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Weather in Hawaii differs island by island, neighborhood by neighborhood, and at times hour by hour. No matter where you are or where you're headed, make sure you have the free Hawaii News Now First Alert Weather app so you can be ready for your day. Available in the app store and Google Play. This podcast is sponsored by your local Hawaii Nissan dealers and HMAA. This is Hawaii News Now. Ahead of an anticipated dry wildfire season, city and state officials come together with a message of safety and preparation. A long time, Waimanalo Calhale is looking to expand its services for the homeless community, but those plans are getting neighborhood pushback. We just move forward, let us do our work, and bring our people home. The U.S. Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship. I'm Natalie Brand with takeaways from the big decision and what President Trump is saying about his administration's loss at the high court. And coming up in First Alert weather, we'll be live from the USS Theodore Roosevelt, where we talk to staff oceanographers and also meteorologists. This is Hawaii News now, first at four. At first at four, prepare now to prevent a dangerous wildfire season. That's the message from emergency leaders and their partners ahead of the dry summer months. Dylan Ancetta has more. Smokey the Bear and Kaleo the Pueo are adorable fire mascots, but they come with a serious message of safety ahead of wildfire season. The more prepared our communities are before a wildfire starts. the safer our residents, our neighborhoods, and our firefighters will be during an emergency. Emergency crews want everyone to do their part to prevent the start of disastrous wildfires. They know that preparation can avoid a repeat of the Lahaina catastrophe or even the tragedy in Ma'ili last summer, where a wildfire killed an elderly flower farmer and destroyed a family's property. Hulhu Fire Department is upstaffing, so we're going to be preparing with... our brush trucks, we're going to actually up staff. Also, our response have increased our response with more trucks going to. dispatched instances of wildfire. HFD said they're also compiling a list of known fire risk areas and are preparing for quick responses when they're needed. So what can families do to prepare? Cut back overgrown plants, avoid using tools and equipment that generate heat or sparks in dry areas, and have an evacuation plan ready to go. No plants touching the house, keep, you know, no leaf piles, no mulch beds. Keep that area the first five feet, lean, clean and green. Something as simple as an improperly discarded cigarette or grill coals in the wind can ignite intense infernoes.

understand the matter how committed they are, matter how resourceful we are, we need you to help us. HFD also held a moment of silence to honor three fallen firefighters who were killed in Colorado over the weekend battling wildfires there. Their sacrifice is a solemn reminder of the risks firefighters face every time they answer the call to protect others. As the green brush from the wet season dries out, HFD said they're also enforcing fire codes and property maintenance. In the worst cases, owners who don't address overgrown dried-out brush could be subject to fines of up to $1,000 and even jail time. Concerned residents can contact the fire department to inspect and address potentially hazardous areas. Dylan and Chetta, Hawaii News now. On Kauai, a 1,000-gallon wastewater spill has been cleaned up at the Kapaya sewage pump station, but some of the untreated water may have entered a nearby stream and state waters. County crews say the pumps station's control system had an error this morning that caused sewage to spill from a manhole near Kuhio Highway and Ma'alo Road. The area has since been disinfected and the pump station is back to normal. Hawaii Island police are investigating a weakened assault that injured two men in Kailua Kona. Officers were called to a fight on the Loku Street in the old industrial area at around 8.45 Sunday night. They found two men there, one with stab wounds and the other with a head injury. Both were treated and released from Kona Community Hospital. If you have any tips on the assault, contact police at 808, 961, 8300. On Oahu, a 33-year-old electric motorcycle rider is in critical condition after colliding with a vehicle in Kaimaki. This happened just before 6.30 this morning on White Lai Avenue. HPD says a vehicle was turning left into McDonald's when it broadside the e-motorcyclist who was in the center lane. Police say the 33-year-old was not wearing a helmet. A heralded cowhalla village in Waimanalo is planning a big move and expansion, but it's getting pushed back and a petition from some neighbors. Non-profit Hui Mahi Aina, under CEO Todd Blanche McMillan, has 59 cowhale or tiny homes for 106 homeless individuals. Next month, she plans to start building 300 kauhale for 600 people so the villagers can move to a different portion of Olu Olu Street. Some neighbors have quickly organized a grassroots group called Pono Olu and a petition to stop the development. I wasn't happy because we've lived here all our lives. This is country. We're not ready for all of these people coming in from around the state. I'm just sticking to my plan. I'm going to go all the way with my plan, whatever they're saying, that is their business. My business is to take care of our people. Opponents of the projects say the non-profits knew four-foot retaining wall made flooding from the Kono Lo Storms worse. McMillan says the expanded village is not in a flood zone and the wall is there to keep her people safe. She said it's her dream to house 1,000 people in the village.

