The HNN streaming app makes it easy to watch TV even without cable or an antenna. Just go to your Roku, Amazon Fire, or Apple TV menu and search Hawaii News Now. Download it for free and enjoy news, original documentaries, and local high school sports. You can even binge watch seasons of your favorite local shows like Kitchen Scraps and Hi Now Daily. Watch live or whenever it's convenient for you. The HNN streaming app. The easiest way to watch local TV with no fees, no subscriptions. Just great local content. This podcast is sponsored by your local Hawaii Nissan dealers and HMAA. This is Hawaii News Now. First at four, positive developments to a story we brought you earlier this week, as nearly all of the six cars stolen from a Mapunapuna dealership have been located. How the community helped track them down. To help rebuild public trust amid an ongoing bribery investigation, Governor Green signs into law a bill aimed at cracking down on corruption. This has been a somewhat tumultuous period of time the last couple years where people have asked us to step up. We're less than a month away from Hawaii's primary election, the latest on the Trump administration's push to create new restrictions for mail-in voting. And we're expecting breezy trades and a few showers this weekend. The details coming up in your first alert weather forecast. This is Hawaii News Now, First at Four. At First at Four, a used car dealership in Mapunapuna credits police and the community for getting most of its stolen cars back. The break-in was discovered Monday, and as Maheolani Richardson reports, it's been a wild ride for the dealership. Monday morning at City Auto Sales on Ahua Street, General Manager Tianqi Li discovered a busted gate lock, smashed front office door, broken safe, stolen hard drives from the security camera system, and six cars gone, along with keys and titles. After calling police, Honolulu police are investigating a burglary in Mapunapuna. They called the news. The next day, they say police recovered four of the cars in Pearl City in perfect condition with the keys still inside. Lee says the dealership also got a call from a citizen about their fifth car, a Toyota Tacoma on Fort Weaver Road in Ewa. Someone called us, so Christy, the boss, just went there. And then they also called the police, and the police said, don't go even close to there. Lee says police wanted them to wait because investigators were watching the car in hopes the thieves would return. But no one showed up, so with a spare key in hand, the dealership picked up the Tacoma and found the stolen keys and titles inside as well. It felt like a relief. It felt like, you know, it's day and night, the difference. The dealership previously speculated that the break-in may have been an inside job by a former worker, but Lee says he's now not so sure. I don't really feel like it's an inside job, but probably the people who break in, he know a lot of our dealership stuff. The car that's still missing is a gray 2019 Chevy Colorado. Lee says it's covered by insurance, and he's grateful for the community's support. We contacted HPD for an update. Of course, if you have any information, call police or Crimestoppers. Mahealani Richardson, Hawaii News Now. Thank you, Mahealani. After a series of scandals rocked the state capitol, Governor Josh Green today signed into law a bill to help combat public corruption. SB 2494 extends the statute of limitations for bribery offenses to nine years so corruption cases can be thoroughly investigated and prosecuted. Under prior law, cases had to be prosecuted within three years or within six years in certain circumstances. Supporters say the measure helps ensure accountability across all levels of government. And this was a straightforward way to ensure that if there was wrongdoing committed, that the perpetrators could not just run out the clock and avoid accountability and justice. So this bill will help, I hope, build public trust in government again, and also build confidence in future potential legislators to run for office. The bill passed unanimously in both the House and the Senate. On the Big Island, police have identified a body found in a shallow stream in Waimea. An autopsy identified the decedent as 64-year-old Sarah Marie Andes from Honoka'a. Andes was reported as an endangered missing person on June 3rd, and her body was found on the 30th. Her cause of death remains undetermined. Police have not been able to contact her family. Call police with any information. On Oahu, the 14-year-old boy accused of using a machete to carjack a vehicle from a 76-year-old woman in Waianae Wednesday morning has been charged with multiple counts, including robbery, driving without a license, and resisting an order to stop. He was arrested after crashing the car near Kapi'olani Medical Center. Well, all lanes are open on the H2 freeway northbound in Mililani. A car fire about a half mile after the Kaoka Street on-ramp caused a traffic backup around 145 this afternoon. HFD tells us crews brought the fire under control within 30 minutes. No word on any injuries. To weather now, here's a live look outside at beautiful Waikiki on this Aloha Friday. We made it to the weekend, everybody. Meteorologist Drew Davis has more in our first alert forecast. We sure did make it to the weekend, Ashley. It's beautiful out there. Another