Kahi Mohala celebrates first anniversary under The Queen’s Health Systems

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Queen’s Health Systems’ psychiatric hospital in West Oahu celebrated its one-year anniversary Friday. Kahi Mohala was acquired by The Queen’s Health System last October from the California-based Sutter Health...

Hawaii Community Foundation taps pandemic-era ‘resilience fund’

The Hawaii Community Foundation has reactivated its Hawaii Resilience Fund to confront what leaders say is one of the most severe threats to the state’s nonprofit sector in decades: the loss of federal funding that sustains food programs, housing...

The Phoenix in Conversation with Hawaii Governor Josh Green ’92

Josh Green was born in 1970 in Kingston, NY, and raised mostly in Pittsburgh. After studying anthropology and biology at Swarthmore, he attended medical school at The Pennsylvania State University and completed residency at the University of...

‘Hawaii Five-0’ Star Died Because Transportation Company Dropped Him on Pavement, Lawsuit Claims: Taylor Tuli Wily’s Family Takes Legal Action

More details are being released about Hawaii Five-0 star Taylor Tuli Wily’s death, and his family is filing a lawsuit. Wily, who played ex-convict-turned-entrepreneur Kamekona Tupuola on the CBS reboot, died in June 2024 at 56 years old. According...

Evans Junior High students celebrate cultural diversity through student assembly

OTTUMWA, Iowa (KYOU) - Students at Evans Junior High are sharing traditions, history, and perspectives of culture from around the globe though a diversity assembly. Nearly half of the students at Evans come from different racial or ethnic...

‘Something is wrong’: Former governor calls on Hawaiians to unite in civic action

TULALIP, Washington (HawaiiNewsNow) - Day two of the 2025 Native Hawaiian Convention brought insightful discussion and entertainment on Wednesday. Guests attended a 45-minute preview of the highly anticipated musical “The Epic Tale of Hi’iaka,”...

Hanauma Bay Education Program: A celebration of 35 years and a new beginning

Reading time: 2 minutes After 35 years, the University of Hawaiʻi Sea Grant College Program (Hawaiʻi Sea Grant) will conclude its leading role in the Hanauma Bay Education Program. In partnership with the City and County of Honolulu’s Department...

YMCA to honor legacy of Hawaiian music legend

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The public is invited to a celebration honoring the legacy of Kumu Hula Auntie Carolee Nishi. Nishi’s impact spans more than five decades as she is revered for teaching hula, music, and Hawaiian culture across the...

COLA SNAP Increase 2026 Eligibility: Who will get extra food stamps with this change?

Actualizado 10/10/2025 - 12:35 CDT From October 1, 2025, millions of families in the United States will see small increases in benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Income limits and maximum monthly assistance amounts...

Boost to arts and culture close to $500,000

Thirty-one recipients will receive a funding boost of $482,400 in the first round of Auckland Council’s Regional Arts and Culture Grants Programme for 2025/2026. This funding will enable a variety of high-quality performances, festivals and...

Free workshops set for students and families planning for higher education

Beginning Oct. 14, Hawaiʻi P-20 Partnerships for Education will hold free in-person workshops on Maui, Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi as part of the first of the Statewide Native Hawaiian Scholarship ʻAha Series events. The aim of the workshops is to help...

Bride Surprises Hawaiian Groom at Wedding with Heartfelt Hula Dance After Weeks of Secret Practice (Exclusive) By Ashlyn Robinette

NEED TO KNOW Content creator Sofia Bella married Austin Rodrigues-Ganigan in Las Vegas on Sept. 27 The bride honored her Hawaiian husband by surprising him with a heartfelt hula dance solo "It blew me away," Austin tells PEOPLE A bride's surprise...

Ecopoetic DISplace exhibit showcases Native Hawaiian kinship, rematriation, and design lineage at the Wing Luke Museum

Malia Peoples – Three Generations-Makuahine Altar. Image courtesy of the Wing Luke Museum. The exhibition DISplace emerged from conversations between curators Kanani Miyamoto and Lehuauakea. Their aim was to build a Pacific Islander-led exhibition...

Hawaiian tradition makes for a moving experience at Mauna Lani

What separates the Mauni Lani, a resort that sprawls over 32 oceanfront acres along the verdant strip of coast on Hawaii Island’s northwest side, from other high-end vacation properties on the islands is not its new renovations, but what is...

Promoting Ilokano culture, literature and language

“We would like to see how precisely these areas will effectively be implemented beyond the dried signatures” WE OWN this buoyant feeling following the signed agreement this week between GUMIL Filipinas, the 57-year-old association of Ilokano...

Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: Oct. 9–15, 2025

Photo: Courtesy of Jonathan You Sip + Shop Goes Brunch Saturday, Oct. 11, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Spend a day strolling, shopping and tasting different wine at participating boutiques and stores in the heart of Waikīkī. This event, organized by HONOLULU...

Carlos Muñoz Says He Was Attacked and Robbed After a Localism Incident in Hawaii

Anyone who’s surfed long enough has encountered localism – sometimes just verbal, other times physical violence. And according to Costa Rican pro Carlos Muñoz, even top surfers aren’t immune. Speaking on the Raíces podcast, Muñoz described a...

Data difficulties complicate Washington’s effort to close educational achievement gaps

By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard Work to close educational achievement gaps for several minority groups in Washington state is being hindered by a lack of data, according to people involved in the yearslong effort. A new series...

Hawaii Library Association promotes ‘Freedom to Read’

STAR-ADVERTISER / 2020 People pay a visit to the Hawaii State Library main branch at King and Punchbowl streets to find a good book to read. The Hawaii Library Association, in partnership with the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii, is...

Data difficulties complicate WA’s effort to close educational achievement gaps

(Photo via Pixabay) Work to close educational achievement gaps for several minority groups in Washington state is being hindered by a lack of data, according to people involved in the yearslong effort. A new series of achievement gap studies was...