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This Is Now (August 18, 2026)
Storm recovery efforts are in full swing on Hawaii Island, with convoys delivering food, water, and ice to Kaʻu. Over 57,000 residents on Hawaii Island and Oahu are still out of power as emergency crews fly in from California to help. Meanwhile police identified a 93-year-old who was found dead by …
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This Is Now (August 17, 2026)
Hawaiian Electric says over 117,000 customers remain without power after Hurricane Lala heavily damaged Hawaii Island's transmission system. Meanwhile all government offices, courts, and schools are closed today, with most campuses reopening tomorrow. And for many in Pahala, the situation is starti…
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This Is Now (August 14, 2026)
All eyes are on Tropical Storm Lala - as it moves closer to the islands, it's expected to strengthen into a hurricane by Saturday morning. A judge has denied Gerhardt Konig's request for a new trial, the Maui doctor convicted of attempted manslaughter for attacking his wife during a hike on Oahu. A…
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This Is Now (August 13, 2026)
We're tracking Tropical Storm Lala. The system is about 650 miles east-southeast of Hilo and strengthening, putting Hawaii Island under a Hurricane Watch. A man who was stabbed in the Ala Moana area this morning has died. And Governor Green announced that the Navy will be returning nearly 44 acres …
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This Is Now (August 12, 2026)
Emergency management leaders are tracking the active storms as local officials are urging everyone to prepare for the potentially hazardous weather. Election results are in for the two recounts that went into late last night. Plus, an Oahu grand jury indicts two defendants in the Waianae torture ca…
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This Is Now (August 11, 2026)
A recount of primary election votes in two hotly contested Republican races with results so close, the recount is mandated by law. We're learning more about contractor Gary Cordery, the GOP winner of Saturday's primary who's attempting to spoke to unseat Hawaii's dominant democrat. And two brothers…
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This Is Now (August 10, 2026)
The Maili couple accused in what authorities are calling "an extreme case of child abuse" appeared in court this morning. On Maui, two men have now been charged with murder following an attack that left a 71-year-old man dead. And Honolulu police are searching for three suspects in an attempted mur…
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This Is Now (August 7, 2026)
Honolulu police have arrested two people after a child reported being tortured at a home in Waianae. We're hearing from the siblings of Peter Boy Kema for the first time since the state agreed to settle a lawsuit over their brother's death in 1996. And on Maui, we're learning more details about the…
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This Is Now (August 6, 2026)
We're learning more about the Maui Police lieutenant who was arrested by federal authorities and the public corruption charges he's facing. Also on the Valley Isle, a man is in custody for allegedly beating another man to death in Lahaina. And a Honolulu man convicted of killing his wife's ex-lover…
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This is Now: Manhunt underway for escaped inmate | Aug. 5, 2026
The latest out of Kalihi, where authorities are searching for an inmate who escaped from Oahu Community Correctional Center. The search comes as Honolulu police launch a first-responder drone program to respond to certain calls. On Hawaii Island, a man is in critical condition after he was shot mul…
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