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WAIMEA, Hawaii (KHON2) — On June 25, nurses presented a petition for safe patient care at Queen’s North Hawaii Community Hospital. The petition held more than 700 signatures of support from community members. Hawaiʻi Island nurses hold informational picket (Courtesy: Hawaii Nurses’ Association) Nurses say the current nurse-to-patient ratios are unsafe and prevent patients from…

HONOLULU (KHON2) — A fatal motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian happened in the early morning hours of Wednesday, June 25, in Kaneʻohe, the Honolulu Police Department confirmed. According to HPD, an unidentified male pedestrian was crossing Kahekili Highway outside of a marked crosswalk when he was struck by an unknown northbound driver. Woman, 74,…

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Queen’s Medical Center’s new Uytengsu Family Emergency Department opened their doors for their first patients on June 25. The first patient to enter the new emergency room received treatment within minutes. Queen’s opens newly expanded ER facilities The Queen’s Medical Center’s emergency department is the busiest in the islands, caring for…

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Honolulu Police Department seized 16 machines and more than $3,000 from an illegal gambling operation in Pearl City, the department said. On Tuesday, June 24, HPD executed a search warrant at the illegal gambling room near Hoʻolehua Street. At around 5:30 p.m., officers recovered 16 machines and $3,855 in cash, officials…

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Polynesian Voyaging Society’s traditional voyaging canoe duo Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia, accompanied by Tahiti’s canoe Faʻafaite, made landfall at Taputapuātea in French Polynesia on the morning of June 24. Taputapuātea is located on the island of Raʻiātea and is seen as the ancestral homeland and spiritual center of Polynesia voyaging. Hōkūleʻa, Hikianalia continue…