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Safer roads ahead: Local organizations leading the way for bike riders
HONOLULU (KHON2) — This Saturday, Aug. 9, volunteers from the Hawaii Bicycling League and the American Public Works Association, Hawaii Chapter, will be repairing bike lanes along Ward Avenue. The Hawaii Bicycling League is a nonprofit organization that has been ensuring bikers’ safety island-wide for the past 50 years. Their mission is to educate the…
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Honolulu advances to Little League World Series
The Honolulu All-Stars are headed back to Williamsport. Honolulu captured the Major Division West Regional championship Thursday, defeating Fullerton, California to clinch a berth in the Little League World Series. Kuana Payanal’s RBI double in the second inning put Honolulu up 3-0, then Mason Mitani smashed a solo home run to tack on another in…
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H-1 airport improvements project extended to December due to ’99 unworkable days’: HDOT
HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Hawaii Department of Transportation suffered delays to their H-1 Airport Viaduct Improvements project. Crews discovered rubber joint seals separating from the roadway as they worked last week, HDOT reported. H-1 roadwork to close lanes this weekend Additional materials to continue the work were ordered and expected to arrive by September. The…
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Bell: Notorious Calgary drug consumption site set to close, bet on it
It’s taken many long years. Too many years. Read More
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Two years later: Lāhainā residents look at progress, business district has long road ahead
LAHAINA, Hawaii (KHON2) — Aug. 8 marks two years since the deadly Maui wildfires that claimed 102 lives and displaced thousands, and it’s still a very long road to recovery. Front Street’s commercial district still has a long way to go, but some Kula and Lāhainā residents are already back in their homes, with hundreds…
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‘There is hope’: First business returns to Lahaina just before the second anniversary of the wildfires
HONOLULU (KHON2) — The first business returned to Lahaina just before the second anniversary of the tragic wildfires. According to the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, the disaster claimed about 800 businesses, which provided about 7,000 jobs in the community. Lahaina’s historic Banyan Tree Park could re-open in several months HI Surf Club…
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The road hazard you’re not looking for but need to be
HONOLULU (KHON2) — A serious crash on Wednesday, Aug. 6 sent three people to the hospital after a car hit a horse near the Dillingham Polo Field on Oʻahu. Honolulu police said a 16-year-old girl was riding the horse when it was struck around 7 p.m. on Farrington Highway. Two women, ages 48 and 23,…
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Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario renew push for national pipeline, but one province is missing in talks
Three Canadian provinces are opening the floodgates for pipeline proposals, but industry observers are questioning the viability of a project that would ship oil across the country. Read More
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HOV lane changes for EV Driver’s in Hawaiʻi
HONOLULU (KHON2) — There is a new HOV lane change coming for all electric vehicle’s in Hawaiʻi. Starting on Sept. 30, electric vehicle drivers with EV plates, in Hawaiʻi, will no longer be allowed to drive alone in the HOV (High-Occupancy Vehicle) lanes during restricted hours, stated by the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT). Download…
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‘Kalani Tsunami:’ Man behind viral fish flex during KHON2 tsunami coverage
In this special episode of Jus Cruzin’, host Justin Cruz talks story with the one and only Kalani Makoa Kaipo and his viral fish moment during a scary time. On July 29, a tsunami warning was issued for the state. KHON2 was filming b-roll down in Waikiki Beach when Kalani appeared out of nowhere and…