When a major ruling today, the Supreme Court blocked President Trump's efforts to redefine who is an American. The High Court struck down President Trump's executive order restricting birthright citizenship. Natalie Brand has the story. Mark and Ashley, the ACLU, which brought this challenge to the president's executive order on behalf of children who would have been denied citizenship, celebrated the decision today, saying it reaffirms that birthright citizenship is guaranteed by the Constitution. The U.S. Supreme Court in a six to three decision ruled against President Trump's executive order aimed at denying automatic birthright citizenship to children of people in the country illegally or temporarily. Five of the justices said the policy violated the 14th Amendment of the Constitution, which guarantees citizenship. Chief Justice John Roberts, writing the framers of the 14th Amendment, extended that promise to every freeborn person in this land. We keep that promise today. If you're born on U.S. soil, you are a U.S. citizen. We don't look at the status of your parents. We don't look if they're here legally or illegally. We don't look to see if they're here temporarily or not. Conservative Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote separately. saying he believes the president's order violated federal law. CBS News legal analyst Jessica Levinson said the court makes clear it would actually require a constitutional amendment. What a majority of the court is saying is that Congress cannot go along with what President Trump tried to do by executive order on his first day. So it's foreclosing the ability of Congress to try and redefine birthright citizenship. While President Trump called on lawmakers to act, House Speaker Mike Johnson acknowledged the limitations. You've got to have two-thirds of the both chambers of Congress and three-fourths of the states to ratify. It's usually, you know, at least a many years-long process and very complicated. Congressional Democrats applauded the High Court's decision. Through the 14th Amendment that I, the daughter of immigrants, could become a citizen by birthright and serve in the halls of Congress. Justices Thomas, Gorsuch, and Samuel Alito dissented in the case. Samuel Alito called the ruling a serious mistake that encourages birth tourism. Senator Maisie Hirono in a statement on social media said for over 150 years birthright citizenship has been the law of the land. She says despite President Trump's wishes today, SCOTUS confirmed what we already knew, that birthright citizenship is a constitutional right for anyone born on U.S. soil. At the White House, Natalie Bryn, Hawaii News Now. And Hawaii's Attorney General Anne Lopez said in a statement, quote, today's decision reaffirms a longstanding constitutional principle that has defined our nation for generations. The Department of the Attorney General is proud to stand with our state partners in defending the 14th Amendment and the rule of law. Meanwhile, the High Court today also sided with states that ban transgender athletes from playing in girls and women's sports in public schools and universities. Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote the majority opinion for the two consolidated cases out of Idaho and West Virginia, saying, quote, the question is whether Title IX permits schools to maintain women's and girls' sports for biological females. The answer is yes, end quote. Today's ruling leaves in place laws and policies.

