Activists protesting hiking tours to Kalaupapa got a surprise when they learned the tours were put on hold. Honolulu police busted an illegal cockfighting event in Kahaluu early yesterday morning. Plus, a UH Manoa researcher landed a $660,000 NSF grant to study how fuel contamination can threaten drinking water.

Activists protesting hiking tours to Kalaupapa got a surprise when they learned the tours were put on hold. Honolulu police busted an illegal cockfighting event in Kahaluu early yesterday morning. Plus, a UH Manoa researcher landed a $660,000 NSF grant to study how fuel contamination can threaten drinking water.

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Surf is up on the South shore, where advisory-level waves will be rolling in with the potential to reach dangerous warning levels tonight into Friday. A 56-year-old Kahaluu man has been charged with the death of 65-year-old Andrew Brown, who was killed by a drunk driver as he was walking home in June of 2025. And emergency crews evacuated the Topa Financial Center tower in Downtown Honolulu this morning. 

Surf is up on the South shore, where advisory-level waves will be rolling in with the potential to reach dangerous warning levels tonight into Friday. A 56-year-old Kahaluu man has been charged with the death of 65-year-old Andrew Brown, who was killed by a drunk driver as he was walking home in June of 2025. And emergency crews evacuated the Topa Financial Center tower in Downtown Honolulu this morning.&nbsp;

First at 4 p.m. (July 23, 2026)

Big stages, big heart and a night out in Kailua. On today’s show, keiki hula takes the spotlight at the Queen Liliʻuokalani Keiki Hula Competition, we meet Toco the seizure service dog, and preview the new series at Kapono’s At The Lounge.

Big stages, big heart and a night out in Kailua. On today&rsquo;s show, keiki hula takes the spotlight at the Queen Liliʻuokalani Keiki Hula Competition, we meet Toco the seizure service dog, and preview the new series at Kapono&rsquo;s At The Lounge.

HI Now Daily (July 23, 2026)

As fighting with Iran escalates, the U.S. is sending dozens of medics to an American military hospital in Germany to treat service members who are injured in the conflict. Health officials are investigating a new separate outbreak of the parasite cyclospora, involving more than 70 cases. And we're learning more about a large fight at a West Maui resort last Friday.

As fighting with Iran escalates, the U.S. is sending dozens of medics to an American military hospital in Germany to treat service members who are injured in the conflict. Health officials are investigating a new separate outbreak of the parasite cyclospora, involving more than 70 cases. And we're learning more about a large fight at a West Maui resort last Friday.

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