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Filmmakers reflect on bringing Hawaiʻi to New York

Filmmakers reflect on bringing Hawaiʻi to New York

The recent Pacific Island Film Festival, held in New York City, included stories filmed in Hawaiʻi, which reached audiences almost 5,000 miles from where the cameras rolled.

Katie HellandSeptember 26, 2026

$830,000 in debt forgiveness available for Hawai‘i residents after settlement

$830,000 in debt forgiveness available for Hawai‘i residents after settlement

Multi-state settlement with Credit Acceptance Corp. offers Hawai‘i borrowers a piece of a $694 million pie

Michael BrestovanskySeptember 26, 2026

Community Voices: How Honolulu can learn from Auckland

Community Voices: How Honolulu can learn from Auckland

In Auckland, New Zealand, for example, officials in 2016 authorized up to three dwellings per lot in residential areas and taller apartment buildings in certain transit areas. Homebuilding there boomed as a result, and the city issued 112,000 permits for new dwellings in the six years after the sweeping reforms were enacted, increasing the housing stock by 20%

Keliʻi AkinaSeptember 25, 2026

Zarina Dessert Studio’s viral fruit desserts are now in Kapolei

Zarina Dessert Studio’s viral fruit desserts are now in Kapolei

The online dessert shop’s fruit-shaped confections are now available at HI Cravings’ Co-Op in Kapolei. The fruit desserts feature a white chocolate crunchy shell with a ganache filling inside; popular flavors include mango, pina colada, pistachio, banana and coffee caramel.

Kelli Shiroma BraiottaSeptember 25, 2026

Cae’s Smash and Grindz is a new smashburger biz

Cae’s Smash and Grindz is a new smashburger biz

The business, which pops up at events across Oʻahu, celebrated its grand opening in July. Cae’s Smash and Grindz is known for its smashburgers with ube buns; the business’s bacon and mushroom smash is its bestseller and most popular dish.

Kelli Shiroma BraiottaSeptember 25, 2026

Storms and war, make for gloomy economic forecast, UHERO reports

Storms and war, make for gloomy economic forecast, UHERO reports

State's economic future uncertain as interest rates and fuel costs soar.

Michael BrestovanskySeptember 25, 2026

Preseason practices underway for Hawai‘i women's basketball under new head coach

Preseason practices underway for Hawai‘i women's basketball under new head coach

The Rainbow Wahine and their first-time head coach Khalilah Mitchell are entering a new era and conference ahead of the 2026-2027 season.

Christian ShimabukuSeptember 25, 2026

UPDATED: Chinatown Cultural Plaza to be razed, redeveloped

UPDATED: Chinatown Cultural Plaza to be razed, redeveloped

The center, owned by the Taiwan government, will be demolished and redeveloped after a years-long push by the City and County of Honolulu to improve the site. Over the past 50 years, Chinatown Cultural Plaza has “carried forward our unique cultural traditions and preserved the shared memories of Honolulu,” said the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Honolulu. Its tenants received end of lease termination notices and must vacate the premises by the end of March 2027.

Haley LehmanSeptember 25, 2026

Mele for Maui gets encore broadcast on Hawaiʻi News Now

Mele for Maui gets encore broadcast on Hawaiʻi News Now

Did you miss the free concert featuring Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra’s first performance on Maui in a decade last weekend? This Sunday, you can catch the encore broadcast of the event, which features guest artists, such as Keola Beamer, Amy Hānaiali‘i and John Cruz, on Hawaiʻi News Now.

Katie HellandSeptember 25, 2026

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