in 29 states. The rim pack exercises are underway with naval fleets from all over the world at training here in Hawaiian waters. Meteorologist Drew Davis is joining us live from on board the USS Theodore Roosevelt with a look at your forecast and an interview with a very special guest. Hey Drew. Aloha, Ashley, Aloha, Mark. This has been a lot of fun so far. I've gotten to talk to some of the staff oceanographers, staff meteorologists that they have here on board, the USS Theodore Roosevelt. Fun fact, this is where they filmed Top Gun Maverick, a little fun fact that we learned about today. I'm going to get to that interview coming up in a bit. I do want to get to our first alert weather forecast. We're going to be live out here throughout the rest of this evening doing our weather forecast from on. on top of the flight deck. Going forward, the next couple of days, we're tracking a few chances for some showers. Looks like windward areas might have a couple of downpours out there. Again, mostly focused over windward areas, that pocket of moisture that we've been tracking, moving just to the north of the island chain, giving us a better chance for rainfall. You could also see a couple of bends of moisture moving in going into this weekend. Friday into Saturday, a better chance for windward rainfall. That may be impactful for the 4th of July. And again, it would bring me back on cam. here. We talked to some of the staff oceanographers, staff meteorologists out here, the METOC team. They do a lot of good work forecasting for the Navy, the military. And we talked to the staff oceanographer, Bill Zinnikola, for the third fleet commander, Bill Zinnikola, about some of the uncertainty that they go through, the stress that they go through for high impact forecasting. Here, take a look. We all know this as meteorologists and forecasting, whether it's atmospheric and weather models, whether it's oceanographic models, the uncertainty. It's learning how to use your tools, receive training throughout our career to use these tools to have confidence in the uncertainty at that point to advise commanders to make risk mitigation decisions. and to make those decisions for risk for force, risk for mission, and then quantify that uncertainty and present that information to the commanders and decision makers.

And it was really interesting getting to learn about the difference between civilian meteorology that you see on air here at Hawaii News now and also the military meteorology that we got to see firsthand on board the USS Theodore Roosevelt. It's very interesting. We're going to be out here throughout the rest of this evening. That's it for us on First Alert weather. Let's send it over to First Alert traffic with Jonathan. Well, thank you very much, Drew. We're at a camera that's not too far from you actually right here, but it does show you the gridlock that's occurring as you make to commute into the west direction right now. I don't have any accidents to show you, but again, the reds are going to show up right where we're showing you just a little bit earlier. In town, not too bad. The Middle Street merge is a little bit red right here coming down from the Moana Lua Freeway. In the reverse direction, right along the path, the viaduct connecting with the Moana Lua Freeway, and H1, a bit heavy as we expect during this time of day. Going to the countryside, not bad. They have a plane looking good, as well as the leeward coast, a little bit heavy as you make your way into Nana Cooley. Our drive times look like this to Mililani, 57 minutes to Ever Beach 67, and downtown to 9. Nakuli will take you 73 minutes. Your first alert traffic here on Hawaii News Now. Thank you, Jonathan. I head on first at four. A new look for the Hawaiian Airlines fleet. We'll show you how the carrier is celebrating its One World Alliance partnership. Plus Taylor Swift and Travis Kelsey's upcoming wedding is generating millions of dollars in wagers. We'll explain in two minutes. We all know Hawaii is packed with talented athletes with big stories to tell. This is Mark Carpenter and I invite you to check out the long game podcast. It's a weekly talk story with influential figures from legends to rising stars. Catch a long game on the H&N streaming app or wherever you get your podcast.

This is Hawaii News Now. Welcome back. Hawaiian Airlines today unveiled a new look to celebrate its membership in the One World Alliance. The carrier unveiled delivery that will be on its Airbus A330 passenger jets. It features a message in Ollello, Hawaii, Aloha Apuni Kahonua, or Aloha, all around the world. This message, the airline says, reflects the expanded global reach of the alliance, along with Hawaiian's goal to share the Aloha spirit. We're really proud of the opportunity and privilege that we have to connect people with Aloha. And the opportunity that we have is to connect even more guests around the world with Aloha and with Hawaii and introduce them to Hawaiian culture, language, and visiting this beautiful place. What one world does is that connects the world. We're forced for good. We connect economies. We connect businesses, people and cultures. So in a way, we moved Hawaii closer to the world and the world closer to Hawaii. Thanks for having... Hawaiian Joy name. So we're really excited. The One World Alliance has 15 other members, including Japan Airlines and American Air. Hawaiian Air at most members can now earn and redeem points when traveling on any of them. Well, the cat seems almost out of the bag. Sources say Taylor Swift and Travis Kelsey will indeed hold their wedding celebration at Madison Square Garden in New York City this week. First, a rehearsal dinner on Thursday evening for about 100 people, followed by the main event, with about 1,000 guests expected to attend. And even though there hasn't been official confirmation that any of this is happening, people are still betting millions on it. Jolene Kent has more. The buzz continues to drive big spending on prediction markets, including Kalshi and Polymarket, platforms where users can place bets on the finer details of one of the biggest celebrity weddings of the century. Gambling researcher Jonathan Cohen. Predation markets are filling this void in our society of turning every single thing into a gambling contract. And when celebrities get married, people want to gamble on celebrities getting married. Hey, Taylor. Hey, Trave. Kelsey says the wedding has already generated more than $4.5 million in wagers.

