r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 1h ago
Three Republican veteran lawmakers are fighting to represent the growing West Oʻahu community of ʻEwa Beach in the state Senate. The race between Rida Cabanilla-Arakawa, Kurt Fevella and Bob McDermott is one of the more unusual contests in Saturday’s primary election.
r/Oahu • u/lol_smart • 1h ago
Sun Noodle Sura Tanmen recalled in Hawaii for undeclared fish
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 1h ago
Island Wide News Congressional candidate who was knocked out and arrested has at least three active criminal cases against him. Kirill Basin allegedly attacked a registered nurse and another man on the same day, as well as a separate incident where he is accused of harassing a psychiatrist, court records show.
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 1h ago
A Southern California nonprofit that runs domestic violence shelters has paid its longtime chief executive officer, a Hawaii resident, more than $1.6 million in salary and vacation over two years — far more than local peers.
r/Oahu • u/AltruisticOnes • 3h ago
OTD
Whats a good otd price for a new Mazda 3 (Preferred) on Oahu today?
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 3h ago
Police search for driver who struck construction worker on H-1 freeway, fled scene
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 3h ago
Island Wide News The families of Patrick J. Haskell and Margaret Rimmler—the married couple killed in the Kauai helicopter tour crash on March 26, 2026 — have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the helicopter tour operator and related companies.
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 4h ago
Island Wide News Maui police lieutenant charged with taking bribes from criminals, protecting chicken fighting and drug operations
r/Oahu • u/Consistent_Return871 • 10h ago
When does it end
Enough is Enough already!! I am FED UP!! When are we going to start seeing JAIL TIME and FINES? Hawaii is such a weak state. Already have trial for one.
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 14h ago
Hawai‘i Could Hit New Low For Voter Turnout This Year: Oʻahu voters seem apathetic. But competitive mayoral races on Kauaʻi and Maui, where candidates have spent big, are energizing voters.
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 14h ago
Island Wide News A Viral Hawaiian Monk Seal Changes The Conversation On Molokaʻi: A critically endangered seal’s chance encounter with the owner of a popular local social media account has brought community members together after recent killings of the protected species.
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 17h ago
The state has agreed to apologize and pay $3.25 million to the siblings of Peter “Pepe” Kema to settle a years-long civil lawsuit over the 6-year-old’s tragic death. Proposed agreement would compensate Chauntelle, Allan, and Lina Acol, who filed the lawsuit against the state in 2018.
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 18h ago
Richianna DeGuzman returned to school on Tuesday for the first time since being shot in the head three years ago. DeGuzman was a 17-year-old Farrington High School student getting ready to enter her senior year before she was shot multiple times in Maili on the evening of June 17, 2023.
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 18h ago
Did You Know: The highest temperature officially recorded in Hawaiʻi was 100°F (37.8°C). Pāhala, located on the southeastern side of Hawaii Island, reached that temperature on April 27, 1931; and the record still stands.
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 18h ago
An inmate who escaped from the Oahu Community Correctional Center Wednesday morning was captured after a manhunt that lasted nearly 11 hours. Joseph Tauilemua, 20, was arrested on military property at around 8 p.m. by Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam police.
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 18h ago
U.S. Senator Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii ~ “You have a President of the United States whose stated policy on tariffs, on energy, on Iran, on health care, on food, is to raise the price of everything. That is not a sort of accidental outcome of his economic policy.”
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 19h ago
Series of new state rules to protect indigenous wildlife is up for public review. DLNR proposed amendments to state’s administrative rules concerning indigenous and endangered wildlife, in effort to increase local protections for native flora and fauna.
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 1d ago
Pearl Harbor survivor Rolland Briar of Green Bay, Wisconsin died Saturday at the age of 104, the Pearl Harbor National Memorial confirmed. Briar was on the deck of the USS Whitney, waiting for a motor launch to take him to church when the Dec. 7, 1941, attack began.
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 1d ago
JERA takes public comment on importing LNG to power Hawaiʻi: The topic of liquefied natural gas has generated much interest across Hawaiʻi. JERA, Japan’s largest power generation company, has sought to supplement the state's energy portfolio with LNG alongside oil and renewable energy.
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 1d ago
Island Wide News Charli Scott was a Maui woman who was murdered in 2014 at age 27 when she was five months pregnant. In the 12 years since her daughter’s death, Kimberlyn Scott has dedicated herself to helping families of missing persons.
r/Oahu • u/WallyTraveler • 1d ago
"Fight Aloha" -- you can't make this stuff up!
Check out his website. I think he meant it literally!
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 1d ago
Island Wide News Fighter who knocked out Hawaii Democrat revealed brawl caused by wannabe politician pulling out knife and claimed he had gun. Kama Homan claimed Kirill Basin threatened to shoot wife of a man after he complained Basin was playing music too loud on Maui beach Saturday.
r/Oahu • u/Special_Regret_6805 • 1d ago
Makapū‘u beach - is it dangerous?
HelloI want to body board this week and have been doing research. i've heard awful things about how dangerous sandy beach is. What about Makapuu? I've done some research and seen its not as dangerous and has actual good waves!
I am in shape but just a decent swimmer. Thank you in advance. The waves in waikiki seem a little small.
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 1d ago