Hawaii News Now – 天美视频 天美视频 - Investigative Reporting Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:51:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en-US Maui Beachside Explosion Injures Several People

Preliminary investigations suggest that the explosion may have involved liquefied petroleum gas, which supplies common area BBQs.

]]> /2025/02/maui-beachside-explosion-injures-several-people/ Evacuation Order Lifted After West Kauai Brush Fire Reported 100% Contained

More than 200 homes had been under an evacuation order Monday as the wildfire spread between Hanapepe and Kaumakani.

]]> /2024/07/evacuation-order-lifted-after-west-kauai-brush-fire-reported-100-contained/ 200 Residents Evacuate As Fast-Moving Wildfire Rips Through West Kauai

UPDATED. One structure has been destroyed, 1,000 acres have burned and KIUC has de-energized its transmission lines as a safety precaution.

]]> /2024/07/kauai-authorities-urge-residents-to-evacuate-due-to-fast-moving-wildfire-in-hanapepe/ Shootout In Honolulu Leaves Suspect Dead, 2 Police Officers Wounded

Officers were trying to apprehend the suspect, Sidney Tafokitau, when he fired multiple times at their unmarked vehicle, officials said.

]]> /2024/01/shootout-in-honolulu-leaves-suspect-dead-2-police-officers-wounded/ Maui Mayor鈥檚 Enhanced Security Detail Could Be Funded By Federal, Wildfire Funds

The estimated cost for overtime and travel expenses for the detail was $110,000, though the Public Safety Department said it was still tallying the bill..

]]> /2023/12/maui-mayors-enhanced-security-detail-could-be-funded-by-federal-wildfire-funds/ Much Of Historic Lahaina Town Believed Destroyed By Overwhelming Fire

There have been 6 fatalities confirmed so far, according to Mayor Richard Bissen.

]]> /2023/08/much-of-historic-lahaina-town-believed-destroyed-by-overwhelming-fire/ ACLU Sues Honolulu In A Bid To End Homeless Sweeps

The civil rights group wants the court to order the city to stop "targeted enforcement and harassment," which it says is unconstitutional.

]]> /2023/07/aclu-sues-honolulu-in-a-bid-to-end-homeless-sweeps/ Police: Man Found Dead From Self-Inflicted Gunshot After Ewa Beach Standoff

An investigation is ongoing.

]]> /2023/06/police-man-found-dead-from-self-inflicted-gunshot-after-ewa-beach-standoff/ Police Shoot And Kill Man After Barricade In Pearl City

The Honolulu Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services also responded.

]]> /2023/06/police-shoot-and-kill-man-after-barricade-in-pearl-city/ Ikaika Anderson Arrested On Domestic Violence Charges

His attorney says no crime was committed and the former Honolulu councilman and state official is cooperating fully with investigators.

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