Honolulu city councilwoman Val Okimoto said she won't leave her position as chair of the Public Safety Committee, or recuse herself from issues that affect HFD.

Dozens of people who work as dispatchers in the city’s Joint Traffic Management Center receive upwards of 2,700 calls a day.

A blessing and dedication ceremony took place Monday for Hawaii County’s new emergency call center; one that officials say has been decades in the making. After cracking down and vowing to shut down ...

After cracking down and vowing to shut down the illegal industry, Mayor Rick Blangiardi said he’s got to go back to the drawing board.

April is Tsunami Awareness Month in Hawaii, however emergency manag Let’s review what you need to know in case a destructive tsunami wave approaches the island chain. The most essential part of ...

A total of 91 turnkey homes were awarded to Maui’s newest homestead community – Puʻuhona in Waikapū. Two-to-five bedrooms ranging in price from $411,422 to $699,000. The department acquired ...

The Makakilo Elementary fourth-grader is gifted with perfect pitch and taught himself to write in Japanese at 2 years old.

A new scoop shop in Kailua is serving up Asian and Hawaii-inspired craft ice cream like Mango Sticky Rice, Watercress Ginger Lime and Ube Cream.

Natrin Auelua Naki was charged with felony negligent homicide and driving without a license after a crash that killed a 15-year-old girl.

The 17,000-square-foot facility on Mohouli Street will operate as a unified call center for the county’s police and fire departments.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Many people see rabbits as cute, low-maintenance “starter pets,” especially around Easter, but ...

At the president’s pavilion on Punahou School campus Monday, the Congressional Medal of Honor was presented to the nephew of the late U.S. Army Capt. Francis Brown Wai. He is the only American of ...