According to Kelsey, New York leads the way for a wedding location. And Kelsey's brother, Jason, is the top pick for groomsmen. As for bridesmaids, Swift's childhood best friend, Abigail Anderson-Barrard holds the lead. Kelci has seen the number of female traders double in the past year. You sort of need to, like, have the exit velocity to break out of this sort of male space and maybe just maybe a Taylor Swift's wedding, an event so clearly sort of in the female fan wheelhouse could be the way to do that. This year alone, Kalshi has already seen $600 million in trading in the entertainment markets alone, which is double the amount from 2025. Joe Lincoln, CBS News, New York. Much more news ahead, but first to look at the stories we're working on for the next half hour. A Hawaii Island police officer is sentenced in connection with an evidence tampering case. Ali DiClo tells us why he'll be allowed to remain on the force. A Baldwin High wrestling coach is suing the Department of Education accusing the state of wrongful termination. And state senator Jared Keohokololi makes his pitch for Congress on Spotlight Now, an update on his campaign against Ed Case at 430. Stay with us, a check on your forecast and the afternoon drive after the break. We all know Hawaii is packed with talented athletes with big stories to tell. This is Mark Carpenter and I invite you to check out the long game podcast. It's a weekly talk story with influential figures from legends to rising stars. Catch a long game on the H&N streaming app or wherever you get your podcast. This is Hawaii News Now.

Well, aloh, everybody. Again, we're on the flight deck of the USS, Theodore Roosevelt. Right now, we're looking at a F.A. 18E, one of the fighter jets they have on board right now. The reason I'm showing you this, again, the reason I'm here today is not just to talk about how need it is to be on an aircraft carrier, but rather... Kind of the decisions that go into forecasting for flights taking off, the ships moving. It takes a lot of work. We've been interviewing some of the oceanographers and meteorologists on staff. And we're going to take a look at some of the data that... These guys have access to as well. Let's actually get into our first alert weather forecast. The main thing we're to start out with today is our first alert weather headlines and what we're tracking out there. Again, we've got moderate to breezy trade winds in the afternoon. It's a little bit breezy out here on the flight deck right now. Some locally heavy showers, mostly for windward areas going into tonight and Wednesday. There's a little bit of moisture moving to the north of the state. It's going to be very muggy, very warm the next several days as well. Let's take a look at your island by island forecast. for Wednesday over on the island of Kaua. You'll notice a few rain on cones out there, mostly for the windward side. That's going to be the key here. Rain's going to be over mostly windward areas. Might see a few sprinkles over central Oahu. Let's actually move down to Oahu. We've got better chances for rainfall over windward areas. Gus around 25 to 30 miles per hour in the afternoon. 88 degrees for a high in Honolulu and moving down to Maui County. Very similar. Spotty morning showers expected over Maui. Better chance for rainfall. over in Hana and along the summits of Haleakala. Moving down to Kailua Kona, a little bit different, a little bit drier. Some spotty evening showers are expected, mostly sunny, calm winds becoming west-southwesterly in the evening. The Hilo side, better chance for some sprinkles in Hilo town, Puna, Pahua, and also along the Hamakua coast as well, up near Honokua. Mostly sunny over the northern portions of Hawaii Island as well. A quick glimpse at our surf and shoreline forecast. West and south-facing shores are dropping, west-facing shores being around 1-3 and east-facing shores around. four to six, especially as the trade winds are getting a little bit stronger the next couple of days. Taking it home to your seven-day forecast, you'll notice we still have Wednesday highlighted in red. It doesn't look like this is going to be for everybody. We're going to see a better chance for rainfall out there over windward areas. Some of that moisture might make its way over the Kowlau into central and central Oahu and into town. But for the rest of the shows, we're going to be out here on the USS Theodore Roosevelt talking to the meteorologist, talking to the oceanographers. There's some high-impact decisions that go on here on the USS Theodore Roosevelt. We'll talk about that coming up, but for now, let's send it to First Alert Traffic with Jonathan. Well, thank you very much, Drew. We're taking a look at a camera right now coming into town. The Middle Street merged, as we talked about a little bit earlier. Still a bit heavy as you make your way into town. We're going to go a little bit farther into the city to show you what it's like as you make a little bit farther down, though, and show you what it's like just before the Punahoe exit, where it's a bit crowded. But once you get past...

