safety

The bills pass on the heels of several significant traffic fatalities in recent years near schools. Earlier this year, a woman was crossing Keolu Drive near Kaʻelepulu Elementary in Kailua, when a vehicle struck her. The victim was transported to a hospital, where she later died.

Honolulu officials say an investigation has found that an ambulance fire that killed a patient and critically injured a paramedic last year originated in a portable oxygen cylinder’s regulatory assembly.

House Bill 1329 would require the state education department to develop and implement an active shooter training program in all schools. The measure is in response to the rising number of school shootings in the U.S. and noted that the second deadliest K-12 shooting in the nation occurred within the last year.

Several bills in this state Legislature session tackle safe streets, and that's what advocates and lawmakers gathering at the state Capitol called to have passed.

The National Weather System issued an official flood watch across the state on Thursday morning, predicting heavy rain into the weekend as a Kona low approaches the eastern Hawaiian Islands.

The Honolulu City Council is recommending lifeguard coverage be expanded on O’ahu beaches. HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka reports.