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Aloha Warrior fans, the news is out. UH games are coming home to K5. All the games, UH shows, athlete profiles, and throwbacks to your favorites are all in one place. Hawaii News Now. Celebrate the home team with us, and let's go Bose. This is Hawaii News Now, sunrise, F5. Right now in Sunrise, choosing the next leader from Maui County. Ten candidates are running for mayor and a major wedge issue has emerged where the leaders stand on vacation rentals. Paying to gas up the car has become a major chunk for most of our budgets. We're looking for ways to help you save. And a piece of history buried in the heart of Honolulu, what the city's rail project has uncovered and why it's soon going to be lost to the ages. All right, let's get this Wednesday morning started. Yeah, welcome back. Thank you. Good to be back. Good morning, guys. Hey, good morning. Right now, traffic is very light, but that's going to change in a couple hours from now. Got it? Well, the good news is that we are cyclone-free in the Central and East Pacific. No worries there. However, what really stands out when you take a look at the satellite pictures, thunderstorms firing up near Kauai. Not expected to advance close enough to swamp Hawaii. However, there's going to be some moisture available for Kauai and the Wauau later today, and we're expecting a few more showers for the west end of the state. much for the east end. In fact, look how dry it is, save for a few splashes along the Hana Highway back to Hana. Not much here on Oahu or on Kauai, for that matter. But that disturbance is getting closer. So there's a chance for a few more showers for Kauai and Oahu today. And then as far as the winds, they're going to run slow again today. And that means it's going to be hot, it's going to be sticky, it's going to be humid. And there's also a chance with the light winds for some afternoon cloud buildups, which could lead to a few spotty showers for some interior spots. Not a widespread thing. Not everybody's going to get in on that. And it's going to be a little cloudier today than yesterday. Again, it's going to be quite humid. That's going to be the thing that really sticks out, is the humidity levels with those winds running at 5 to 15 miles an hour, 10 to 15 miles in hour. Yeah, it's going to be quite sticky out there. But stronger winds are due in for the weekend. We'll have your weekend forecast coming up in a little bit. Ahmed al-Sharaa, over to you. If you're heading into town from White and I, that's going to be about a 43-minute drive. No troubles through Nanakuli and then hopping on to the H-1. Once you reach Makkah Kilo, here is a look at the Eva area, not yet seeing slowdowns along Fort Weaver Road as you're making your way past a Safeway, Food Land, and then getting on to the H-1 freeway at the Kunia Interchange. Those heading out from Eva Beach, you're looking at a 29-minute drive. It's a 25-minute commute out of Koppelay. It's still smooth sailing through Kunia, Waipahu, and as you... drive through the H-1-H-2 merge. Ferrington Highway moving along swiftly as you drive to Koppelay, Eva, Waipahu, and then hop on to the H-1 from there. That's your first alert traffic on sunrise. Steve, Grace, back to you. All right. Thanks, Yalani. Thanks, guys. It's 503 right now. Maui County voters will choose from 10 candidates for mayor in Saturday's primary election. One of the biggest issues separating the leading fundraisers is the future of thousands of vacation rentals. Now, incumbent mayor, Richard Scott Bessent, council member, Yuki Lake.

Sugimura and real estate broker P. Denise LaCosta have raised the most money for the race. All three are weighing in on Bill 9. That is Mayor Bisson's plan to phase out thousands of vacation rentals and convert more units into long-term housing. Now Bisson says that proposal came from the community while his opponents argue that this is going to hurt Mali's economy. The whole purpose of Bill 9 was that came out of the community. You know, I'll just have to remind folks that went before three planning commissions. That went before public testimony in each one of them. They all passed it. Just seeing what this bill did to our community, I realized that it was very destructive. It killed Aloha. I will repeal Bill 9 immediately. That was an economic disaster that was done for political expediency. The property taxes that are from the properties on the minotory list will be used to fund my Homes Together program. The two candidates who received the most votes will advance to the general election in November. A confrontation on a South Kihei beach brought a congressional candidate before a Maui judge. Kirill Basin is charged with two counts of first-degree terroristic threatening and remains behind bars on $1 million bail. In a Hawaii news now exclusive, we spoke with the man seen knocking Basin down. He says that he acted in self-defense while Basin's attorney says his client is presumed innocent. Just block it and go for a K-O. Yeah, just predict myself, which is why I had my hand up and then I adjusted to block the chair up. These are just allegations. My client has a presumptu of innocence. Kamala Harris says Basin pulled out a switchblade during the confrontation and later threw it into the ocean. He says he recovered the knife and turned it over to police. Basin's attorney says that the video does not show any weapons. The court is also recommending the basin undergo a mental health evaluation. The case involving Basin is drawing a response from his primary opponent. Congresswoman Jill Takuto wait in on the incident on the latest episode of Spotlight Now. Congresswoman Jill Takuda says the violent viral video of one of her primary opponents is disturbing. It's very disturbing. Saddening to see a candidate running for federal office making a court appearance for a very violent act that many have seen on videos, not even his first one. I do think the first instance where he took a gun into a Maui County building that's very, very concerning as well and needs to be taken seriously. And any individual, whether you're running for office or a public citizen, you need to be held accountable for your actions.

