Island News

Helping lift up the medical community, the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii at Manoa welcomed its newest MD class at the JABSOM White Coat Ceremony yesterday evening. kitv.com/news/jabsom-fu…

A community fireworks buyback program took place near Aloha Stadium today as part of efforts to enhance public safety and reduce illegal fireworks use. kitv.com/news/oahu-fire…

Raising Cane's held its Stuff Da Bus school supply drive in Pearl City for donations to support keiki in need this fall. Locals helped to “stuff da bus” in support of public schools students as they enter the new school year. kitv.com/video/news/rai…

Hawaiian petroglyphs dating back at least a half-millennium are visible on Oahu for the first time in years, thanks to seasonal ocean swells that peel away sand covering a panel of more than two dozen images of mostly human-looking stick figures. kitv.com/news/early-haw…

SUNDAY WEATHER | The weekend closes with plenty of sun and chances of trade wind showers in some spots. Sunday’s daytime high will peak at 89 degrees and eastern winds will be 10 to 15 mph. kitv.com/video/sunday-w…

Pearlridge Center held its Stuff The Bus school supply drive throughout July for donations to support keiki in need this fall. Locals helped to “stuff the bus” in support of public schools students in the Aiea, Pearl City, Waipahu and Kapolei. kitv.com/video/news/pea…

The Makiki Cemetery in Honolulu hosts three memorials dedicated to Japanese-Americans and Japanese pioneers, drawing visitors annually to honor the dead during the obon season. kitv.com/video/news/obo…

YMCA is looking to hire youth program leaders, life guards, swim instructors and other positions for the new school year. kitv.com/news/ymca-is-h…

Passengers on an American Airlines flight departing from Denver International Airport Saturday were evacuated after a “possible landing gear incident,” according to the Federal Aviation Administration. kitv.com/news/passenger…

Michigan authorities say 11 people have been stabbed at a Walmart in Traverse City. Authorities say a suspect is in custody and that investigators believe those hurt Saturday were not specifically targeted. kitv.com/news/a-man-acc…

A pickup truck drove into a utility pole on Kaneohe Bay Drive early this morning leaving hundreds without power for a few hours. kitv.com/news/pickup-tr…

UPDATE | The 72-year-old man involved in the rollover crash on Fort Weaver Road on July 12 was pronounced dead on Friday. kitv.com/news/local/ewa…

Hawaii County is fighting homelessness by inviting inviting nonprofit organizations to apply for grants from the Homelessness and Housing Fund. kitv.com/news/grant-app…

Only one lane in each direction will be open on Puunene Avenue in Kahului from Monday, July 28 to Friday, Aug. 1 as crews work on a sewer line project. kitv.com/news/traffic/l…

BIKE THIEVES | Multiple break-ins at an 'Aina Haina home have residents on high alert. kitv.com/news/thieves-t…

Hawaii Public Radio raised over $461,000 this week from a two-day emergency campaign to rebound from federal funding cuts to public broadcast stations. kitv.com/news/local/haw…

WEEKEND FORECAST | Trades and generally dry weather are expected through Saturday afternoon. A tropical disturbance could develop into a tropical depression southeast of the islands early next week. kitv.com/weather/foreca…

Six families filed a lawsuit on Tuesday that alleges that their children who were in the 2024 Youth Challenge Academy program experienced months of sexual abuse, physical violence and gross neglect. kitv.com/news/hawaii-yo…

Passengers riding the Skyline traveling east/town-bound will be required to get off at the Halawa Aloha Stadium station starting tomorrow. kitv.com/news/local/sky…

Lori Vallow Daybell has been sentenced to life in prison on two murder conspiracy convictions in Arizona. kitv.com/lori-vallow-da…