Hawaii surfer breathing on his own after devastating crash

Click here for updates on this story     HONOLULU (KITV) — A North Shore family is sharing hopeful news after a devastating crash left 20-year-old Dakota Briley fighting for his life. Briley, a local surfer and surf instructor, was setting up for a lesson …

Goodwill Industries of Hawaii to hold reuse collection event Friday, June 27

LIHUE – The next reuse collection event will be held at the Kauai Resource Center (KRC) located at 3460 Ahukini Road in Lihue from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Already a subscriber? Login Not ready to subscribe? …

Hawaii health system ranks No. 2 in annual scorecard

STAR-ADVERTISER / 2021 In 2022, Commonwealth ranked Hawaii first in the nation for its management of the COVID-19 pandemic. Health care worker Angela Mae Domingo administers a COVID-19 vaccine shot at the Hawaii Pacific Health vaccine clinic held at …

Hawaii expands its preschool subsidy program

GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE@STARADVERTISER.COM Acting Gov. Sylvia Luke signed into law a bill expanding eligibility for Preschool Open Doors, the state’s monthly tuition subsidy program for pre-kindergarten and child care, at the state Capitol on Tuesday. …

2 James Island pubs go dark, while Hawaii-inspired footwear chain says 'Aloha' to King Street

Two James Island food-and-beverage establishments have quietly closed their doors. O’Brion’s Pub & Grille shuttered its 10-plus-year location at the Publix-anchored Merchant’s Village Shopping Center adjacent to Harborview Road. It did not repsone to …

Hawaii’s fire rebuild will be complete in 2038 at current pace

Fires devastated Hawaii in August 2023 thanks to the incompetence of the Democratic politicians who run the state. That same incompetence has the rebuilding effort moving at a glacial pace 22 months later.According to the dashboard run by Maui County, 26 …

Hawaii fugitive appears in Lubbock court, waives extradition hearing 

A 41-year-old convicted kidnapper who had been on the run for about two weeks until his arrest in Lubbock will return to Hawaii to face charges that he escaped custody during a prison work furlough. Issac Pascua appeared Friday morning in the 137th …

Hawaii Seeks Overhaul of Tourism Authority

Johnston County family struggles to bring husband home from Hawaii after medical crisis

A vacation to Hawaii has turned into a months-long nightmare for a Four Oaks family. For the Smith family, it was supposed to be their dream vacation. “When I retired, I always dreamed of going to Hawaii,” Ellen Ennis Smith said. “My husband was like, ‘Let …

Hawaii's Les Murakami named to College Baseball Hall of Fame 2026 induction class

Les Murakami already had the respect befitting a legendary coach in college baseball lore. There is a baseball stadium named for him and he commands automatic standing ovations every time the 89-year-old deigns to visit it. The winningest coach in Hawaii …