Nearly five decades after her partially clothed body was discovered on the second floor of her Honolulu high school, modern DNA testing has led to an arrest that could solve the cold case murder of 16-year-old Dawn Momohara.

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COURTESY PHOTO Mary Sue Fink COURTESY PHOTO Mary Sue Fink The Honolulu Police Department has finally released information regarding the murder of a young child who died more than 60 years ago.

Sharael Kolberg, Contributor, Travel Nineteenth-century Hawaiian royalty used to come to the Honolulu neighborhood of Waikiki to relax and surf, just as scores of tourists do today. That's because ...

ATLANTA >> An historic January storm dumped more deep snow along the Gulf Coast today after bringing Houston and New Orleans to a near standstill over the past two days and burying parts of Florida’s Panhandle with accumulations more typical of Chicago.

DNA testing leads to new murder charge in nearly 50-year-old cold case of slain Honolulu teen A suspect was arrested in his nursing home last week for the unsolved murder of a 16-year-old student ...

Hawaii Tourism Authority's Interim President and CEO Daniel Nahoopii explains how international tourists from locations like Japan can make a return with help from the state investing in these relationships.

A fifth person has died from injuries suffered during a massive explosion of illegal fireworks at a Honolulu home over New Year's

A Colombian customs worker admitted his role Tuesday in taking bribes and funneling more than $1 million in drug proceeds in a case that

What do nine Hawaiian snails have in common with the Texas longhorn, the Florida panther and the California grizzly bear? They’re all U.S. state animals. And the snails hold ano

Hello, I hope everybody is surviving enjoying this Florida winter. In a few months, we will be complaining about how Florida is hot, so enjoy while we can, RIGHT? Anyway… have you ever done any runDisney races before?

On Tuesday evening, five-star running back Derrek Cooper announced his top 10 schools list. FSU made the cut alongside Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Miami, Penn State, Auburn, Ohio State, Texas A&M, and Ole Miss. Cooper has held an offer from the Seminoles since February 2024.