Gov. Josh Green discusses the legislative session, including the late cut to Oʻahu medical respite centers and the Honolulu police chief search. Hawaii State Department of Education superintendent Keith Hayashi details $175 million in storm damage, school closures and ongoing repairs. Aloha United Way CEO Michelle Bartell explains how 211, disaster case management and direct cash assistance are helping families recover after the kona low storms.

Gov. Josh Green discusses the legislative session, including the late cut to Oʻahu medical respite centers and the Honolulu police chief search. Hawaii State Department of Education superintendent Keith Hayashi details $175 million in storm damage, school closures and ongoing repairs. Aloha United Way CEO Michelle Bartell explains how 211, disaster case management and direct cash assistance are helping families recover after the kona low storms.

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Got questions for everyone from Hawaii’s governor to business leaders to community organizers? Get them answered on HNN’s new weekly interview show, “Spotlight Now,” which includes live engagement with viewers on social media.
The program is hosted by interviewers Yunji de Nies and Ryan Kalei Tsuji, who go in-depth on critical topics impacting the islands.

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Spotlight Now: Gov. Josh Green, schools superintendent Hayashi and Aloha United Way

Cleanup efforts continue across South Kona after Friday night's powerful magnitude 6.0 earthquake. Plus, a chaotic and deadly scene unfolded outside the White House yesterday triggering a massive response from the Secret Service. 

Cleanup efforts continue across South Kona after Friday night's powerful magnitude 6.0 earthquake. Plus, a chaotic and deadly scene unfolded outside the White House yesterday triggering a massive response from the Secret Service.&nbsp;

Sunrise at 7 a.m. (May 24, 2026) 

Damages are being assessed and cleanup is underway following the M6.0 earthquake that struck South Kona last night. New numbers show fewer people are living on Oahu’s streets, but more families are relying on emergency shelters. Plus, a $1.5 billion liquid natural gas power plant on Oahu is one step closer to reality.

Damages are being assessed and cleanup is underway following the M6.0 earthquake that struck South Kona last night. New numbers show fewer people are living on Oahu&rsquo;s streets, but more families are relying on emergency shelters. Plus, a $1.5 billion liquid natural gas power plant on Oahu is one step closer to reality.

Sunrise at 7 a.m. (May 23, 2026)

No tsunami is expected following a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that occurred about seven miles to the east-southeast of Honaunau in the South Kona area of Hawaii Island.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake occurred at 9:46 p.m. It was centered about 3.7 miles east-southeast of the Honaunau-Napoopoo area along the western flank of Mauna Loa, at a depth of 14 miles.

A second, weaker magnitude 3.2 earthquake occurred six minutes later, just to the northwest of the first about 13 miles beneath the surface.

No tsunami is expected following a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that occurred about seven miles to the east-southeast of Honaunau in the South Kona area of Hawaii Island.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake occurred at 9:46 p.m. It was centered about 3.7 miles east-southeast of the Honaunau-Napoopoo area along the western flank of Mauna Loa, at a depth of 14 miles.
A second, weaker magnitude 3.2 earthquake occurred six minutes later, just to the northwest of the first about 13 miles beneath the surface.

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