Started as a delivery guy. Now he owns the place. That's Mike Rompell, who turned a part-time delivery job into a lifelong career. And right now, Domino's Hawaii is hiring. Whether you're in school, between gigs, or just want something steady, you can make it work here. A place with flexible hours, solid tips, and real opportunities to grow. Apply now at jobs.domino's.com. And if you're hungry, mix and match a two-topping Parmesan stuffed crust pizza for just $11.99. And get the new slice sauce for free. Domino's. This is Hawaii News Now Sunrise at 5. Right now in Sunrise, after years of preparation, a major traffic safety expansion is on the verge of failing at the state capitol. Why it has not gotten traction so far. You're out of luck if you try to log on to your Hawaiian Airlines app this morning. It's gone. We have team coverage this morning on some big changes for the airliner and for you. I just take a live look this morning at the glow of Kilauea. We are inside the window of the next predicted eruptive episode, and you can see there is some activity there. We're going to update you also on the seismic activity that officials are now tracking there. All right. First, though, let's check in with our first alert weather and traffic team. Jelani, Guy, good morning. Yeah, before we get to Jelani, let me tell you about something that's happening with regard to that volcano. There is a special weather statement that's posted, because if the volcano erupts and when it erupts sometime from today through Sunday, there could be like tephra and Peli's hair and ashfall, right? And because the winds are light, it should be contained to the summit area. But overall, there is that chance for that ashfall and the stuff to kind of spread downwind of the eruption when it does happen. But it hasn't happened yet. And you can see it's very clear. This is the hallmark of light wind weather pattern, clearing skies in the overnight and early morning hours. And that's what we have right now. Really not much. And again, we're looking for the asphalt in that area when it starts to fire up. But otherwise, it's very, very quiet and very, very dry out there. And it's likely to be a fairly dry day today. But like yesterday, because the winds will run light, it's going to be hot. It's going to be humid. There will be afternoon clouds building up. And that cloud buildup could spawn a few spotty showers. But those trade winds come back by tonight. And that means that the weather pattern changes for the better tomorrow. Back to you, Jelani. Guy, right now our flow map is looking very nice and green. If you are heading into town from Wai'nai right now, that's going to be about a 50-minute commute. No troubles driving along Farrington Highway, making your way through Ma'ili, Nanakuli, and then onto the H1 Freeway once you reach Makakilo. Here's a look at Evo right now. Not yet seeing our usual slowdowns along Fort Weaver Road. As you make your way past the Safeway Foodland and then get onto the H1 Freeway, it's a 33-minute drive out of Evo Beach and 27 minutes out of Kapolei. That's your first alert traffic on sunrise. Steve Grace, back to you. Yeah, Jelani Guy, thank you. It's 5.02 right now. For a second straight year, state lawmakers have killed an effort to expand speed and red light cameras. So right now, enforcement is limited to 10 Honolulu intersections. But because the program requires police officers to review those citations, very few tickets have actually been issued. Lawmakers are saying that the program doesn't have the resources to expand. Unfortunately, I think there were some concerns in the Senate chamber. So as of this session, the bill to look to expand the safety program that would have expanded it based on data, not just proliferation or selection, is unfortunately not moving at the moment. Expansion of the speed camera program will not happen now for probably another year. Exactly, exactly, exactly. We've learned that in the first three months, only 22 citations have been issued and only seven were successfully prosecuted. Most sighted vehicles were going about 25 miles above the speed limit. A 32-year-old man is fighting for his life this morning after he was pinned under a vehicle in Waipahu. The crash happened around 3.15 yesterday afternoon on Mokuola Street. We're told the 22-year-old driver went off the road and into a tree. He then hit the victim who was on the sidewalk. The 32-year-old was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. The driver is expected to be okay. POLICE DO NOT BELIEVE THAT HE WAS SPEEDING OR IMPAIRED. IF YOU GOT STUCK ON THE ROAD, THIS WAS A HUGE HEADACHE FOR O'WAHU DRIVERS FOR MOST OF YESTERDAY. IT WAS THAT OVERTURN DUMP TRUCK THAT BLOCKED ALL FOUR WESTBOUND LANES OF THE H1. IT FLIPPED NEAR THE H1-H2 SPLIT AROUND 10 A.M. AND BEGAN LEAKING DIESEL. TRAFFIC HAD TO BE REROUTED TO THE H2 FOR NEARLY FOUR HOURS WHILE CREWS CLEANED UP THE SPILL. BUT THOSE impacts were felt into the evening commute, leading to long backups on the freeway and surrounding side streets as well. Yeah, it was a mess. The federal government has officially declared a public health emergency in Hawaii. This is a move that is going to bring more health care support to the state after last month's severe storms and flooding. It all falls in line with President Trump's major disaster declaration. On Capitol Hill yesterday, Senator Brian