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‘A senseless loss’: Calgarians gather for vigil for Vancouver Lapu Lapu Day festival victims
At City Hall, Calgarians left bouquets of roses and daisies in yellow and white, candles and notes to those who had lost their lives in the devastating attack at the Lapu Lapu Day festival in Vancouver. Read More
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Simple, impactful ways to celebrate National Small Business Week
HONOLULU (KHON2) — National Small Business Week is coming up, an annual celebration of the businesses that shape our local economies and communities. As we recognize small businesses, the Better Business Bureau emphasized how some are facing a new and growing challenge — the impact of increased tariffs. HPM Oahu Design Center makes grand opening…
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Flower season blooming in Hawaii, are prices rising?
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Flower shops on Oahu are bracing for another wave of demand with May Day, Mother’s Day, prom and graduation season all around the corner. Prices are starting to reflect the pressure with rising demand and tariff concerns growing. Tariffs on imports raise cost of cut flowers in Hawaii It is peak season…
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Miracle: The pup who defied all odds
HONOLULU (KHON2) — For Wags ‘n Whiskers Wednesday, KHON2 features Miracle, a pup patiently waiting for a permanent, loving home. Double trouble: Two pups seeking fur-ever homes Five-year-old Hound mix, Miracle, has been in and out of the Hawaiian Humane Society since November 2024. According to the HHS, she arrived emaciated and in rough shape,…
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Hawaiʻi residents: Get your REAL ID before May 7
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Calling all Hawaiʻi residents. If you haven’t updated to a REAL ID yet, now is the time to do so because you only have one week left. Starting May 7, all travelers will need a REAL ID to fly within the United States and to enter certain federal facilities. As REAL ID…
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Sprinklers prevent flames from spreading in Mōʻiliʻili high-rise
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Honolulu Fire Department investigators are looking into the cause of a fire in a Mōʻiliʻili high-rise on Tuesday. The 911 call came in shortly after 7 p.m. after flames and smoke were seen coming out of an apartment on the 11th floor of a building on Kamoku Street. HFD extinguishes school bus…
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Career Expo 2025: Helping Hawaiʻi get back to work
HONOLULU (KHON2) — More than 100 employers took over the Neal S. Blaisdell Exhibition Hall on Wednesday, April 30, for the Star Advertiser’s Career Expo 2025. Visiting paradise comes with a price: 8 things to know about Hawaiʻi’s new tax It’s all part of an effort to help aspiring workers with a variety of companies…
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Honolulu shipping container shelter to transition out
SAND ISLAND, Hawaii (KHON2) — A transitional shelter on Sand Island is shutting down, the Institute for Human Services said their target date is at the end of May. Officials call it a planned transition, but residents and even a City councilwoman said they were left in the dark. Download the free KHON2 app for…
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Former Alberta minister calls for government transparency, tables cabinet notes
The former Alberta cabinet minister removed from caucus says he’s been pestering the government in question period and tabling a series of documents in the legislature in an effort to provide transparency. Read More
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Calgary theatre community mourns loss of Jen Darbellay, killed in Vancouver festival tragedy: ‘She really left an imprint’
As Canadians grieve the victims of Saturday’s devastating attack at Vancouver’s Lapu Lapu Day festival, Calgary’s theatre community is mourning the loss of one of its own in the tragedy. Read More