Here's your local news at a glance for Sunday, the 27th of July.
Good morning, Honolulu.
After fainting during a group hike on Chinaman’s Hat Island (in Kaneohe Bay) Saturday at 10:20 a.m., a 59-year-old man was rescued by the Honolulu Fire Department, which secured a landing zone and airlifted him for medical care.
One-2 Buy opened its new location at Pearl Kai Shopping Center to offer Asian snacks and drinks such as matcha KitKat and wild berry Oreos—store hours are 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. daily—and offers major discounts on select holidays.
The Honolulu Police Department on July 24 screened 408 vehicles at sobriety checkpoints—117 on Farrington Highway and 291 on Keeaumoku Street, issuing citations and multiple impaired driving arrests as part of 1,044 arrests this year to reduce fatal crashes.
On Saturday, more than 600 young dancers aged 6 to 12 performed hula auana at Neal S.
Blaisdell Arena—marking the world’s longest-running keiki hula event. The competition brought local hālau and participants from across the state and around the world together to honor Queen Liliʻuokalani’s legacy.
Today, events across the state honor the 183rd anniversary of La Ho’iho’i Ea—when sovereignty was restored—and residents can join celebrations to mark this historic milestone.
John A. Burns School of Medicine honored its newest MD class on July 25 at the Japanese Cultural Center, where 77 students—14 of whom are Native Hawaiian—received white coats and recited the Hippocratic Oath.
The school, which had over 2,200 applicants, is planning to expand class sizes to help address a local shortage of physicians.
More than 20 college students from Hawaii and Guam are wrapping up an eight-week internship at the University of Hawaii Cancer Center in Kaka’ako.
The CREATE program (cancer research education, advancement, training and empowerment) paired them with nearly 30 faculty mentors to build research skills for future careers in science and medicine.
Waikiki’s three-story Tommy Bahama restaurant offers a farm-to-table dining experience with live music, rooftop views and a happy hour from 2 to 5 p.m. General Manager Artur Hoxha and Chef Kenneth MacKenzie explained during HNN’s Sunrise that their seared ahi dish — served with scallion and chive risotto — brings out the relaxed island vibe.
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