VICTOR JOECKS: Ford’s vacation tab tops $140K

Aaron Fords wants to be governor of a state he’s eager to get away from. As the Review-Journal recently detailed, Attorney General Ford was out of Nevada for more than four months last year. He went to France, Mexico, Macau, Singapore and Taiwan....

Honolulu City Council considers fare hikes for public transit

1/3 Swipe or click to see more GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE@STARADVERTISER.COM Afternoon commuters boarded and exited buses Monday at the bus stop at King and Punchbowl streets. Many passengers used Holo cards to pay their fares. 2/3 Swipe or click to see...

Box Jellyfish advisory issued for Waikiki, Maili Beach

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Honolulu Ocean Safety sent out an alert Thursday morning warning residents and beachgoers of Box Jellyfish observed at several Oahu beaches. Box Jellyfish have been observed at Waikiki Beach and at Maili Beach and its...

Box jellyfish alert issued for Waikiki, Maili beaches

A box jellyfish advisory has been issued for beaches at Waikiki and Maili beaches today. Honolulu Ocean Safety issued the alert via HNL Alert at about 8:30 a.m. today after box jellyfish were observed at the Waikiki and Maili shorelines. The box...

The 11 travel rules you need to know (and the ones you can ignore)

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Here's the injury report for Hawaii at Colorado State football game

Hawaii is traveling to Fort Collins for a Colorado State football homecoming game. The Rams are coming off a dominant win over Fresno State, while Hawaii won big against Utah State. The teams are required to released player availability reports...

Pet chimpanzee goes ape on vacationers in 'Primate' trailer

Oct. 16 (UPI) -- A family's pet chimpanzee suddenly turns violent and starts attacking a group of vacationers on holiday in Hawaii in the first full trailer for Primate released Thursday by Paramount Pictures. The film stars Johnny Sequoyah as...

Rocket's 2026 early conforming limit hike tops others by $6k

Rocket Mortgage might have been a few weeks behind its competition in announcing its presumptive 2026 conforming loan limit increase, but it took that time to go higher than the rest of the market. United Wholesale Mortgage, Pennymac, Crosscountry...

HI: Honolulu City Council postpones fare increases for public transit

A Honolulu City Council measure to increase fares for riders of TheBus, TheHandi-Van and Skyline for the first time since 2022 stalled Tuesday. The Council’s Budget Committee voted unanimously to postpone Bill 54—a measure formally requested by...

Top 30 Island Escapes for Winter Travel 2025: Crete Ranks 8th, Travel and Tour World Reveals

NEW YORK (PRNewswire) – Travel and Tour World (TTW), one of the world’s leading B2B travel media platforms unveils the “Top 30 Island Escapes for Winter Travel 2025.” This feature highlights thirty standout islands captivating travelers this...

20 Questions with

October 22, 2025 Lead ImageCourtesy of Mother Famous for her uncanny impressions of celebrity personalities including Nicole Kidman, Drew Barrymore, Timothée Chalamet, and Melania Trump, Saturday Night Live star Chloe Fineman has a razor-sharp eye...

‘Primate’ gets chilling trailer, bringing horror to Hawaii with ‘Dexter: New Blood’ star

The new trailer of Paramount's 'Primate' brings horror in the form of a chimpanzee named Ben Johannes Roberts' latest is a survival horror. The new trailer of Paramount's 'Primate' brings horror in the form of a chimpanzee named Ben. Co-written...

Taste of Ormond serves up Hawaiian flair

Craving smoked spare ribs, roasted cedar plank salmon with jalapeño apricot glaze, cactus chili or strawberry lemonade boba? Enjoy them all in one afternoon at Taste of Ormond, now in a brand-new fall edition. The 12th annual Taste of Ormond will...

PRIMATE Trailer: A Killer Chimp vs. Gen Z in Hawaii

You wanna know what’s not a good idea. Trying to make a wild animal a member of your family. I love and appreciate many animals, especially primates as they are our closest kin. But they do have certain natural protective instincts that I fully...

Hawaii minimum wage to rise by $2 in 2026

Hawaii workers earning minimum wage will see the state’s biggest pay bump in years when the new rate takes effect on Jan. 1, 2026, jumping from $14 to $16 per hour — an increase of $2 that outpaces most other states. Hawaii workers earning minimum...

Biketoberfest events top weekend fun in Daytona Beach, nearby areas

Biketoberfest returns to Daytona Beach, expecting to draw around 100,000 motorcycle enthusiasts. Other weekend activities include the Taste of Ormond food festival and local farmers markets. Flagler County will host an early, all-ages Halloween...

Thanksgiving 2025 weather forecast: What the Old Farmer’s Almanac predicts for every US state

With the Thanksgiving travel season around the corner, many families in the US are planning roads, flights and holiday gatherings. The Old Farmer’s Almanac (OFA) has released its long-range outlook for the week of Thanksgiving 2025 which states...

Scott Eastwood on his new Colleen Hoover film, ‘Regretting You,’ lessons from dad Clint

There’s a familiar cowboy aesthetic to the man I’m interviewing today. The square jaw and hairline, the measured speech: Yes, this is a man who indisputably shares DNA with Clint Eastwood. “Sorry I’m a little late,” Scott Eastwood says as he picks...

Off the news: Hawaii airports won’t show Noem’s TSA video

Regardless of political leanings, it’s right that Hawaii’s airports not play a video in which Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says Democrats are to blame for the federal government shutdown, and for any travel disruptions that may result....

Hawaii AG investigates case of fatal banyan tree collapse

JOHN BURNETT/ HAWAII TRIBUNE-HERALD The front of the former Calvary Chapel Hilo building was damaged when a banyan tree uprooted and fell on the building on July 12. The fallen tree also killed two women who were trapped and crushed beneath the...