Hawaii County Weather Forecast for July 22, 2025

Hilo Tonight: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Lows 65 to 72 near the shore to 53 to 60 at 4000 feet. North winds up to 10 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent. Tuesday: Partly sunny. Scattered showers in...

Tool Announce First Hawaii Concert in Nearly 15 Years

Tool are bringing their epic live show back to Hawaii for the first time in almost a decade and a half. The alt-metal heavyweights have announced a one-off performance at Honolulu’s Blaisdell Arena on Dec. 19, their first show in the state since...

Ashley Couper Qualifies For Hawaii Worlds

Ashley Butterfield Couper has qualified for the Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, after an impressive performance at the Ironman Lake Placid in New York on Saturday [July 20]. Couper, a multiple Bermuda Half-Marathon Derby women’s...

Letter: Honolulu airport has a restroom problem

When I returned from a recent trip to Japan, I was unpleasantly surprised to find that there are no restrooms at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport’s international arrival gates. This goes on for a great distance. After a long walk, you will...

Hawaii health officials urge vigilance as COVID cases rise again

The number of COVID-19 cases in Hawaii is rising again, prompting a message of vigilance from health officials. The Hawaii Department of Health today reported the statewide test positivity rate — or percentage of all tests that are positive — at...

Maui’s oldest Catholic school launches sports academy, expands Hawaiian studies program

WAILUKU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Maui’s oldest Catholic school is finding new ways to boost enrollment. St. Anthony School in Wailuku has been around for nearly 200 years. It is now launching its first-ever sports academy and expanding its Hawaiian...

‘Chief of War’ expected to be ‘life-changing’ for Hawaii’s film, TV production industry

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The long-awaited global debut of the Apple TV+ miniseries “Chief of War” is just over a week away. The Jason Momoa-led production showcasing the unification of the islands is expected to be a big hit, and state leaders...

Mark Zuckerberg expands $300M Hawaii compound by nearly 1,000 acres — stoking more controversy with locals: report

Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly expanded his sprawling $300 million compound in Hawaii by nearly 1,000 acres — stoking yet more controversy with locals on the idyllic Pacific island chain, according to a report. The latest expansion on the Meta...

Interim Hawaii Police Department chief named

HILO (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Hawaii Police Department has an interim chief in place when current chief Ben Moszkowicz leaves the department. At their monthly meeting July 18, the Hawaii County Police Commission appointed Deputy Chief Reed Mahuna to...

Mother who moved to Hawaii died in crash after birthday party

The 25-year-old woman killed early Sunday when she reportedly drove the wrong way on the H1 Freeway was coming home from her birthday party and recently moved to Oahu from California with her two young sons, according to a GoFundMe page. The...

FAA Allows SpaceX to Drop Starship Rocket Bits on Sacred Hawaiian Island

Elon Musk’s obsession with colonizing Mars is polluting Earth. As SpaceX seeks to ramp up its launches of Starship, it’s also expanding its splashdown area where pieces of the rocket are allowed to litter the Pacific Ocean. A recent expansion...

Hawaii housing market shifts: Condo sales down statewide, single-family homes mixed

Hawaii’s sacred waters face rocket debris threat as Musk’s Mars dreams expand

As Elon Musk ramps up rocket launches, Hawaii’s culturally and ecologically vital waters could become a dumping ground for failed SpaceX spacecraft. Dara Kerr reports for The Guardian. In short: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has...

Par Pacific, Mitsubishi, ENEOS launch joint venture for renewable fuels in Hawaii

scanrail/iStock via Getty ImagesPar Pacific (NYSE:PARR) said Monday it signed an agreement to establish Hawaii Renewables, a joint venture to produce renewable fuels at the company's refinery in Kapolei, Hawaii. Mitsubishi (OTCPK:MSBHF) and ENEOS...

Father-and-Son Team Successfully Rows 2,400 Miles From SF to Hawaii in Record-Setting Feat

53-year-old UK Special Forces veteran Tim Crockett and his 18-year-old son Harrison just spent the last 48 days on a 24-foot rowboat rowing all the way from SF to Hilo, Hawaii, and they’re the first father-and-son team to ever accomplish this....

Hawaii County names new interim police chief

HILO, Hawaii (KHON2) — The Hawaii County Police Commission has named a new interim leader. On July 18, Hawaii County named Deputy Chief Reed Mahuna as the interim chief of police effective Sept. 1. “I would like to thank the members of the Hawai‘i...

Moped rider critically injured following collision in Honolulu

HONOLULU (Island News) – A moped rider was taken to the hospital after a critical collision occurred at the intersection of McCully St. and Fern St. on Sunday night. The collision occurred at approximately 7:55 p.m. when a 37-year-old driver, and...

Kilauea’s lava fountains soar, 29th episode ends in Hawaii

KILAUEA, Hawaii (Island News) – The 29th episode of Kilauea ended abruptly around 6:53 p.m. after fountaining continuous lava for over 13 hours on Sunday. The episode was reported to have started early Sunday morning at approximately 5:15 a.m....

Hawaii County Weather Forecast for July 21, 2025

Hilo Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers in the evening, then numerous showers after midnight. Lows 65 to 72 near the shore to 52 to 59 at 4000 feet. Northeast winds up to 10 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight. Chance of rain 70...

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for July 21, 2025

Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast Shores Tonight Monday Surf Surf PM AM AM PM North Facing 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2 East Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3 South Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4 TONIGHT Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Low Temperature In...