Schatz asked the Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to affirm his department's commitment to Hawaii. Do I have your commitment to work together to make sure there continuity of care for all the people who have been impacted by the floods You do Senator and my staff is already working with the governor office to make sure that happens as expeditiously as possible Health and financial resources available to flood victims now. You can go to our website, hawaiianewsnow.com. The Hawaii National Guard, in the meantime, has wrapped up its storm recovery efforts on Maui. The work here on Oahu will likely extend into mid-May. Since the first Kunaloo storm, some 500 soldiers and airmen have supported state and county officials with rescues, clearing debris, and damage assessments. The search for the next Honolulu police chief is now down to six candidates. But the police commission is keeping the names confidential until finalists are announced on May 6th. A recruitment firm that conducted surveys and interviews selected the group from 11 applicants. Finalists will appear on PBS Hawaii's Insights program on May 14th and later meet with Honolulu Mayor and Mayors and Police Commission. The commission plans to choose the next chief on May 20th. Interim Chief Roddy Vanik has been at the helm of HPD since former Chief Joe Logan retired last July. It's 5.06 right now. Today, more than two years after Alaska Air Group bought Hawaiian Airlines, the company throws the biggest switch of all. Howard's here to tell us what's happening. Yeah, good morning. Alaska always intended to keep the Hawaiian brand, but it also intended to consolidate back-office operations. The culmination of that move to Seattle comes today, when Hawaiian flight numbers and the Hawaiian reservation system stop working, forcing customers to book travel on the Alaska system. Alaska hopes for an easy transition, but Hawaiian customers remember when Hawaiian Airlines three years back adopted a new reservation system on its own. A service meltdown resulted. Let's hope your flight is unaffected. And if you look out the window of your aircraft, if Pualani seems to be shedding a tear, it's just your imagination. United Airlines made almost $700 million profit in the first quarter, but jet fuel prices pinched. The Hawaii intensive carrier reduced its earnings forecast for the rest of the year. Today was to have seen the expiration of the Iran ceasefire, but peacemakers in Pakistan asked Trump for an indefinite extension period, and Trump agreed to extend the status quo, including the blockade. Honolulu regular held around $5.63 a gallon, Honolulu diesel around 694. On Wall Street this morning, after gaining about 300 points yesterday, it's up almost 400 points this morning. All right, thank you, Howard. All right, so parents out there, don't forget, today registration opens for the A-plus after-school program. It is just hours away. We're going to tell you how to access it, but first, good morning, Casey. Good morning to you. You know, Howard's breaking down the plan and what you should know. This morning, I'm going to tell you what's happening here at the airport live. We'll bring that to you coming up in just a minute. Let's check in with Guy Hockey, though. Yeah, the temperature's a little cooler this morning because of the light winds and the fairly clear skies out there. Honolulu's at 71, but keep in mind, the coolest time of the morning is at just before sunrise, which is at 6.06 this morning. Kahului's down to 67, and Kailua-Kona, the hot spot, at 75 degrees. We'll be right back with more Sunrise. Don't go away. Started as a delivery guy. Now he owns the place. That's Mike Rompell, who turned a part-time delivery job into a lifelong career. And right now, Domino's Hawaii is hiring. Whether you're in school, between gigs, or just want something steady, you can make it work here. A place with flexible hours, solid tips, and real opportunities to grow. Apply now at jobs.domino's.com. And if you're hungry, mix and match a two-topping Parmesan stuffed crust pizza for just $11.99. And get the new slice sauce for free. Now, first alert weather with Guy Huggie. There's lots of activity going on out in the ocean in terms of swells. We got multiple swells coming in. And with the light winds today, conditions will be very, very good. Now, let's take a look at the model and you can see what we expect. We got this swell coming in today from the northwest, right? And there it is there. It's going to be, it looks like a little. And then we got that typhoon swell. That's right, a very westerly swell coming in later tonight through tomorrow. And because it's going to be so west, looks like the corner side will pick up that swell pretty good. Even some south shore spots for Kauai and Oahu might pick that up as well. And then after that, things kind of die off. Now, we are expecting, too, a building northwest swell today. So it's going to be more north than west. But still, with the light winds, conditions will be very, very good out there. Not a whole lot happening on the east shore, but that's likely to get bigger. They're expecting an east boost by tomorrow. They could get to advisory level, so we might see more of this barrel activity at Sandy Beach. Otherwise, get ready for a lot of sunshine. That UV index is extreme today. Over to you, Jelani. Guy right now if you heading