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One more win. The Honolulu Little League All-Stars are just a victory away from returning to the sport’s biggest stage, the Little League World Series, following a thrilling extra-innings win over Menlo Park (California) on Monday in the West Regional semifinals. Led by longtime head coach Gerald Oda, who guided Honolulu to world championships in…

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The State of Hawaiʻi Organization of Police Officers polled their union members from the Honolulu Police Department on what they are looking for in their next chief. The poll comes after former Chief Joe Logan’s retirement, which ultimately led to Logan suing the City and County of Honolulu, as well as Mayor…

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The University of Hawaiʻi announced on Aug. 6 that the 2025 fiscal year set a record $734 million in extramural funds. This surpasses the 2024 fiscal year’s $615.7 million, marking a 19.2% increase. This is the fourth straight year the extramural funding record was broken. UH President responds to Trump executive orders…

HONOLULU (KHON2) — It’s a tiny symbol, but it carries cultural weight — and now legal standing. As of Jan. 1, all newly issued Hawaiʻi license plates must include the ʻokina, the Hawaiian diacritical mark, in the spelling of “Hawaiʻi.” Why Hawaiʻi’s vehicle stickers are black & white But while the law kicked in at…

LANAI, Hawaiʻi (KHON2) — Coconut rhinoceros beetles, also known as CRB were recently detected on Lāna‘i in two separate plant shipments from O‘ahu. Background — After a decade, CRB returns to urban Honolulu threatening landscape According to the Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, both incidents occurred between May and July 2025 and involved large…

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Hawai‘i health officials confirmed the state’s 11th dengue case of the year, and it’s linked to travel outside the islands. The newest case is on Oʻahu, where 10 of the state’s infections have been reported in 2025. One case was confirmed on Maui. Dengue has come to Hawaiʻi: 9 things to know…

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Hawaii State Public Library System hosted their 2025 summer reading challenge with more than 23,400 readers! “Over the summer, tens of thousands of readers from across Hawaii showed us how much reading matters,” said State Librarian Stacey A. Aldrich. Bookworms enjoy fun finds at popular local book sale Silent disco at…

HONOLULU (KHON) — Starting Friday, Aug. 8, the Hawaiʻi State Judiciary will mail more than 330,000 jury questionnaires to residents across the state. This is the first step in selecting potential jurors for 2026. If you receive a questionnaire, you are required to complete and return it within 10 days. The envelope is provided. If…

DENVER (KDVR) — Commercial airline United Airlines ordered a ground stop for flights at multiple major airports Wednesday evening. According to the ground stop alert posted by the Federal Aviation Administration, the carrier had asked for the ground stop to be issued due to a technology issue, but didn’t specify the cause. DIA wants to…