The Hawaiian surfers who exposed bias in science

In a time when the world was changing fast for indigenous Hawaiians, Duke Kahanamoku was already becoming a legend. Best known today as the father of modern surf culture, Kahanamoku entered the public eye as an Olympic champion swimmer and...

World NextShark Hawaiian activist among hundreds detained after Israeli interception of Gaza aid

[Source] Jasmine Ikeda, an activist born in Hawaii, was among 479 people detained when Israeli forces intercepted a flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza on Oct. 1. The civilian-led convoy is part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, which included...

OCC celebrates Asian culture with delicious mooncakes at Mid-Autumn Festival

Orange Coast College’s Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) committee put together a Mid-Autumn Festival in front of the Clark Center, Room 101 on Thursday. Students were invited to sample different flavors of tea, try...

‘Drag Race’ winner Sasha Colby bringing headlining “Stripped II” tour to Cleveland

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Sasha Colby is your favorite drag queen’s favorite drag queen. The winner of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 15 is beloved by major stars, from Chappell Roan to local drag fans in Northeast Ohio — and she’s bringing her second...

Scheduled IRONMAN World Championship race day road and lane closure maps

We’re just a day out from official race day for the 2025 IRONMAN World Championship women’s race, and that means it’s time to talk about ROAD CLOSURES. We won’t bore you with all the written details. Instead, take a look at the following maps...

Charley Hull's Bikini Made Waves In Hawaii, Gracie Hunt Busts Out For Red Friday & The Tush Push Stinks!

The Libs have allowed us to reach the double-digit portion of October. It's curtains now, brother. Hang it up, lunatics. We've won. You've lost. Best sports month on the calendar, and you were too busy bitching about the government shutdown to...

‘Beginning of a movement’: OHA wraps up time at 2025 Native Hawaiian Convention

What transpired in Tulalip, Wash., during the past several days on the surface likely looked like a simple gathering of more than 1,000 people who share a common ethnicity. However, for those who attended the 2025 Native Hawaiian Convention —...

Hawaii seeing increase in number and severity of e-bike injuries

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Sales of e-bikes has been rising, but so have the injuries. And doctors say those injuries are becoming more severe. “It’s not the ride. It’s the rider that makes the difference,” said Dr. Byron Izuka, a pediatric...

What Happens In The Brain When People Grow Up Speaking Hawaiian And English?

Most research focuses on global languages like English, French or Chinese. Hawaiian voices have largely been left out. More than 40 years ago, our kūpuna and community leaders fought to bring ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi back to life. They dreamed that our...

Assaults on Honolulu police officers on the rise

Assaults on Honolulu police officers are up 21% this year compared with the same period last year, and are on pace to surpass 2024’s total of 43 cases, the Honolulu Police Department announced Thursday in a news release. As of Tuesday, there had...

Allen returns to Hawaii, hosts sand volleyball clinic in Kona

KAILUA-KONA — One of Hawaii’s most storied volleyball players recently hosted an exclusive event right in Kailua Village. KAILUA-KONA — One of Hawaii’s most storied volleyball players recently hosted an exclusive event right in Kailua Village. On...

Hilo Barrio Fiesta celebrates Filipino culture

The Hilo Barrio Fiesta will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25, at UH Hilo’s Campus Center Plaza. The free event is being presented by the Hawaii Association for Filipino Educators, or HAFE, in collaboration with the Samahang Club...

Hawaiian Council’s 24th annual convention comes to a close at Tulalip

TULALIP—The 2025 Native Hawaiian Convention came to a close today, Thursday, October 9, wrapping up four days of lūʻau, workshops, performances, and discussions all centered around the life, culture, and policies of the Native Hawaiian people. The...

World’s elite female athletes converge on Hawaii Island for Ironman World Championship

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Ironman World Championship will take place this weekend in Kona. The world’s premier triathlon is back on Hawaii Island this weekend, and roughly 1,600 female athletes are set to take on the 140.6-mile course in...

‘Such an amazing feeling’: Attendees reflect as Native Hawaiian Convention ends

TULALIP, Washington (HawaiiNewsNow) - The final day of the 2025 Native Hawaiian Convention brought heartfelt emotion from those attending the four-day event. “It’s such an amazing feeling to be around this many kanaka with a shared vision of a...

Religious Waivers Soar For Child Vaccines On Kauaʻi

The low immunization rate at Kauaʻi schools is tied to a rise in easy-to-obtain religious waivers. Religious waivers for student vaccinations on Kauaʻi soared to 9.5% last school year from 5.7% during the 2018–2019 school year, leaving hundreds of...

Race In Focus: Fillies' Mile

Fran Berry offers his insight on the Group 1 bet365 Fillies' Mile at Newmarket on Friday, while we have the Timeform predicted pace map and free video replays too. Fillies' Mile - 2.57 Newmarket Click here for full racecard & free video form...

AI steers education innovation across US states

AI tools could change the traditional rules of the classroom. — © AFP With the rise of artificial intelligence use and other innovations in education providing equitable access to learning and preparing students for more advanced futures. The...

Chair Kaialiʻi Kahele’s 2025 Hawaiian Council Convention Keynote Address: “Building the Nation We Are Becoming”

Aloha kakahiaka kākou. There is a story I want to share with you about Iosepa Kahoʻoluhi Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu—a man who understood something we are still learning: sovereignty is not granted to us. It is something we practice, even when the systems...

Looking for a pet? Hawaiian Humane Society wants you to trot into a shelter

With Hawaiʻi's animal shelters at a critical level, they're urging people to adopt, not shop, for their furry friends. The Hawaiian Humane Society launched the start of the National Animal Safety and Protection Month with a forum that invited...