On this date 90 years ago, Warner Bros. released its very first “Looney Tunes” animated short. Here’s a look at the animation studio’s cartoon legacy. What became Warner Bros. Cartoons Inc. began as ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Leināʻala Pavao-Jardin, kumu hula of Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leināʻala, died Friday. She was 51. Her family confirmed the death Saturday of the renowned Kauaʻi kumu hula.

Beloved kumu hula Leina‘ala Pavao-Jardin of award-winning Halau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leina‘ala, of Kauai, died over the weekend. She was 51 years old. Pavao-Jardin had been battling cancer after being ...

Peter Cagg 81, of St. Joseph, passed away Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, in a St. Joseph health care center. He was born May 5, 1944, in St. Joseph, son of the late Ethel and Lawrence Cagg. He graduated from ...

KALAHEO, Hawaii (Island News) -- Even through her battle with cancer, kumu hula Leina'ala Jardin of Halau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leina'ala, was grateful. "Blessings upon blessings upon blessings," she said ...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- Leināʻala Pavao-Jardin, a beloved Kauaiʻi kumu hula, has died at 51 after her battle with cancer. Pavao-Jardin, from Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leināʻala, passed away on Friday ...

Douglass G. Perske died peacefully on August 27, 2025 after a long illness. He was born in La Jolla, California on April 27th, 1944 to Gordon and Frances Perske. He was raised In San Jose, California ...

With her flower crown and grass skirt, the hula girl has been synonymous with Hawaiian hospitality since cruise ships first docked in Honolulu in the 1920s. Even today, exoticized images of these ...

The Summer Olympics is the biggest sporting event in the world, typically bringing more than 10,000 athletes from dozens of countries together every four years. But the most recent iteration of the ...

Judith Kirkland Duval, 81, born March 31, 1944, passed away on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, at the UVM Medical Center after a short illness. Judy was born in Claremont, N.H., the youngest child of ...

Richard A. Dillman, 81, formerly of Salisbury Twp., passed away peacefully Oct. 9, 2025 in Phoebe Home Allentown. He was the husband of the late Patricia A. (Brong) Dillman. Born in Allentown, he was ...

On this day (October 8) in 1944, Susan Raye was born in Eugene, Oregon. After singing with a rock band in high school, Raye transitioned to country music and became a mainstay on her local radio ...