Dec 18, 2024 · Authorities say a small cargo plane on a training flight crashed into a vacant building shortly after taking off from Honolulu’s airport and burst into flames, killing the two people on board. The Federal Aviation Administration says Kamaka Air Flight 689 crashed into the building near the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport on Tuesday afternoon.

Dec 23, 2024 · Landon McNamara, a local surfer and musician, won the 2024 Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational at Waimea Bay on Sunday. "This is a childhood dream of mine, something I've been working at since being a little kid on the beach here, watching these events go down," McNamara said in an acceptance speech.

Aug 8, 2024 · Lahaina resident Ashley Kahahane remembers the first time she visited her home after the fire. “I was dreading to walk to see it burned. And, you know, it was a hard time to come with the Samaritans and look through, sift through things, and pick up pieces that we never, ever gonna get back," she said.

Nov 22, 2024 · The Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting’s new technology has allowed the code review process to decrease to just nine days for residential permits. Six months ago, the code review process for a residential permit took half a year.

Dec 30, 2024 · The National Park Service will consider if Lahaina will receive a National Heritage Area designation. This comes after President Joe Biden signed a law that will have the National Park Service work with Maui County and the state to study the feasibility of the designation.

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The agreement announced Wednesday means victims and survivors will not have to testify, reliving in court details of the massive inferno in Lahaina that killed more than 100 people, destroyed thousands of properties and caused an estimated $5.5 billion worth of damage.

Dec 25, 2024 · An annual festival celebrating all things ʻōhiʻa is pairing up with plant lovers on Hawaiʻi Island for the first time. The East Hawaiʻi Master Gardeners program is helping to put on the 'Ōhi'a Love festival and plant sale this Sunday in Hilo.

Oct 18, 2024 · Question 2: "Shall the Constitution of the State of Hawaiʻi be amended to make the appointment and confirmation process for district court judges the same as the appointment and confirmation process for Supreme Court justices and intermediate court of appeals and circuit court judges, which would require:

Dec 24, 2024 · Christopher Mailani Dawson, a prominent member of the Native Hawaiian community, died last Thursday. He was 62. A statement from his family says he died of unknown causes, but the Honolulu Medical Examiner listed the …