Homeless man found guilty in death of sportscaster John Noland
A Circuit Court jury found a 59-year-old homeless man, on trial for manslaughter in the death of longtime Hawaii sportscaster...
Law
Proposed Measures Could Weaken Service Animal Law
While a law prohibiting people from falsely claiming an ordinary dog is a service dog successfully passed last year, two...
Prosecutors seek additional funds for Career Criminal Unit
Thousands of cases come across the desks of county prosecutors every year. However, it’s the small minority of repeat offenders...
Hawaii Lawmaker Drops Plan to Ban Cigarettes
A lawmaker who wanted to restrict the sale of cigarettes to people who are 100 years old or older backpedaled...
Hawaii Could Soon Ban Killing Sharks
Hawaii could soon ban killing sharks in pioneering law The proposal, which protects any shark or ray in state waters,...
A bill to legalize recreational marijuana in Hawaii is still very much alive
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A bill that would legalize recreational marijuana is moving forward at the state Legislature. On Thursday morning,...
Hawaii Passed Bold Legislation Over Past Few Years
(CNN)In recent years, bills that might seem too bold to gain traction in other state houses have become law in...
Court Orders Hawaii Agency to Follow Water Heater Mandate
HILO, Hawaii (AP) — A Hawaii court has ordered the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism to follow...
Missing Person
Police are requesting the public’s assistance in finding a 37-year-old Pāhoa man who was reported missing. Sundown Johann Franklin Scrigna...
Judge Denies Hawaii’s Move to Get Airbnb Host Records By AUDREY McAVOY
HONOLULU (AP) — A judge TODAY denied Hawaii’s move to compel Airbnb to hand over a decade of vacation rental...
Lawmakers Want to Toughen DUI Laws
HILO — Lawmakers vowed changes in reaction to a traffic collision near Ala Moana Center at the end of January...
Judge: DBEDT Must Adhere to Solar Water Heater Mandate
Environmentalist and renewable energy advocates are hailing a court decision Tuesday ordering the state Department of Business, Economic Development and...
Federal Public Lands Package Includes Hawaii Priorities
HONOLULU (KHON2) - Today, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) took to the Senate floor to urge the swift passage of...
Hawaii Graduate Designs Wearable Tech that Could Prevent Stillbirths
By Jim Mendoza HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - When Nathan Neeley’s wife, Bianca, was pregnant she wore a small wrap around her...
Proposed Law Would Block Porn Sites Unless Users Pay $20
(CNN)Lawmakers in Hawaii have introduced legislation that would require internet users to pay a one-time $20 fee to gain access...
Bail Reform Bills Introduced
By Mileka Lincoln HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Last year, all of Hawaii’s jails were overcrowded. Most were operating at least 25...
Number of Registered Guns in Hawaii Unknown
HONOLULU (AP) — A state study says Hawaii does not have an accurate count of legally owned and registered guns,...
Ex-OHA Trustee Rowena Akana $23k Fine for 47 Violations
Former Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustee Rowena Akana was fined more than $23,000 today by the state Ethics Commission for...
Police Warn of E-Mail Scam
The Hawaiʻi Police Department would like to warn the public about an e-mail scam that was recently reported. A board...
Bill to Decriminalize Pot Use Criticized
A hearing on a bill that would abolish nearly all criminal penalties relating to marijuana drew concern Tuesday about the...
