Police have arrested a total of six people in connection with a deadly explosion of illegal fireworks in a Honolulu neighborhood on New Year’s Eve

A powerful storm is bringing severe thunderstorms with heavy rains and gusty winds to Hawaii. Flood alerts are in place for most of the islands through Friday. Power outages neared 20,000 by Thursday afternoon as the islands were blasted by near 60 mph gusts.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Travelers at Hawaii airports experienced delays and cancellations due to severe weather Thursday. Hawaii News Now issued a First Alert Weather Day from Wednesday night through Friday morning as a strong winter storm moves through Hawaii.

The illegal firework explosion that took place in Aliamanu, Hawaii, also known as Salt Lake, has left five people dead and two arrested.

DNA technology has led to the arrest of 66-year-old Gideon Castro, who attended the same high school as the victim, Dawn Momohara.

Due to their age, a significant number of Hawaii’s dams and reservoirs, including the Wahiawa reservoir, are classified as having “high hazard potential.” That means a failure could cause loss of life. According to a DLNR report published in November, there were no known dam failures in FY 2024.

The unsolved death of a teenager in 1977 haunted students and staff at Honolulu's McKinley High School for nearly half a century.

Due to ongoing severe weather across Hawaii, numerous schools, businesses, events, and parks have closed for the day. Residents are advised to stay updated on local news and official announcements

A winter storm skirting by Kauai on Thursday will soon bring flood-inducing rain, strong winds, and even heavy snow across Hawaii.

Hawaiian Electric and Kauai Island Utility Cooperative crews are hard at work as they respond to multiple power outages across Hawaii on Thursday, January 30, 2025.

Before Dawn Momohara was killed, she got a call from an unknown male and told her mother she was going to a shopping center. That was the last time her mom saw her, police said.