live look out towards the Reef Runway and Aloha Tower. Lots of sunshine on the south shore. We're still expecting a better chance for rainfall as we're going into this weekend. Over windward areas, some moisture is going to be riding in along the trades. Currently, it's 86. Feels like 89 out there with the added humidity. We also tracking pretty breezy trade winds between 10 to 15 to 20 miles per hour A little bit breezier over parts of Maui County a nearly 30 mile per hour sustained wind in Lanai City 26 in Kahului And as we're going forward, we're still tracking that better chance for moisture. So here's a look at our first alert future radar going into Saturday and Sunday. You're going to be seeing more showers riding in along the trades. Again, this is going to be mostly for windward areas, but still a good chance for showers out there and a better chance for rainfall as we're going into the middle of next week. I'll give you the breakdown on that coming up. Thank you very much, Drew. Now to terrifying moments on a jetliner over Greece when a passenger was almost sucked out of a window. Ryanair says that shortly after takeoff, an engine fan blade broke into pieces, shattering a cabin window at around 6,000 feet. The rapid depressurization so explosive, it nearly sucked a 61-year-old passenger out of the plane. His wife and nearby flyers reportedly held onto his legs and his head and shoulders were left hanging outside of the aircraft. The plane made an emergency landing. The passenger treated at a hospital for multiple injuries. There's an ongoing battle over mail-in voting restrictions that the Trump administration is trying to implement. Stetson Miller explains how the case may impact the midterm elections. Legal battles over federal mail-in voting rules are now brewing just months before Americans head to the polls for the midterms. And they all started with one of President Trump's executive orders. I think this will help a lot with elections. The order directs the federal government to create a state citizenship list and limit mail-in ballots to people on the list. The administration says it's about preserving election integrity. But Democrats have said it's unconstitutional and could risk disenfranchising millions of eligible voters. The U.S. Postal Service will decide, OK, who's approved to send their ballot through the mail. It's just another backdoor way of trying to influence this election. Voting rights groups have argued that a proposed USPS rule to implement the order would violate a settlement that requires delivery of election mail. It could result in some ballots not getting sent. Who really loses out here is the voters through no fault of their own, that they're getting penalized, that they might potentially not have their ballots transmitted. While the order has been blocked by two federal judges, the administration has appealed to continue on the litigation. Meanwhile, some Democratic state leaders have also spoken out against it, saying they're concerned about the proposed changes. We wrote this letter objecting to that and laying out all the reasons why Congress is in charge of elections. States are in charge of elections. The president really has no role in the administration of elections. And when asked about the rule, both USPS and the Justice Department did not return a request for comment. And while it's unclear how the courts will handle this, the post office is supposed to get it in place by July 29th. In Washington, I'm Stetson Miller. Ahead on First at Four, Meta is facing major backlash after its newest feature allows their Instagram photos to be used to generate AI images. We'll show you how to opt out. Plus, preparations are underway for the 49th Annual Nahoku Hanohano Awards. Billy V has a preview of Hawaii Music's biggest night. And give you a look at first alert traffic right now. Great news on this Aloha Friday. No major traffic at this time. Here's the scene at H1 and Liliha. Somewhat pleasant pace moving through town. No major slowdowns on our radar. Green arrows for the most part. Everbound, you are looking good to a slight slowdown by the stadium. More news after the break. The HNN streaming app makes it easy to watch TV even without cable or an antenna. Just go to your Roku, Amazon Fire, or Apple TV menu and search Hawaii News Now. Download it for free and enjoy news, original documentaries, and local high school sports. You can even binge watch seasons of your favorite local shows like Kitchen Scraps and Hi Now Daily. Watch live or whenever it's convenient for you. The HNN streaming app, the easiest way to watch local TV with no fees, no subscriptions. Just great local content. This is Hawaii News Now. Welcome back. A village of tiny homes for the homeless in Kalihi is celebrating a new phase of expansion with a bright new mural. The Ho'okahi Leo Kaohale, located on Middle Street near the Kalihi Transit Center, partnered with street felt murals to paint the walls with vibrant colors. Now, the final wall was completed today. 