Saturday 19th May, 2012
Chinese human rights activist Chen arrives in U.S.
Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng arrived Saturday evening in the United States, bringing an end to a diplomatic firestorm that erupted after he escaped from house arrest and took to ...
Visitor Industry Charity Walk raises record amount of money
WAIKIKI (HawaiiNewsNow) - It was a record-breaking Saturday morning for Oahu's Visitor Industry Charity Walk. More than 6,000 people turned out to walk the streets of Waikiki. Saturday's ...
Missing Waipahu mother's children join search efforts
KAPOLEI (HawaiiNewsNow) - The family of a missing Waipahu woman continues to hold out hope that she'll be found alive. In Kapolei Saturday afternoon, Loida Wideman's children joined in ...
Mysterious white foam washes up on west Oahu shoreline
Hawai News NowKALAELOA (HawaiiNewsNow) - A local environmentalist is raising questions about white foam that washed up along the shoreline in Kalaeloa. Carroll Cox of Envirowatch discovered chunks of styrofoam ...
Coaches, trainers, doctors meet to discuss sports injuries in kids
Hawai News NowHONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - There's been more attention being paid to sports injuries among kids in Hawaii. And for the first time, trainers, coaches and doctors gathered to discuss those ...
Will Smith slaps journalist who tries to kiss him
Hawai News NowHollywood star Will Smith slapped a male television reporter who he said tried to kiss him on the lips as he walked down the red carpet for the Moscow premiere of "Men in Black ...
I'll Have Another wins Preakness in close finish
KITVKentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another surged to a surprise win Saturday at the 137th running of the Preakness Stakes, keeping its hopes for the coveted Triple Crown ...
Courthouse tile repairs put on hold
Maui NewsWAILUKU - Work has stopped to repair cracking tiles outside 2nd Circuit Court's Hoapili Hale until a structural consultant is found to address underlying issues, according to the state ...
Proposal would hike water rates
Maui NewsWAILUKU - On average, Maui residents can expect to pay about 4 percent more for water under a proposed rate increase for the county Department of Water Supply, department Director Dave Taylor said ...
State to hold meetings on resources plan
Maui NewsHONOLULU - The state is beginning to draft an update of the Hawaii Ocean Resources Management Plan and has scheduled a series of statewide listening sessions, with three of them in Maui County.The ...
Council to hold series of public hearings on budget
Maui NewsWAILUKU - Maui County Council members will hold a series of public hearings and a special meeting next week to take up their proposed $549.9 million budget for fiscal 2013.The first will be a public ...
Police: 3 terror suspects at NATO summit were plotting to hit Obama's campaign HQs
KITVThree men charged with conspiring to commit domestic terrorism during the NATO summit were plotting to attack President Obama's Chicago campaign headquarters, the Chicago mayor's home and ...
Missing mom's ex-husband arrested for violating parole
Hawai News NowHONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The ex-husband of a Waipahu woman missing for nearly a week has been arrested for violating his parole. Lonnell Wideman was taken into custody at his Makakilo home at ...
Hold on tight tograduation balloons, HECO says
Hawai News NowHONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - With graduation season now in full swing, the Hawaiian Electric Company is urging friends and family members to hold on tight to the metallic plastic balloons that are ...
EXCLUSIVE: Financial advisor arrested for allegedly stealing from retired city workers
Hawai News NowHONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A financial advisor contracted by the City and County of Honolulu to handle its retirement accounts has been arrested by police on theft charges. Bruce Harada was ...
Diplomatic marathon: G8 focusing on Greece; NATO, on Afghanistan
KITVThe G8 -- comprised of the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Italy, Canada and Russia -- are "firmly committed" to applying sanctions, pressure and diplomatic ...
Commercial space vehicle launch aborted
KITVSpaceX aborted the historic launch of its Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station on Saturday at the last second because of a rocket engine ...
Like? Not that much
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Failure to launch: SpaceX rocket sputters
KITVThe commercial company SpaceX was hoping to become the first to launch a vehicle and berth it to the International Space Station. No commercial company and only a handful of nations in the world ...
Chen says he is set to leave China for U.S.
KITVChen Guangcheng, the Chinese human rights activist who ignited a diplomatic frenzy when he escaped house arrest last month, says he is at Beijing airport Saturday and is getting ready to fly to New ...
State predicts chaos if court throws out redistricting maps
KITV"By my calculations, it would be into October before you could have the state elections, and of course then you're only a month away from the November general election, so you might have ...
MomsInHawaii.com and Hawaii News Now form partnership
Hawai News NowMomsInHawaii.com , a local social-media community, announced today that it has joined Hawaii News Now in a partnership, active immediately. The partnership features shared content on the websites of ...
Kauai's Kalapaki Beach remains closed
KITVState Department of Health officials are awaiting the results of two rounds of water quality tests before determining whether to reopen Kalapaki Beach to the ...
Honolulu Rotary Club president honored with International Civility Star Award
KHON 2May is International Civility Month, but there are many who believe civility should be practiced everyday. One such person is Dr. Nancy Pace, recently awarded the International Civility Star Award. ...
EMS director disputes math behind merger report
Hawai News NowHONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Last August, Mayor Peter Carlisle released a consultant's report that examined what the city would save by combining the Honolulu Fire Department with Emergency ...
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