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9 people, including 6 children, injured in H-2 Freeway crash

Hawaii News — Sun, 02 Aug 2026 05:00:02 +0000

A total of nine people, including six children ages 3 to 16 years old, were injured in a two-car crash on H-2 Freeway that also involved an assault, according to Honolulu Emergency Medical Services officials. See the original article at: …

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Scope of hacks on U.S. water supply widens as evidence points to Iran

Hawaii News — Sun, 02 Aug 2026 04:00:09 +0000

The scope of cyberattacks on U.S. water systems has grown to include at least seven states and may be far wider, officials and experts warned, as authorities raced to safeguard the nation’s water supply against an assault that increasingly appeared to be the work of Iran.

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Tommy Waters appeals judge’s decision declaring him ineligible to run for reelection

Hawaii News — Sun, 02 Aug 2026 01:00:02 +0000

Honolulu City Council Chair Tommy Waters has appealed a judge’s ruling this week that he was ineligble to run for a third term in the Aug. 8 primary election because of city term limits. See the original article at: Honolulu …

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Votes for Waters won’t be counted in East Oahu race, election officials confirm

Hawaii News — Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:08 +0000

The Honolulu City Clerk’s office said today that votes cast for Tommy Waters will not be counted in the East Oahu City Council contest of the Aug. 8 primary election.

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U.S. embassies warn Americans as Iran threatens choke points

Hawaii News — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 21:00:01 +0000

U.S. embassies across the Middle East urged Americans to exercise caution after President Donald Trump said he was considering new military strikes against Iran.

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U.S. makes visa bond program permanent for people from 50 countries

Hawaii News — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 20:00:11 +0000

WASHINGTON >> The U.S. State Department will make permanent a visa bond program that could require applicants from 50 countries, mostly from Africa, to post bonds of up to $20,000 when seeking U.S. visas, according to a federal notice posted online on Friday.

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Woman, 80, dies of injuries from June pedestrian crash in Pearl City

Hawaii News — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 19:00:03 +0000

An 80-year-old pedestrian who was hit by a vehicle in Pearl City in June has died from her injuries, Honolulu police said.

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Nancy Guthrie ransom notes released in unsolved kidnapping case

Hawaii News — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 19:00:01 +0000

Two ransom notes purportedly written by kidnappers who abducted the mother of “Today” show co-host Savannah Guthrie were released on Friday, six months after Nancy Guthrie vanished in Arizona, as investigators renewed efforts to identify the culprits.

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OnlyFans model arrested in Hawaii to change plea in murder case

Hawaii News — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 18:00:10 +0000

MIAMI >> An OnlyFans model accused of stabbing her boyfriend to death inside a luxury Miami high-rise will change her plea, her attorney announced Friday.

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Western U.S. faces wave of record heat this weekend

Hawaii News — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 18:00:04 +0000

Blistering heat was expected to spread across a vast portion of the western United States through the weekend, with temperatures soaring into the 90s and even to over 120 degrees from the deserts of Arizona and California to the rolling plains of Montana.

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