A debate in court over bail for a work furlough inmate accused of going on a deadly stabbing spree. How long it took Honolulu firefighters to get a two-alarm fire at a Kailua home under control. And first responders rush to another blaze at an Aina Haina home with a troublesome past. 

A debate in court over bail for a work furlough inmate accused of going on a deadly stabbing spree. How long it took Honolulu firefighters to get a two-alarm fire at a Kailua home under control. And first responders rush to another blaze at an Aina Haina home with a troublesome past.&nbsp;

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Hawaii News Now at 9 p.m. (March 9, 2026) 

Gov. Josh Green issues an emergency proclamation as homes and businesses still recovering from recent floods brace for another round of severe weather. The man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and brutally stabbing his estranged wife appears in court. An Aina Haina homeowner is taken into custody after his property goes up in flames for the second time in months.

Gov. Josh Green issues an emergency proclamation as homes and businesses still recovering from recent floods brace for another round of severe weather. The man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and brutally stabbing his estranged wife appears in court. An Aina Haina homeowner is taken into custody after his property goes up in flames for the second time in months.

First at 4 p.m. (March 9, 2026) 

The governor has issued an emergency proclamation ahead of a very wet week of weather. Iran has appointed a new Supreme Leader, the son of the late Ayatollah, who has not been seen in public since his father was killed at the outset of U.S. and Israeli attacks. And firefighters responded to a two-alarm fire at a home in Aina Haina this morning.

The governor has issued an emergency proclamation ahead of a very wet week of weather. Iran has appointed a new Supreme Leader, the son of the late Ayatollah, who has not been seen in public since his father was killed at the outset of U.S. and Israeli attacks. And firefighters responded to a two-alarm fire at a home in Aina Haina this morning.

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Hawaii musicians speak out after they say they've been stiffed for pay by a promoter overseas. How much some of them say they're owed. Hawaii gas prices have jumped nearly 14 cents in the past week. Howard's tracking the developments from the Middle East.

Hawaii musicians speak out after they say they've been stiffed for pay by a promoter overseas. How much some of them say they're owed. Hawaii gas prices have jumped nearly 14 cents in the past week. Howard's tracking the developments from the Middle East.

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