5 Hawaii men's volleyball players receive AVCA All-America honors

A haul of awards awaited the Hawaii men’s volleyball team when it arrived in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday afternoon. The American Volleyball Coaches Association bestowed postseason honors on five Rainbow Warriors — hitter Adrien Roure and setter Tread …

Guam Department of Agriculture partially lifts poultry import ban to allow day-old chicks from Hawaii

DOH to conduct first CASPER survey on Hawaii island

The state Health Department will conduct a survey to assess household public health emergency preparedness on Hawaii island in mid-May. It is the first Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response — or CASPER survey — to be conducted in Hawaii …

Human remains found in mobile home fire on Hawaii Island

SOUTH KONA (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii Island police are investigating a mobile home fire after remains were found. The fire was first reported shortly before 10 p.m. Sunday at a mobile home on Lani Kona Road in the Captain Cook area. The Hawaii Fire …

Restored portrait of Hawaii princess returns to Iolani Palace

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A portrait of Virginia Kapooloku Poomaikelani, princess and governor of Hawaii Island, has returned to public view at Iolani Palace after undergoing conservation and restoration treatment. The Poomaikelani portrait was returned …

Labrador Leads Amicus Brief in Asking SCOTUS to Strike Down Hawaii Public Carry Ban

By Greg Pruett • May 5, 2025 Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador and Hawaii Attorney General Austin Knudsen of Montana lead a 26-state amicus brief, asking the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down Hawaii’s public carry ban. What’s Happening: The Ninth …

Attorney General Knudsen leads 26-state coalition against unconstitutional Hawaii firearm carry ban

HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a 26-state coalition today asking the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) to intervene and halt Hawaii’s unconstitutional gun ban which prohibits the carry or possession of firearms in designated …

Trump Administration Files Preemptive Lawsuits Against Hawaii and Michigan to Block Climate Change Litigation

Recently, both the State of Hawaii and the State of Michigan had announced that they would be pursuing litigation against fossil fuel companies concerning alleged damages stemming from the companies' contribution to climate change.  (These lawsuits …

Iolani Palace showcases restored portrait of Hawaii’s Princess Po’omaikelani

HONOLULU (Island News) – A portrait of Princess Virginia Kapo’oloku Po’omaikelani, Princess and Governor of Hawaii Island, has returned for the public to view at Iolani Palace after undergoing restoration. The unveiling of the portrait was marked with a …

Hawaii’s surf scene loses Clyde Aikau, brother of Eddie Aikau

HONOLULU (Island News) – Clyde Aikau, younger brother of legendary big wave surfer Eddie Aikau, was reported to have died Saturday night, according to Aikau’s close friend Kiki Yamashita. Yamashita shared that Aikau had died on Sunday night at the Kaiser …