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LAKE WALES, Fla. (WFLA) — An 86-year-old woman achieved her life’s mission to reach 1,000 jumps in Florida on Thursday. The woman, Kim Knor, earned the United States Parachute Association Gold Wings Award for her dedication to the skies. Knor reached this milestone while tandem jumping with Hall of Fame skydiver Jay Stokes alongside her…

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Council members and community organizers on Kauai are hoping to ease concerns on Thursday, Nov. 6, after an ICE raid led to dozens of arrests across the Garden Isle in the early morning hours of Wednesday, Nov. 5. Kauai County councilmember Fern Holland lives right across the street from one of the…

Baseball is going back in time on O‘ahu, as the Aloha Vintage Base Ball Association celebrates the game’s origins by playing under 1886 rules, complete with reproduced equipment, including 10-ounce mitts and 40-ounce bats. The league’s mission goes beyond nostalgia. Organizers aim to preserve and share Hawai‘i’s unique place in baseball history, dating back to…

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Honolulu Airport is on a list circulating of airports that’ve been told to cut 10 percent of their flights, due to the government shutdown. But the state says it’s applying for a waiver. At least one airline is already cancelling some local flights. And travelers say all the questions have them feeling…

HANALEI BAY, Hawaii (KHON2) — Kauai’s Hanalei Bay remains closed until further notice after a surfer was bitten by a shark on Wednesday, November 5, — leaving him with multiple leg injuries. Loved ones have confirmed the surfer as 33-year-old Kauai Ocean Safety lifeguard Chance Swanson. Surfer suffers leg injuries after being bitten by shark…

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Millions of dollars have been approved to help Native Hawaiians impacted by the federal shutdown and SNAP benefit changes. On Nov. 6, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs approved up to $6.1 million for eligible beneficiaries, with $350 gift cards for SNAP recipients or $1,200 checks for furloughed federal workers. What to know…

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The hum of downtown Honolulu will soon get a taste of Seoul. CU, one of South Korea’s largest convenience store chains, is opening its first United States location in Hawaiʻi to mark a new era for local shoppers and food lovers alike. The store at 1088 Bishop Street, inside the Executive Centre,…

Already bowl-eligible and still in the hunt for a Mountain West championship, the University of Hawai‘i football team will look to make another statement when it hosts conference leader San Diego State on Saturday night at the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex. The Rainbow Warriors (6-3, 3-2 MW) enter the matchup aiming to bounce back…