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Hawaii Seaglider Initiative expands with 3 prominent partners
1/2 Swipe or click to see more RENDERING COURTESY REGENT A rendering shows a proposed seaglider design in operation over the ocean. 2/2 Swipe or click to see more COURTESY PHOTO David Uchiyama The Hawaii Seaglider Initiative — a coalition...
Recently discovered asteroid, 2025 PN7, fuels rumors about Earth having a second moon
According to the latest buzz, Earth has a second moon. This rumor might be close to the truth, but it’s not the entire picture. Here’s what you need to know. Does Earth have 2 moons? What is asteroid 2025 PN7? The full moon, also known as the...

Hawaiʻi Balked At Natural Gas. Now, It Could Lower Energy Bills
Critics say an agreement between the state and a Japanese energy firm lacks details and could bind Hawaiʻi to using fossil fuel to produce electricity. For more than a decade, natural gas was off the table as an energy source for Hawaiʻi,...

Beach House Hilton Head Island appoints Ben Beaudoin as General Manager
Beach House Hilton Head Island has named Ben Beaudoin as General Manager, bringing over 15 years of luxury resort and hospitality leadership experience. HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – Beach House Hilton Head Island, the only oceanfront boutique resort...

Signs of Hawaiian Life – October 12, 2025
1/3 Swipe or click to see more Jon Mitsuyasu of Mililani and his buddy Kirk Buckner “enjoyed local Hawaiian food in Yokohama, Japan,” at Aloha Table at Yokohama Bay Quarter. Photo by a restaurant waitress. 2/3 Swipe or click to see more While on a...

Column: Sounding alarm on domestic violence in Hawaii
Every day in Hawaii, we meet survivors of domestic violence who face choices no one should have to make: stay in an unsafe home or step into the unknown without a place to go, money to live on, or safety for their children and pets. I think about...

Government shutdown hits air travel, Hawaii state office operations
HONOLULU (Island News) -- As the country enters the 11th day of a government shutdown, flight delays and cancellations are climbing nationwide. The Federal Aviation Administration said staffing issues are creating delays at more and more airports...

Celebrity Edge arrives for third Australasia season
Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Edge arrived in Sydney on Tuesday after a 19-night trans-Pacific voyage from Honolulu for her third season Down Under. From now until April she will operate 17 departures from Sydney and Auckland, ranging from four to...

Dillon Gabriel’s fiancé Zo Caswell shares 2-word message after travelling to Pittsburgh for Browns vs Steelers game
Quarterback Dillon Gabriel will make his second NFL start on Sunday afternoon against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Cleveland Browns quarterback will have the support of fiancé Zo Caswell who made the trip across state lines. Caswell shared a video...

Hawaii’s legacy of literacy contrasts with modern crisis
Hawaii’s history as one of the world’s most literate societies in the 19th century now sits in uneasy contrast with a modern reality: tens of thousands of adults across the state still struggle with the basic reading and writing skills needed to...

Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines reveal new, unified cabin experience as booking integration progresses
Share on LinkedInLinkedIn Share on TwitterTwitter Share on FacebookFacebook Share on RedditReddit Share on FlipboardFlipboard Share on TumblrTumblr Share via EmailGmail Share on WhatsAppWhatsApp As Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines continue...

15th annual Hawaii Food and Wine Festival showcases world-class culinary experiences
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - With luxury culinary events hosted over three weekends on multiple islands, the Hawaii Food and Wine Festival is the largest food festival in the state. It was co-founded by Hawaii chefs Roy Yamaguchi and Alan Wong in...

Doctor's husband pleads GUILTY to murdering daughter, 2, in hot car while he watched adult videos... as he maintains stony silence at court
A father who left his two-year-old daughter to die in a hot car while he played video games, drank beer and watched porn has pleaded guilty to her murder. Christopher Scholtes, 37, appeared in Pima County Court in Arizona on Wednesday to admit the...

Hawaii’s Azuma Visaya wins men’s tennis title
Hawaii men’s tennis player Azuma Visaya won in straight sets and UH women’s player Makeilah Nepomuceno lost in three during their respective Big West tournaments in California on Sunday. In Santa Barbara, Calif., Visaya, the 65th-ranked player in...

Hawaii quarterback makes first career start for Cleveland Browns
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow)— Hawaii’s Dillon Gabriel made his first career start as a National Football League starting quarterback Sunday morning. The former Miliani Trojan was named the starting QB earlier this week, taking over for the veteran Joe...

Honolulu lifeguards respond to multiple rescues, near drownings across Oahu
Honolulu Ocean Safety reported several rescues and medical emergencies across Oahu over the weekend as surf heights increased along north- and west-facing shores. On Saturday, an off-duty lifeguard performed CPR on an unresponsive 30-year-old...

Federal shutdown sparks travel chaos as holiday season looms
The 10-day government shutdown has left air traffic controllers and TSA agents working unpaid, causing rising absenteeism, flight delays (12,000+) and cancellations (200+), worsening ahead of holiday travel peaks. Unpaid federal workers,...

Kristen Nuss, Taryn Brasher complete 3-peat at Elite Beach Pro Tour event in Newport Beach
USA’s Kristen Nuss celebrates her win with fans, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, during the Elite Beach Pro Tour beach volleyball women’s finals at Newport Beach Pier. (Photo by Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer) Fans celebrate Kristen Nuss and...

Helicopter 'started spinning out of control' before California crash left 5 hospitalized
Five people were injured after a helicopter crashed in Huntington Beach, California, Saturday, a spokesperson for the Huntington Beach Fire Department told Fox News Digital. (Credit: @sicshortie via Storyful) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News...