The One Hawaii Airbnb You Need To Book for Epic Dark Sky Views

For those who love to gaze under dark skies and enjoy the stunning Big Island of Hawai’i, the Starlit Skies of Kalapana, a gorgeous Airbnb in Pahoa, delivers a rare escape. Here, jungle, volcano, ocean, and starlit skies explode in spectacular...

Decadelong Morgan Stanley race discrimination suit reaches settlement

A decadelong discrimination suit against Morgan Stanley came to an end this week after the last plaintiff remaining in the class-action complaint reached a settlement. Federal Judge Richard Sullivan, now on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals,...

Zuckerberg fund awards $1 million to 25 Kauai nonprofits

The Chan Zuckerberg Kauai Community Fund has awarded $1 million in unrestricted grants to 25 nonprofit organizations across the Garden Isle, continuing nearly a decade of philanthropic investment in Kauai communities. The Chan Zuckerberg Kauai...

Hawaii State Federal Credit Union offers free financial education webinars

Hawai‘i State Federal Credit Union. Courtesy photo. Timely topics like holiday budgeting and protecting against fraud will be covered during free financial education webinars sponsored by the Hawaii State Federal Credit Union, available through...

Washington County sewer officials ditch annual Hawaii trip after spending scrutiny

Employees from Washington County’s embattled sewer agency won’t travel to Hawaii this month for an annual insurance conference, ending a practice that indirectly cost ratepayers at least $165,000 over seven years. The change comes after an...

Native Hawaiian Convention: Federal cuts elicit a call for unity

The economic pressures of living in Hawaii are mounting, so much so that more than 50% of Native Hawaiians are now living outside of the state. Population data from the U.S. Census indicates that in 2020 there were some 320,000 Native Hawaiians...

Nude artist Dina Broadhurst goes topless in her raunchiest mirror selfie yet while vacationing in Hawaii

By MEGAN WATTS, SHOWBUSINESS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 23:09 EDT, 6 October 2025 | Updated: 00:03 EDT, 7 October 2025 Dina Broadhurst has stripped off once again and gone topless in some of her raciest pictures yet. The nude artist, who...

Charity turns to Hawaii for renewable energy solutions

Representatives of islands, including Bermuda, in Hawaii last year at the invitation of the Blue Planet Alliance (Photograph supplied) An island charity is urging Bermuda to collaborate with a Hawaiian non-profit organisation working to convince...

Column: Cultivate cultural behavioral health

Robin Miyamoto, Psy.D., is director of clinical services, Department of Native Hawaiian Health, John A. Burns School of Medicine; ‘Olu Campbell is president/CEO of Hawai‘i Land Trust. Hawaii is at a turning point in behavioral health. Despite the...

Planning begins for new Kamehameha III Lahaina campus

The state, Maui County, and federal and private partners are moving ahead with plans to rebuild King Kameha­meha III Elementary School at the Ku‘ia site below the Lahaina Bypass, officials announced Thursday. Cultural and environmental surveys for...

7 nisei soldiers from Hawaii honored with posthumous promotions

On July 4, 1944, Sgt. Howard Urabe was fighting Nazis in Europe. Hailing from Kapaa, Kauai, he was fighting alongside other young nisei — American-born Japanese — who had volunteered for combat duty. They had just crossed the Cecina River as they...

Hawaii-born activist among hundreds captured during effort to bring aid to Gaza

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A woman with Hawaii ties is one of the hundreds of activists who have been detained by the Israeli government earlier this week while trying to bring humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza. Jasmine Ikeda, who was born in...

‘A chance for us to unite’: Hawaiian Convention draws native community to Washington

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The 2025 Native Hawaiian Convention is on the road in the Pacific Northwest. Some 1,300 Native Hawaiians and activists from 37 different states are set to attend the event at the Native American-run Tulalip Resort...

‘It’s about voices’: Hawaii organizations launch reading initiatives during Banned Books Week

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Organizations in Hawaii and across the country are observing Banned Books Week by calling attention to the dangers of censorship. Banned Books Week was started in 1982 by the American Library Association in response to a...

TV star, comedian sells Hawaii Island macadamia nut farm for $2.6M

HONOKAA (HawaiiNewsNow) - One of Hawaii Island’s most famous residents has officially sold their home for more than the asking price. The sale for television star and comedian Roseanne Barr’s macadamia nut farm in Honokaa just closed for $2.6...

Woman who was scammed thought she was moving to Hawaii with Jason Momoa

The vulnerable woman from Cambridgeshire is just one of thousands of men and women being targeted in romance scams by heartless criminals. Cambridgeshire Police have told the anonymous woman's story in a timely reminder to others who may fall...

Connecticut joins lawsuit blocking federal restrictions on sex education programs 

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced Friday that the state has joined a coalition of 16 states and the District of Columbia in suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) over new restrictions that could strip...

Roseanne Barr’s 46-Acre Ranch in Hawaii Sparks a Bidding Frenzy and Sells in Just One Week

Roseanne Barr didn’t waste any time cashing out on her slice of Hawaiian paradise. Her 46-acre ranch near Honokaa on the Big Island sparked a bidding frenzy after it was put up for sale in August 2025 and sold just one week later for $2.6...

Coastal towns that still feel undiscovered

The U.S. is home to so many coastal gems where tranquility meets untouched beauty. The joy of these smaller, hidden havens is that they provide all the benefits of a pristine paradise without the crowds, offering a charming and much slower pace of...

Convention explores critical issues facing Native Hawaiian community

TULALIP, Wash. (HawaiiNewsNow) - Big crowds are coming to the Tulalip Casino resort in Washington for this year’s Native Hawaiian Convention. It’s a chance for Native Hawaiians across the country to come together to connect and strengthen cultural...