Good morning, Steve. It's a relatively warm morning out there. Don't you love this shot of Conopoli with those double rainbows out there? And you could see some of that because we are expecting some showers later today. But for right now, fairly clear skies for Wahua, Kanakakakai, and Kailu Okona. And it looks like the Kahului instruments are still sleeping. 71 degrees up in pineapple land, but it's going to be a warm and sticky day today, so don't let these numbers fool you. We could be approaching 90 degrees later this afternoon. We're right back with more sunrise. Don't go away. Aloha Warrior fans, the news is out. UH games are coming home to K5. All the games, UH shows, athlete profiles, and throwbacks to your favorites are all in one place. Hawaii News Now, celebrate the home team with us, and let's go Bose. Now, first alert weather with Guy Huggy. Aloha on this Wednesday, the remnants from what used to be Hurricane Genevieve still playing a part in our weather. It's at a position just to the northeast of us that it's blocking those stronger trade winds. And that's going to be the case for the next couple of days. Let's put this into motion. And you can see where that disturbance goes. It moves off to the northwest later and it weakens. So by Saturday, that's when we're expecting the trades to start filling in because that disturbance will be pulling away. So stronger trade wins from Saturday into the... middle of next week, maybe lightning up, maybe sometime from Wednesday on. But at least until then, today, tomorrow, and maybe to some extent Friday, the light winds will persist. Now, the light winds will persist over on the corner side. They won't get the luxury of the trade winds coming back over the weekend. And that means very little rain for that corner side. However, on the other side of the island, the rain expected to increase from Friday on. So look for more showers, especially for Maui County and Hawaii Island Saturday. and Sunday, but again, mainly windward sides because look at the corner side. They're not going to get much rain at all. Over to you, Jelani. Guy, here's a look right now at our flow map of Oahu, very nice and green. There are barely any yellow spots in sight. Conditions very similar on Kua'i, no problems, along Kama'i Highway, and on Hawaii, no problems, along Huali Highway, and on Hawaii Island. That's moving along smoothly. and efficiently, whether you're driving in Hilo or Kona. That's your first alert traffic on sunrise. Steve, Grace, back to you. Thanks, Jelani. One of the last remaining survivors of the Pearl Harbor attack has died. Roland Breyer died over the weekend at 104 years old. The Wisconsin native was getting ready for church aboard the USS Whitney when the Japanese attacked in 1941. An estimated 11 Pearl Harbor survivors are still living. Get ready for even higher costs. A recent analysis found that the price for the Honolulu rail line could go up again. Some of the possible reasons include the bump in tariffs as well as design changes that could also delay the construction schedule. Hart says that the budget for the rail is still just over $10 billion, but the risk analysis suggests that the project may need another $111 million to finish the nearly 19 mile long line. All right. Meantime, we've got work on Honolulu's rail line is revealing a piece of Oahu's past, but the discovery comes with some mixed emotions. Our Dylan Anteta shows us what crews uncovered and why some people are sad to see it removed.

Thousands of people traverse Nimitz Highway daily, but many of them may be unaware of the historical remnants their passing that are buried just beneath the surface. Unfortunately, one of them is now just a memory of the past after being cemented over. Flat board is right there, like four by four foot piece of board. It's right directly underneath that. That's where it is. I was driving to work and I just happened to be stuck in traffic in front of here. And I took a look to my right hand side and I saw several people going through what they had dug out of this pit. That pit appeared inconspicuous at first. But upon closer inspection, it's a neat connection to the history of Chinatown merchants in the heart of Honolulu. It was a historic red brick structure that was buried. not deep enough to be the bottom floor of a building, but about four foot deep at the base of it. This discovery is the result of railwork moving closer to town. The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transit said historical maps indicate that a wooden city mill structure stood there around 1906. There was also a rectangular wheel pit, possibly for industrial use, that was later abandoned around 1927. All of this was documented in archaeological surveys in 2013. But Seward believes the site dates back even further to the late 1800s when three Cantonese markets were there. I realized when I look around here, I was like, man, this is the most historic place in Honolulu. It's the corner of this river in the waterfront. That's where everybody would have been coming to do business back in the 1800s. He says it was likely destroyed in the 1886 fire before being quickly rebuilt. As railwork forced the site to be filled in, Hart said, quote, archaeologists completed the mapping, measurements, photography, and other documentation required under the project's archaeological monitoring plan. And the state historic preservation division subsequently authorized Hart to remove the feature and continue station construction. All this stuff is disappearing right now. If you want to see it, now's the time to see it and document everything because it's going to be gone. Dylan and Chata, Hawaii News now. 515 is Wednesday on sunrise on KGMB, KHNL, and K5. Still ahead, Mokolalia's owner outlines a key goal.

