WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – Congress is one step closer to avoiding a government shutdown. The House passed a bill Tuesday night to keep agencies funded through September. It was an extremely close vote – 217 to 213, with one Democrat voting for it and one Republican voting against it. House Republicans cheered Tuesday night after passing
The Hawaii Rainbow Warriors hosted Chaminade at the Les Murakami Stadium on Tuesday. The two teams met up for only a 1-game series this week. Chaminade started off red hot at the plate as they scored 4-runs in the 1st inning, with help from a RBI single into left field and a 3 run RBI
HONOLULU (KHON2) — A new lawsuit seeks to hold the state accountable for the death of a 10-year-old girl allegedly killed by her foster parents. Ten-year-old Geanna Bradley was tortured, starved and abused for years before she was found dead in January 2024 according to Honolulu Police. The child endured unspeakable horrors allegedly at the
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Big changes are coming to Oahu’s beaches, which were unveiled at City Budget hearings on March 11. Honolulu’s brand new Ocean Safety Department shared their plans for faster response times and better resources for lifeguards across the island. For the first time, Honolulu’s lifeguards will be operating under their own department, separate
HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands said hundreds of millions of dollars are needed now — along with billions of dollars in the future — to help clear the wait list for Native Hawaiians. Lawmakers have concerns about the allocations of taxpayer funds, however. Hawaiian Home Lands: Why is it taking so
HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation is notifying drivers of an update in the closure for night work on the Eastbound H-1 Freeway Improvement Project from Ola Lane Overpass to the Likelike Highway off-ramp. Hawaiʻi sinks as Greenland rises: New study from UH Beginning on March 17, crews will close the leftmost lane
The University of Hawai‘i women’s basketball team secured three of the Big West’s top honors on Tuesday, with senior guard Lily Wahinekapu earning Big West Player of the Year, freshman center Ritorya Tamilo named Freshman of the Year, and head coach Laura Beeman recognized as Coach of the Year. Beeman, now in her 13th season
The Department of Education announced Tuesday it was firing nearly half of its workforce, the latest Trump administration move to shrink the federal government that could face swift legal challenge. A senior department official said 1,315 staffers will be let go and received the notification Tuesday. The Education Department started President Trump’s second term
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Two new reports have spotlighted what many of us in Hawaiʻi already know. The first report is ranked states that people don’t want to move to, and the second report ranks states that don’t like outsiders. Let’s take a look. Avoiding Hawaiʻi A new report has found that Hawaiʻi ranks #10 on
(NewsNation) — President Donald Trump’s tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada have caused some economic concern throughout the country about a potential recession. But how likely is a recession? And what will happen during a recession if the United States economy crashes? What is a recession? Two consecutive quarters of negative real gross domestic product
