Honolulu News

The Honolulu Medical Examiner's Office identified a 70-year-old man killed when he was hit by a driver backing out of a private road on Tuesday.

Firefighters and the department's helicopter came to the rescue of a male hiker who was forced to spend the night in the Waianae mountain range after he injured his ankle.

Honolulu was ranked No. 18 in a Bizwomen analysis of the 100 largest metropolitan areas in terms of offering women the best opportunities to start a business.

A group of six young gymnasts representing Hawaii competed at the USA Gymnastics Championships earlier this month from July 16-19 in Louisville, KY and scored high among thousands of gymnasts across the country.

Hawaii's Healthiest Employers winners for 2014 are Castle Medical Center in the large business category; Hawaii National Bank in the medium-size business category and Aerotek in the small business category.

A slipper and a pool of blood is seen at bottom right as Honolulu police examine e a blue Jetta on Kuhio Avenue between Uluniu and Lililuokalani Avenues on Wednesday in Waikiki.

Infrared imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite helped confirm that the remnant low pressure area of former Tropical Storm Genevieve has become a Zombie storm, and has been reborn as a tropical depression on July 30. The AIRS instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite captured this infrared image of strong thunderstorms that redeveloped around Genevieve's ... (more)

Honolulu Cookie Company, maker of Hawaii's favorite premium shortbread cookies, has added three new flavors to its signature shortbread collection: These new flavors bring the count to 18 in the company's lineup of signature tastes that are baked fresh daily.

The city grounded two yellow fire helicopters and two blue helicopters flown by police pilots last week after maintenance contractor Rotor Wing Hawaii ran into financial trouble.

A Pearl City man will be arraigned in District Court Wednesday on one count of wire fraud.

Beach Bum Cafe is opening its second Downtown Honolulu location in the former Cafe Central space in the First Hawaiian Center lobby, not too far away from its original coffee shop that's been open for about four years, the owner told PBN.

The recent economic downturn, high overhead, stiff competition and the chance to do other things has led the owner of Floral Network, a 13-year tenant on the ground floor of the Pacific Guardian Center in Downtown Honolulu, to close her doors.

Thanks for watching KITV4 News Online, I'm Ann Sterling. A woman has died on a U-S Airways flight from Honolulu to Phoenix, Arizona.

The Healthy Baby Contest has been an island tradition since 1953. It's a lighthearted approach to raise awareness for healthy living.

Flamboyant cuttlefish are colorful, and deadly. Its muscle tissue is highly toxic, making it one of only a handful of cephalopods known to be toxic.

An executive chef for the U.S. Navy and a chef instructor at Kapiolani Community College were honored at the just-concluded American Culinary Federation national convention.

This Aug. 13, 2013 photo shows an American Airlines plane and a US Airways plane at parked at Washington's Ronald Reagan National Airport.

Tropical Depression Genevieve is expected to intensify into a tropical storm Wednesday and may bring muggy weather and rains to the state Friday.

Lawyers acting for a man who claims he was sexually abused by X-Men director Bryan Singer have asked to withdraw from the case.

Actor James Shigeta, star of many Hollywood movies including Die Hard and Flower Drum Song , has passed away at the age of 81. In a statement to E! News on Monday , his agent said "It is with great sadness that I report the loss of my long-time friend and client James Shigetaa James passed peacefully in his sleep, July 28, 2014, at 2 p.m. The world ... (more)