30 units and a recreational area will be added to the Kaohale by the end of this month, bumping capacity up to 50 people. Artist Marco Livingston says the mural represents home and community for residents living there. This one is very meaningful more than other murals just because it's more of giving back and giving something for people who normally don't get to enjoy stuff like this and get to see something on a daily basis. Reminding them that this is their home and reflecting that in street art, it's going to maintain a social connection that is going to be really unique to this kawale. A blessing for the Kauhale is scheduled for the end of the month. Well, if you have Instagram, listen up. Meta has unveiled a new product that allows other people to use your images to generate AI content. Scott Budman explains how to keep your pictures safe. It's a new reason to be wary of who sees your Instagram. Meta's new Muse image uses uploaded pictures to generate AI images, which means it can use your photos, if your Instagram is public, to create just about anything. This is just another tale of Meta doing something that's, quite frankly, pretty sleazy and doesn't take consumers' privacy very seriously. Criticism from privacy advocates like Public Citizen has been fast. The fact that someone you don't know could take your picture or your image and doctor an AI-generated image of you is just really gross. With many tech watchers slamming meta for letting people take Instagram images without the user knowing It allowing anybody to just tag someone Instagram username and create a video using their likeness without their consent and without any sort of notification Meanwhile, if you have a public account and want to protect your images, you have to opt out. Here's how. Go into your profile, click the three lines at the top, scroll to sharing and reuse and tap, Then go to allow people to use your content with AI features and toggle off. Opt out. Opt out of everything that you can. Don't give these companies an ounce more data. That was Scott Budman reporting. Much more news ahead, but first look at the stories we're working on for the next half hour. The U.S.-Iran war is not only impacting gas prices, the conflict has also caused a global farming crisis. An Iranian man who lives in Hawaii is charged, accused of sending thousands of dollars in cryptocurrency payments to his home country. A preview of an HNN Investigates report. And fiery testimony over how the state manages parking at Alaaai Boat Harbor. Raquel Kahlo has both sides at 4.30. Stay with us. Drew's back with your full forecast in two minutes. Roku, Amazon Fire, or Apple TV menu and search Hawaii News now. Download it for free and enjoy news, original documentaries, and local high school sports. You can even binge watch seasons of your favorite local shows like Kitchen Scraps and Hi Now Daily. Watch live or whenever it's convenient for you. The HNN streaming app, the easiest way to watch local TV with no fees, no subscriptions. Just great local content. Now, first alert weather with Drew Davis. All right, well, happy Aloha Friday, everybody. You've made it to the weekend. Here's what we're tracking going forward. Breezy trade winds. It's that time of the year where we've got trade winds just on autopilot, really the next couple of months. Increased windward showers out there this weekend, and another round of showers possible as we're going into the middle of this upcoming week. You can always get the latest on our First Alert weather app. Of course, the only thing that we have up right now is a small craft advisory. It's pretty choppy out on the waters. It continues until tonight. It might get extended a little bit further in time. And it's pretty warm out there. Feels like 91 in Kailua-Kona, 90 in Kahului. It's 86 at the Honolulu Airport, but feels like 89. Feels like 89 over in Hilo as well with the added humidity. Here's a look at our island-by-island forecast for tomorrow. Over on Kauai, we've got scattered showers, partly sunny conditions. 81 over in Kapa'a, 83 in Lihue. Moving down to Oahu, 87 in town, but waking up around 76. Those lows are pretty warm in the morning. Spotty morning showers over in Maui County, mostly sunny over Maui proper. 87 in Kahului, 88 in Kihei, 88 in Kailua-Kona as well, but 90 up in Waikoloa. Better chance for rainfall over in Hilo Town and along parts of Puna and the northern portions of Hawaii Island. Going to be pretty gusty. Going to be seeing some pretty strong gusts in Waimea and along the Hamakua coast. Now, our seven-day forecast, you'll notice some rain icons out there Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. This is not going to be for everybody. This is going to be for Windward and Malka neighborhoods, 87 for a high and lows in the mid-70s. Thank you, Drew. The Major League Baseball draft begins this weekend, and a number of local prospects are hoping to have their names called. That includes Pac-5 star and Stanford commit Alika Ahu, an all-around talent that ranks among the top players in the state. Here's the focus of this week's Game Changers. The next inning defensively. Oh, down the line. Pass a diving Kylan Chun. And Dixon's going to try and get all the way to third. He slides. He's in there. Ahu all the way to second. And a pack is cooking. Alika Ahu, the first name that came up in any scouting report of Pac-5 baseball. At the plate, on the mound, he's a guy that gets it done. Punches him out. STRIKE OUT NUMBER 8 ON THE NIGHT FOR ALIKA AHU. A VERSATILE ATHLETE THAT HELPED LEAD THE WOLF PACK TO ITS FIRST D1 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IN PROGRAM HISTORY. HE'S THE REINING GATORADE PLAYER