More than a year after the Honolulu City Council created a program to reduce the city’s backlog of building permit applications, the city’s permitting department director said she’s close to starting the program.

The Honolulu Police Department bought a robot dog at the height of the pandemic with $150,000 in federal COVID aid, but it hasn't been used for years. John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois explain.

In the four years since Hawaiʻi made it a felony to manufacture or possess unserialized parts used to create firearms, the number of ghost guns that police are recovering has increased dramatically.

A 46-year-old man was taken in serious condition after colliding into a utility pole in Honolulu on Thursday night, March 6, 2025.

Honolulu Fire Department got the call just after 10 p.m. after flames erupted from the rear 35 foot boat. Police said they responded to Oili Loop around 9:30 p.m. Friday night and asked the public to avoid the area.

King Kekaulike High School won the 29th annual Honolulu Festival Maui Mikoshi design contest. The Honolulu Festival Foundation announced King Kekaulike as the winner on Friday. The winning mikoshi design will be unveiled at 11 a.