out of the North Shore no issues out of either Haleiwa or Wailua Kalkonohua Road and Kamehameha Highway looking very nice and green It is going to be for those heading out of Wahua about a 28 commute and then 26 minutes if you're heading out of Mirilani. But no troubles heading south on the H2, Kamehameha Highway or Kunia Road and still moving along smoothly and efficiently as you drive past LCC and through the H1-H2 merge. Here's a look at the Kunia interchange, not seeing our usual slowdowns as you drive through Kundi'an Waipahu or get on to the H-1 freeway out of Eba. That's your first alert traffic on Sunrise. Steve Grace, back to you. Hey, listen up parents. Registration for the state's A-plus afterschool program for kindergarten through sixth grade opens today. Online and in-person registration starts at 3 p.m. A lot of you rely on this, so for locations and the link, head to hawaiinewsnow.com. It is Earth Day and the Genki Ala Wai Project has hit a major milestone. The group reached its goal to drop 300,000 Genki balls into the Ala Wai by 2026. Now, they say all those mud balls have helped clean up more than 20 inches of sludge at the Kapahulu end of the canal. And they couldn't have done it without the help of more than 100 schools and more than 21,000 volunteers making those Genki balls. Today, there will be a special celebratory toss on Earth Day just to commemorate the occasion. We want to go back to those major changes you should know about. if you're flying today. Yeah, Hawaiian Airlines app will no longer work. Instead, you're going to need to download a new single Hawaiian Alaska app, and there are changes for checking in as well. So let's check in with Casey Lenn at the airport. Casey. Good morning. Good morning to you. And I want to show you exactly what happens when you click your Hawaiian app, just so you know, it opens up and then you get this notification that the app's no longer available. And it does allow you to learn more and eventually download that new app from the app store, which is fine. And most of us can handle that, of course. But there are some people that may struggle with that. So we're trying to help Hawaiian get the word out about these changes and the rollover with that app. And I want to give you just a quick little disclosure, full disclosure. Hawaiian, as you can see here, has folks not only from Hawaiian Airlines, we have employees from Alaska as well that are here helping people with the iPads, making sure they get checked in okay if they weren't aware of the changes because when you come to the airport here, this is what you see. They say print bag tags, scan your boarding pass. But again, there's a lot of folks that are walking the floor here from Hawaiian and Alaska, making sure that they're helping folks get on their flight. And I've heard that from passengers that we've talked to this morning, that they've been doing a good job of being here. But still, for some folks that maybe worry about kupuna, accessing that new app, it is a little jarring and it's been a little bit of a challenge for some people. We talked to passengers yesterday here at the airport who say they were a little taken aback, but they were able to get the help they needed. We also heard from a Hawaiian airline spokesperson about asking for patience from their customers. Like I said, change is OK with me. I don't care, but you should just have left it the way it was. It's kind of easier. Like we all know what to do, but they're trying. Well, that's kind of hard for us, especially people like us that are not too good with technology. So, like, you know, we're better off talking to people instead of going online. Because what if you have a question, a question that they can't answer? I'd rather ask a question to a person and I get my answer there. I can't do that if I'm going to do it online. As we transition, we have a number of volunteers. They're going to be at our airports to help guests know where to go if they have any special questions, to help them track down an agent. We are definitely going to be aware of those kupuna that might not be able to check in online or prior to coming to the airport, or just want to talk story to their favorite agent that they've been checking in with for the last, you know, however many years. Yeah, and we've talked to our H&N travel consultant and travel experts that say this will be more efficient in the long run. These two airlines merging together need to solidify and have one single app. It might just be a little bit painful in the beginning. But again, just from being here, seeing what's happening on the floor, we've seen a lot of people being able to get the help they need. They say that guest services will still be here. So those guest services will still be here if they need you. But they want those to only be for people that maybe need something special, like a pet added to the reservation, a wheelchair, heavy items, things like that. They want people to get in the habit of getting your boarding pass, either downloading it on that app so you have it on your phone, printing it off. I just talked to some people we hear from later this morning who say that's their PSA no matter what. Print your physical boarding pass for right now so you have it because TSA has their own issues as well. But we'll send things over to Howard Dykus for now. He'll have much more on this throughout