Aloha Warrior fans, the news is out. UH games are coming home to K5. All the games, UH shows, athlete profiles, and throwbacks to your favorites are all in one place. Hawaii News Now. Celebrate the home team with us and let's go Bose. Sunrise, I'm Howard Dykes with Northview Local Biz. The new chairman of Mokoleli's parent company says Hawaii will be a proving ground for new technology, a launch pad for electric flight. In a letter this week to shareholders, Surf Air Mobility Chairman Sean Pelsinger says, quote, our ambition is to become the first airline to fly a paying passenger in an electric aircraft. Pelsinger specifies the goal is to put the new aircraft on existing Mokulele roots. Pelsinger is an AI expert, so it's important that he's plainly asserting the continued focus on electric aircraft. Honolulu-based Servico Pacific has been named a Platinum Monorie by Deloitte's annual ranking of best-run privately held companies. The platinum level is reserved for companies that have been honored as best managed for seven years or more. Servco is one of the largest U.S. auto dealer groups and also owns Fender musical instruments. 518, now Guy Angelani at the first alert desk. Hey, thanks, Howard. Well, not much happening on the roadways right now, but we'd have another sticky morning ahead, guys. Yeah, it's going to be sticky today. The winds are going to run light today. And that also means. means we could see some afternoon pop-up showers. Take a look at that rainfall future cast. Now, we'll tell you about those thunderstorms, right? Near Kauai, not onto Kauai, but near Kauai, here's Kauai here, and there's that thunderstorm. So there's a chance for a few more showers for Kauai and Oahu later today. But you can see by this afternoon, there's not going to be much. But we could see some afternoon pop-up showers, both on Maui and over on Hawaii Island near Ulu Palakua and down towards South Kona. And tomorrow morning, that's when another disturbance moves in, favoring windward. sides through Friday, but not a lot of big rainmaker through Friday. And then over the weekend, especially late over the weekend. Look for increasing showers over the east end of the state's windward sides. Maui and Hawaii Island are going to get most of the rain through Sunday and through Monday. And then the rest of the state, really not much, not a big rainfall forecast. But again, look for increases in rainfall for Kauai and the Wahoo today for Hawaii Island and Maui County through the weekend. Also notice the winds, right? Light winds, sticky conditions through Friday, lower humidity levels when the winds pick up starting on Saturday. Over to you, Jelani. Guy, right now, if you are heading out of Oahu's North Shore, no problems out of either Halleiva or Waialua, Kaokunahua Road and Kameha Highway, moving along smoothly and efficiently. No delays getting on to the H2, and smooth sailing heading south along Kunya Road, Kameha Meha Highway, and the H2. It's about a 27-minute drive from Wahuan to town, 24 minutes out of Mili Lani. You do have traffic slowly starting to build up. at the H1 on-ramp out of Eva and Ypahua at the Kunia Interchange. No major delays as you drive past the Waikele premium outlets and through the H1-H2 merge. That's your first alert traffic on sunrise. Steve Grace back to you. Thanks, Ahmed al-Sharaa. Thanks, guys. It's 521 right now. A trip to the gas station is taking a bigger bite out of many of our budgets. Rachel DePampa has some simple gas saving and budget moves that can help you.

Gas prices have a lot of families looking for places to cut back on spending or trying to come up with new ways to save at the pump. Kim Palmer, a personal finance expert with NerdWallet, says inflation across many sectors is hurting budgets this summer. From higher grocery bills to higher energy costs, many Americans are overspending right now. And it's forcing people to get creative. One of the first things that we can do is to just spend a little more effort shopping around for gas because sometimes if you drive to a different gas station is still in your area, it can save you significantly per gallon. And that can really save that can really add up over time. Palmer says use apps like Gas Buddy to help you search for the lowest prices in your area. Consider opting into loyalty programs offered by different stores and gas stations, especially if you're buying from the same place over and over. You can build rewards and get discounts week after week. And then we can also think about the way that we're driving. So sometimes we're carrying around some extra heavy items in the trunk of our car and that burns more gas, just driving more efficiently. So instead of aggressively accelerating and then breaking hard, we want to try to drive smoothly because that uses less gas. She also recommends making sure your car is running efficiently. Get the once-a-year checkups or inspections so your car is operating as smoothly as possible. So you're also getting the most out of each gallon. With this watch in your wallet, I'm Rachel DePampa. All right. Taylor Farr's, which recalled lettuce because of the cyclospora outbreak, says a former executive stole millions of dollars from the company. How much and the suspect's ties to Hawaii? That's coming up. And be on the lookout for this pickup. Someone stole it from the city. We're going to tell you where it was taken and how to fully identify it. But first... your device is almost dead so you reach for a cable and a charging block for a quick boost but just because the cable fits doesn't mean it's going to work Jamie Tucker Carlson coming up with something every parent needs to know before buying a replacement

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