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Honolulu, HAWAII — As the first COVID-19 vaccine inches closer to federal approval, Hawaii health officials continue to make preparations for shipments expected to arrive as early as next month.
If the federal government approves a vaccine for emergency use, Hawaii could start vaccinating some...
Honolulu, HAWAII — Pacific Islanders, excluding Native Hawaiians, are more than twice as likely to be killed or hospitalized by the coronavirus in Hawaii than other racial and ethnic groups after adjusting for age and gender, according to newly released data from the state Health Department.
The...
Honolulu, HAWAII — State and County workers in Hawai'i say there is renewed hope around the Covid response and possible self-determination, following the election of a new US president.
While being physically removed from some of the direct impacts of the Donald Trump administration, there is a...
Honolulu, HAWAII — Hawaii News Now (HNN) has interviewed some of the hundreds of American Samoans stranded in Hawaii and also have spoken with Epifania Rapozo, just before she and her two children were able to depart the territory after paying their own way on Monday's medical flight.
The Hawaii...
Honolulu, HAWAII — Over the weekend, Hawaii law enforcement officers recovered five minors, ages 16 to 17 years, from sex trafficking, the state attorney general announced Monday.
A task force made up of the FBI, AG’s office, the Honolulu Police Department and other federal, state and county...
Honolulu, HAWAII — Authorities have arrested eight Hawaii residents suspected in an illegal drug ring.
Federal prosecutors say the suspects are tied to a Mexican meth ring that smuggled drugs to the islands.
Those arrested included 51-year-old James Ferreira, known as “Uncle,” and 54-year-old...
HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu football coach Willie Talamoa bought his players cleats, drove them to practice and often stayed late to talk with those having trouble in school.
For Talamoa, his actions weren’t just about football. They were about helping the young people in the hardscrabble neighborhood...
Washington, D.C. — Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard is no longer a part-time soldier with the Hawaii Army National Guard. Instead, she’s a major in the U.S. Army Reserve at a command post in Silicon Valley.
Gabbard, who opted against running for reelection after a failed presidential campaign,...
Honolulu, HAWAII — After a flurry of confusion set off by various county officials voicing concerns that travelers would bring COVID-19 cases to their communities, the main elements of Hawaii’s plan to reopen to out-of-state travel appeared to solidify on Tuesday, two days before the Oct. 15 date...
Schofield Barracks, HAWAII — A 4-month-old girl has died after being mauled by a dog at a Schofield Barracks home on Wednesday.
Police said the dog attacked her at home on Hall Street just before 5 p.m.
The child suffered head injuries and was taken to the Tripler Army Medical Center, where...