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Published 11/21/24
Firefighters are responding to a brush fire in Leeward Oahu Wednesday afternoon. Smoke billowing from the fire could be seen for miles around. Multiple HFD units are on scene along with federal partners as they work to gain the upper hand on the blaze. The fire was listed as being in the area of Kapolei Parkway.
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Published 11/21/24
HI Now Daily is live at Turtle Bay to check out the best suites and get info on kamaʻāina rates. Plus, learn how to make your Giving Tuesday donation count double for a local charity.
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Published 11/21/24
The University of Hawaii’s abrupt decision to fire its athletics director stunned the community, including student-athletes and longtime supporters of the program. Craig Angelos had only been on the job for 18 months before he was notified Tuesday of his dismissal by outgoing UH president David Lassner. His last day is Dec. 1.
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Published 11/20/24
West Maui community members gathered Tuesday evening to discuss the future of a school destroyed in last year’s fire. King Kamehameha III Elementary School can’t be rebuilt at its original location on Front Street in Lahaina. The site was ruled out for multiple reasons, including the discovery of iwi kupuna, or ancestral bones which are considered sacred, during debris removal.
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Published 11/20/24
Meet a young artist who won round one of a local battle of the bands, and a lei maker from Kauai on today’s episode of HI Now Daily.
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Published 11/20/24
A massive shakeup in Manoa as the university's athletic director is suddenly dismissed. We have reaction this morning as the local sports community looks to make sense of the decision.
Demanding an investigation. A national watchdog group wants the feds to look into the Maui Police Department. Why they say MPD's actions post-Lahaina are cause for scrutiny.
Leave your mark. You are being invited to take part in the transformation of an area at the State Capitol. Details on the project and...
Published 11/20/24
The Wahiawa Feed Store normally sells up to one hundred eye laying chicks, but about a week ago the owner stop selling them after news that Hawaii had been hit by the avian flu for the first time. Susie’s Duck Sanctuary is near the Wahiawa Wastewater Treatment Plant. Its founder says twenty rescued ducks, geese and a swan died quickly of the deadly bird virus along with 13 wild zebra doves. After officials confirmed the disease, Department of Agriculture euthanized at least 70 other birds on...
Published 11/20/24
'Spotlight Now' focuses on the economy and catches up with DBEDT Director Jimmy Tokioka. Plus, talking about the latest on the redevelopment of Aloha Stadium.
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Published 11/20/24
Multiple sources tell Hawaii News Now that Craig Angelos is out as University of Hawaii athletics director. A meeting is expected to take place Tuesday afternoon to discuss his future.
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Published 11/19/24
Surprise developments in the upcoming retrial for Eric Thompson, the man accused in the 2022 killing of Jon Tokuhara, a Waipahu chiropractor who was having an affair with Thompson’s wife. The prosecution has pulled DNA evidence that was used in the first trial because of an audit of the Honolulu Police Department’s crime lab.
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Published 11/19/24
Hawaii News Now Podcasts
Published 11/19/24
First and crash responders on Oahu are asking drivers to slow down and move over when they approach a crash or see crews working along the road. In commemoration of National Crash Responder Safety Week, which runs Nov. 18 to 22, a group that included Honolulu’s police and fire departments, Emergency Medical Services, and the Freeway Service Patrol, gathered Monday with a message.
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Published 11/19/24
One of the easiest ways to give to other this season comes from a vending machine! On today’s episode of HI Now Daily, we’ll learn where these machines are and how the items inside get delivered. Plus, two young brothers join us in studio to perform their take on a Michael Jackson single.
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Published 11/19/24