A deepening divide at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, as trustees clash over a lawsuit filed by its ousted CEO. New regulations aim to curb e-cigarette sales to Hawaii’s youth. Plus, all eyes are on a New York high-rise on the brink of collapse.

A deepening divide at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, as trustees clash over a lawsuit filed by its ousted CEO. New regulations aim to curb e-cigarette sales to Hawaii&rsquo;s youth. Plus, all eyes are on a New York high-rise on the brink of collapse.

The afternoon news that viewers want, first. Ashley Nagaoka and Mark Carpenter anchor Hawaii News Now First at Four, the newest addition to our award-winning slate of daily news programming. 

The afternoon news that viewers want, first.&nbsp;Ashley Nagaoka and Mark Carpenter anchor Hawaii News Now First at Four, the newest addition to our award-winning slate of daily news programming.&nbsp;

First at 4 p.m.

The podcast home of Hawaii's source for breaking news. Hawaii News Now is the state's leader for breaking news, weather alerts, traffic updates and sports headlines, plus the latest headlines on the issues that impact you and your families the most — including the global coronavirus pandemic.

The podcast home of Hawaii's source for breaking news. Hawaii News Now is the state's leader for breaking news, weather alerts, traffic updates and sports headlines, plus the latest headlines on the issues that impact you and your families the most &mdash; including the global coronavirus pandemic.

The podcast home of Hawaii's source for breaking news.

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First at 4 p.m. (June 7, 2026) 

Fire crews are still battling a brush fire on Hawaiʻi Island—and evacuations remain in effect for Kawaihae Village. A 45-year-old man is seriously hurt after an overnight shooting on Hopaka Street. Plus: a Downtown Honolulu office tower is still without power after an A/C leak damaged electrical equipment. 

Fire crews are still battling a brush fire on Hawaiʻi Island&mdash;and evacuations remain in effect for Kawaihae Village. A 45-year-old man is seriously hurt after an overnight shooting on Hopaka Street. Plus: a Downtown Honolulu office tower is still without power after an A/C leak damaged electrical equipment.&nbsp;

Sunrise at 7 a.m. (July 26, 2026)

New details emerge in Hawaii's growing corruption case after a late-night fire sends dozens of firefighters to Downtown Honolulu. And Honolulu police are searching for the driver involved in a hit-and-run that seriously injured a pedestrian in Kapahulu. 

New details emerge in Hawaii's growing corruption case after a late-night fire sends dozens of firefighters to Downtown Honolulu. And Honolulu police are searching for the driver involved in a hit-and-run that seriously injured a pedestrian in Kapahulu.&nbsp;

Sunrise at 7 a.m. (July 25, 2026) 

An Oahu grand jury has indicted five people, including Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke, in what experts are calling the biggest bribery scandal in state history. The state health department has confirmed two more cases of cyclosporiasis in Hawaii residents who traveled internationally and to a U.S. state with the outbreak. The surf is slowly dropping, but there's still a nice swell for high school competitors in the Honua Finals at Ala Moana Bowls.

An Oahu grand jury has indicted five people, including Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke, in what experts are calling the biggest bribery scandal in state history. The state health department has confirmed two more cases of cyclosporiasis in Hawaii residents who traveled internationally and to a U.S. state with the outbreak. The surf is slowly dropping, but there's still a nice swell for high school competitors in the Honua Finals at Ala Moana Bowls.

First at 4 p.m. (June 7, 2026)

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