Doctor Richard McCarin, generalist division chief of OBGYN at Hawaii Pacific Health, has everything you need to know about the condition.
Itʻs the biggest night for Hawaiiʻs music at the 48th annual Na Hoku Hanohano Awards. Join us for mele moments and memories and the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel. Watch LIVE on June 21st at 7pm on K5 and all Hawaii News Now digital platforms.
Born and raised in Hilo, Hawai‘i, Issha Rose Mata is a proud graduate of Kamehameha Schools Hawai‘i and the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo. As the newly crowned Miss Hawaii USA 2025, she is a passionate advocate for arts education, mental health awareness, and people with intellectual disabilities. Issha is also set to publish her debut poetry book, To Read Between the Lines, later this year—a project over 15 years in the making. She will go on to represent Hawai‘i at the 2025 Miss USA pageant, carrying the spirit of aloha every step of the way.
Aloha, I'm Pono - born and raised in Lāʻie, Oʻahu, and the youngest of five raised by our incredible mom, Lei. I'm "Uncle Pono" to four kolohe kids who keep me laughing and grounded. Whether I'm catching waves on the east side or on stage in a local theater, I find joy in embracing the present and using storytelling to uplift my community. I try to show up in the world the way I was raised in Hawaiʻi - with aloha, humility, and a deep sense of connection.
Ano'ai me ke aloha, my name is Tristan Fleming-Nazara, and I am from the district of Kona, on the island of Hawaiʻi. I am the youngest of five children, with four older sisters; like many families in Hawaiʻi, our parents instilled within us the values of Haʻahaʻa (humility) and hōʻihi (respect), with the understanding that we must care for our community to the best of our ability. These morals and values not only guide me along my journey, they also allow me to share it with those that I come in contact with along the way; from teaching elementary kids during the day, to coaching high school athletes in the afternoon, from keiki to kupuna, aloha encompasses all. These values are not only important in life, they are also teachings of knowledge that our kupuna have passed on from generation to generation so that we can ensure that our people and Hawaiʻi flourish.