OF THE YEAR, AN HHSAA HALL OF HONOR INDUCTE, AND IS HOPING TO BE SELECTED IN THIS WEEKEND'S MLB DRAFT. I WANT THEM TO KNOW THAT I WORK HARD, I HAVE A GOOD WORK ETHIC, AND I'M ALWAYS GOING COMPETE ON THE FIELD AND I'M A GAMER. I HAVE CONFIDENCE IN MY ABILITIES AND THE WORK THAT I PUT OUTSIDE OF THE GAME, OUTSIDE OF PRACTICE, I GUESS SHOWS THAT. HARD WORK THAT SEEMINGLY NEVER STOPS. AHU SPINNING, STOPPING, WHAT A FIND INSIDE OF LABOY. AT 6'4, AHU WAS ALSO A STANDOUT FOR UH LAB BASKETBALL. BEING ABLE TO PLAY MULTIPLE POSITIONS ON THE COURT KIND OF HELPED ME BE ABLE TO PLAY MULTIPLE POSITIONS ON THE FIELD AND I And it was a lot of fun. Basketball was fun. It was a good kind of break from baseball that I guess I needed. Athleticism that runs in the family. Alika is the oldest of three brothers who are also multi-sport athletes. And their dad, Jamie, played shortstop for the Bows in the 1990s. He's always been hard on me and my brothers because he's believed in us. And I feel like him being hard on us has kind of kept us mentally strong. and he's instilled like the work ethic and confidence part lately and it's just been good to have like a role model that we could look up to and follow. I joke with them that we live in a locker room. I mean for the aesthetics you know there's crunchy socks there's dirt I mean I my it's I brought my expectations low as far as what the house is going to look like but the energy is always on the go. Okay we're going to plan it we're going to go across the street from Wilson, they're going to play pick up basketball, they're going to play, you know, get leg work done or ground work done at Jamie So it always in a state of activity Relentless effort that shown amazing results Ahu locked up a commitment to Stanford before the start of his junior season A pretty good backup plan if he decides to not go pro just yet Super grateful super proud that, you know, all those years of in the airports, dividing and conquering with the three kids, we couldn't always all be together in the summer. There are just, you know, unique times that we could. Not that it was a sacrifice because there's so many memories built, but just seeing that come to fruition, like wow, just so grateful. I feel very grateful and honored, like, and I'd be very excited for my next steps. I just feel grateful to God that he gave me the opportunity. Apple TV menu and search Hawaii News Now. Download it for free and enjoy news, original documentaries, and local high school sports. You can even binge watch seasons of your favorite local shows like Kitchen Scraps and Hi Now Daily. Watch live or whenever it's convenient for you. The HNN streaming app, the easiest way to watch local TV with no fees, no subscriptions. Just great local content. This is Hawaii News Now. Well, the Na Hoku Hanohano Awards celebrates Hawaii music's biggest night tomorrow. Yeah, the event, which is celebrating its 49th year, will take place at the Sheraton Waikiki. Here's Billy V with a preview and some of the nominees for Hawaiian music video of the year. Here's the timeline. Pre-broadcast, emceed by Kainua Carlson. It'll be at 5.20. Broadcast awards at 7 p.m. That'll be live on K5 and KHNL, streamed at hawaiianewsnow.com. It'll be on all the HNN Hawaii News Now streaming apps. We've got A&A opening the night. Kimye Isaac is going to be on stage. So we've got a whole lineup of great entertainment. So many awards tomorrow. And it's just, it's Hawaii's night to celebrate music here in Hawaii. And here right now are the final ballot nominees for Hawaiian Music Video of the Year, starting with Eola Ka Ko'ei by Kamaka Camarillo and Anthony Fluke. Second nominee, Kapule e Kaakahaku by Zayo Worship. Kuu Hawaii by Kimye Minor. Manaiakalani by Kamalei Kavaa. Pua Melie by Gregory Wan. Those are your final ballot nominees for the category of Hawaiian Music Video of the Year. More information, go to harahawaii.com. They still have tickets for the HOKU Awards tomorrow night. better yet, go to hawaiinewsnow.com. Thank you very much, Billy. And again, you can watch the 49th annual Naohoku Hanohano Awards live tomorrow at 7 p.m. on K5 and KHNL. We'll also stream it on hawaiinewsnow.com and on all H&N streaming apps. So it's going to be a huge celebration right now. Can't wait to see the fashion. Oh, yes. The amazing lei that's going to be on display. All the fun festivities. Here's a look at our surfing shoreline forecast, guys. I didn't get to it just a little while ago. West and south facing shores are dropping as we're going into this weekend. Two to four on south facing shores. Still rough and choppy out there on east facing shores because of the breezy trades. And here's our seven-day forecast going forward. You'll notice some rain icons throughout this weekend. That's mostly going to be for windward areas. It's going to be pretty nice out there throughout Saturday and Sunday. Another chance for rainfall going into Wednesday of this upcoming week. Pretty much autopilot out there. Nice weather throughout the next week. Sounds good, Drew. Thank you. A recent UH Ma'anoa grad got more than just a diploma. That's in two minutes on Hawaii News, not 430 on KTNL and K5. Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more HNN content. Sponsored by HMAA, Hawaii's trusted business health insurance partner. 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