the morning. It's 515. It's Wednesday on Sunrise on KGMB, KHNL and K5. Still ahead, customers accused of ruining their rental car. And right now, Domino's Hawaii is hiring. Whether you're in school, between gigs, or just want something steady, you can make it work here. A place with flexible hours, solid tips, and real opportunities to grow. Apply now at jobs.dominoes.com. And if you're hungry, mix and match a two-topping Parmesan stuffed crust pizza for just $11.99. And get the new slice sauce for free. Domino's. Live 17. Welcome back to Sunrise. I'm Howard Dikus with more of your local biz. Now, all morning, we're talking about today's transitions at Hawaiian Airlines. Well, here's another. It's joining the One World Alliance. The Hawaiian of Mark Dunkerley stayed steadfastly unaligned. Joining One World aligns Hawaiian with American Airlines. Other members of One World are Japan Airlines, Qantas, British Airways, Cathay Pacific and Fiji Air. National Car Rentals sent a Canadian couple a bill for $9,500 for damaging their rental car by filling it with diesel. Kelly and Kathy Graves said they didn't do that. Could they prove their innocence? Well, yes, as it turns out. The gas station receipt says regular. The station doesn't sell diesel. The car won't accept a diesel nozzle. And a mechanic said the car wouldn't have made it to the airport with diesel. And you thought they had fuel issues in the Strait of Hormuz. 518, now Guy Angelani at the first alert desk. That's a good thing that normal cars can't take diesel, because, you know, it would be a problem. Like, hey, it doesn't fit. That's a good thing. Well, as far as traffic, no problems right now. Still looking really nice and green. Yep, yep, yep. And it's going to be nice today as well. But just like yesterday, it's going to be hot. It's going to be sticky, so you've been warned it's going to be muggy. There might even be some air quality issues. But when you take a look at the wind futurecast, you can see that relief is on the way. Later by tonight through tomorrow, the trade-ins will start filling in. They'll be rather weak through Friday. And then starting Friday night through the weekend, they'll get a little bit brisker. There's, let's say, like 15 to 20, and it'll ease up again come Monday. But even through Wednesday, we'll still have a trade-in breeze. So that means that trade and weather pattern will continue with a few windward and mauka showers. But overall, we're heading into a fairly dry weather pattern. Look at even Lihue. Normally, they get a fair bit of windward and mauka showers. We're not expecting a lot. And this is for Lihue, maybe a little bit more Sunday, Monday, Tuesday. And then for Kahului, a normally dry leeward spot, the chance for rain is even slimmer, 0 to 10 percent over the next several days. All in all, a very calm run of weather from today through next week. Jelani? Guy, right now, if you're heading into town from East or Windward of Oahu, drive times are just under 20 minutes. Looking really nice driving along Kalanyano Ole Highway, making your way through Aina Haina, Wa'ila Iki, past the high school, and then on to the H1 freeway where cars are moving at a brisk pace, heading west and making their way through Kaimuki. No major delays driving along Pali Highway into Nu'uanu Valley. Looking really nice out of Kanyohe. It looks like that camera is down. as well as this one, but no troubles along Kahihili, Likelike, and then driving into Kalihi. That's your first alert traffic on Sunrise. Steve Grace, back to you. Thanks, Alani. Thanks, Guy. Over on Maui, a blessing for a new retailer at Kahului Airport. iShops is now open to offer travelers a duty-free option to shop. It's replacing the former DFS stores that closed last month. They're excited about it. And we're looking forward to developing all the local brands here at this airport and featuring things that are truly Maui. I want to thank the Mana Up team, especially. We opened up this beautiful location with them in partnership. This store in particular features only vendors from Maui and brands based in Maui. Meantime, back here on Oahu, a blessing was also held this week for the new iShop's stores in the Honolulu airport. All right, the lantern floating ceremony is coming up on Memorial Day at Ala Moana. We're going to tell you how you can remember your loved one, even if you live on Kauai. It's coming up. And let's take a live look right now at Kilauea, which has been pretty active this morning. what seismic action the USGS is reporting and when we could see the next eruptive episode. But first. Over half of all internet users say they've had to stop using an account because they forgot the password. That happens. It's okay if it's Tumblr or MySpace, but what if it's Facebook? I'm Jamie Tucker. Coming up, how to download everything you've ever uploaded to Facebook so you'll never lose it. started as a delivery guy now he owns the place that's mike rompell who turned a part-time delivery job into a lifelong career and right now domino's hawaii is hiring whether you're in school between gigs or just want something steady you can make it work here a place with flexible hours solid tips and real opportunities to grow apply now at jobs.dominoes.com and if you're hungry mix and match a two-topping parmesan stuffed crust pizza for just 11.99 and get the new slice sauce for free. Mmm. My nose.