Puneho looking very good. Let's jump ahead and get into the H-1, the westbound direction right here at Kaahumanu, a bit heavy, and it's going to remain that way all the way to the H-1-H-2 interchange, as you can see right here. But once you clear, Ykele, it's going to look very nice at the manager's drive area. Now that's your personal door traffic here on Hawaii News now. Mark Kash, back to you. Oahu boxer Lorenzo Patricio, the younger brother of Shira May Patricio, has paved his own path on the international stage. His showing at the World Boxing Cup coming up next. Weather in Hawaii differs island by island, neighborhood by neighborhood, and at times hour by hour. No matter where you are or where you're headed, make sure you have the free Hawaii News Now First Alert Weather app so you can be ready for your day. Available in the app store and Google Play. This is Hawaii News now. Welcome back. A fighter from Yana just claimed gold in the World Boxing Cup. His next fight is for a spot in the 28 Olympic Games. Santa Pilatin has his story. Why a nine native Lorenzo Patricio loves being an underdog on a big stage. mentality that fueled a gold medal run at the recent world boxing cup in China. In his five wins, four came by unanimous decision. That final fight, it was a hell of experience. The crowd was so hostile because I was fighting against China. I was the main event. I was the last bout. And I was going against China into his home city. His opponent's home crowd advantage was no match for Patricio's unwavering confidence. I was the villain that night. I was the billing. Before the fight even happened, I knew I was going to win. Once the crowd knew that I was winning, they... It was a little quiet. At only 19 years old, he already has over 100 professional fights on his resume with 91 wins. His fighting spirit comes from his family. Dad Lyndon was a boxer who trained with former Olympian Brian Valoria. His older sister, Shira May, has 11 national championships and made her professional boxing debut in 2024. that I inspire my younger siblings just pushes and motivates me. My older siblings do, and they push me and make me have that drive. Patricio feels he only completed round one of what he strives to accomplish. He's now training for the Pan American Games in Mexico City this October. And after that, he's going to give it a goal for the 2028 Olympic Games. 2027 is qualifying year, so I won a tournament over there. I qualify for Olympics. going to LA 2028. And after that, I'm going professional. And whether he's competing internationally or just training in his garage, Patricio sees every fight as an opportunity. Being able to not only represent TNUSA when I go out there, I'm representing Hawaii. I'm representing my family and I'm representing my city, Yenai. For Hawaii News now, I'm Sianapelitan.

Wow, what a talented family right there. I can't imagine boxing a Chinese boxer in China. Right. That was so intimidating, but he did it. All the emotions in the crowd. That's right. Wow. All right. Thanks for watching for Step 4. Here's what's coming up in our next half hour. A donation drive is being held in West Oahu to help support the families affected by the deadly earthquakes in Venezuela. That's been two minutes on Hoyne News now at 430 on K-Channel and K5. This podcast is sponsored by your local Hawaii Nissan dealers and HMAA. We're passionate about your health. Weather in Hawaii differs island by island, neighborhood by neighborhood, and at times hour by hour. No matter where you are or where you're headed, make sure you have the free Hawaii News Now First Alert Weather app so you can be ready for your day. Available in the app store and Google Play.