Keahi Tucker
Evening News Anchor
Honolulu, HI
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Aloha, my name is Keahi. I'm from Kauai, and graduated from Waimea High School and then UH Manoa. I worked in Kansas, Washington, D.C. and Baltimore before moving home in 2005.
Most of all I'd like everyone to know how passionate we are about delivering high-quality news. Our team at Hawaii News Now is the most competitive I've ever worked with. We work hard to find original and meaningful stories. We agonize over getting the facts right and putting things in perspective.
I appreciate that people trust us enough to tell their stories. It is our privilege, and I know it is our duty to be accurate and fair. If anyone ever has a question, or a problem, or a comment, please contact me at ktucker@hawaiinewsnow.com. Or call me directly at my desk at 843-3612. We're really all in this together.
The fall of 2015 marks my first decade on the anchor desk at KGMB/HNN. Mahalo for welcoming me into your homes. I hope to continue telling Hawaii's stories for a long time to come.
Aloha,
Keahi
Updated: Feb. 14, 2023 at 5:50 PM HST
|By Keahi Tucker
“I was watching the news and your pickup line was just so funny, especially to me,”
Updated: Dec. 20, 2022 at 7:29 PM HST
|By Keahi Tucker
“It’s very stressful and aggravating but I feel positive."
Updated: Dec. 20, 2022 at 12:58 PM HST
|By Keahi Tucker
Friends and strangers came together to keep Fire Rescue Captain Makalii Andrade alive.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 at 5:08 PM HST
|By Keahi Tucker
As Merrie Monarch prepares to shake off all pandemic restrictions, Festival President Luana Kawelu is filled with gratitude.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2022 at 4:37 PM HST
|By Keahi Tucker
Tickets will go on sale Dec. 1 ― old school style.
Updated: Oct. 23, 2022 at 4:15 PM HST
|By Keahi Tucker and HNN Staff
There are no imminent signs of an eruption, but residents are being urged to get prepared.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2022 at 10:17 PM HST
|By Keahi Tucker
Kauai’s mayor said the cleanup could take 3 weeks of work even at “full-throttle.”
Updated: May. 13, 2020 at 10:29 AM HST
|By Keahi Tucker
When Loihi starts shaking, scientists pay attention.
Updated: May. 7, 2020 at 1:33 PM HST
|By Keahi Tucker
The Hawaii Tourism Authority reports about 4,500 visitors arrived in Hawaii by air during the last week of March and all of April.
Updated: Apr. 29, 2020 at 10:54 AM HST
|By Keahi Tucker
There's also a question of basic math.
Updated: Apr. 23, 2020 at 10:34 PM HST
|By Keahi Tucker
“We really had to do a full pivot within the first month of owning our own business.”
Updated: Apr. 15, 2020 at 10:41 AM HST
|By Keahi Tucker
'Right now, all we're doing is guesstimating,' one man said.
Updated: Apr. 2, 2020 at 10:31 PM HST
|By Keahi Tucker
Other countries where masks are part of everyday life have significantly lower infection rates.
Updated: Apr. 1, 2020 at 8:24 PM HST
|By Keahi Tucker
A mainland scientist claims coronavirus droplets could be spreading in the sea breeze. Others say that's not true.
Updated: Mar. 25, 2020 at 10:35 PM HST
|By Keahi Tucker
“There’s really no need to panic when it comes to buying groceries and supplies."
Updated: Jan. 28, 2020 at 10:43 AM HST
|By Keahi Tucker
"The last thing we want is to fill our heart with hate. We don’t need that,”
Updated: Nov. 23, 2018 at 9:23 AM HST
|By Keahi Tucker
A man from Windward Oahu has plenty to be thankful for after he was plucked from his overturned boat near the Great Barrier Reef.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2018 at 12:48 PM HST
|By Keahi Tucker and Dillon Ancheta
High above Mokuleia, there was a special birthday celebration for a man who just turned 100 years old.
Updated: Dec. 27, 2017 at 4:40 PM HST
|By Keahi Tucker
As we near the end of 2017, Hawaii News Now is taking a look back at the biggest stories that emerged over the course of a turbulent year for Hawaii.
Updated: Oct. 27, 2017 at 8:59 AM HST
|By Keahi Tucker
The scaffolding is all set up on the bluff at Peahi for the big-wave challenge expected to run Friday on Maui's north shore.
Updated: Apr. 15, 2017 at 1:22 AM HST
|By Keahi Tucker
Friday is the eve of the big Hawaii Foodbank food drive and companies around Oahu are counting up their donations.
Updated: May. 27, 2013 at 9:51 PM HST
|By Keahi Tucker
Out of an estimated 40,000 people at tonight's lantern floating ceremony off Magic Island our Lisa Kubota found a 92 year old man who witnessed the bombing of the USS Arizona. Find out who he honored
Updated: May. 21, 2013 at 9:39 PM HST
|By Keahi Tucker
We're getting new insight tonight from the brother of a woman found dead last night near Yokohama Bay. He says Ivy Harris had a lifestyle that may have played a role in her death. Also tonight, new details
Updated: May. 20, 2013 at 9:47 PM HST
|By Keahi Tucker
As the rescue effort continues after today's massive Oklahoma tornado, that same weather system is flaring up again in the Midwest. Guy Hagi's tracking the potential for more twisters. And Lisa Kubota
Updated: May. 16, 2013 at 9:39 PM HST
|By Keahi Tucker
We're tracking developing news in Halawa tonight. A truck carrying dozens of gas canisters has become unstable, and there's no quick fix. See why it's taking crews so long to reopen the road. Also,
Updated: May. 15, 2013 at 9:52 PM HST
|By Keahi Tucker
We're tracking three weather events tonight: the big south swell, a new tropical storm and a deadly twister in Texas. And a bonus: exclusive reaction from the National Weather Service on some new 'super
Updated: May. 8, 2013 at 9:50 PM HST
|By Keahi Tucker
Tonight at 10, we hear from the passenger who's helicopter trip ended in a crash landing in downtown Honolulu. Photographer Karl Hedberg explains how the pilot skillfully avoided tragedy with her 'controlled
Updated: May. 7, 2013 at 9:54 PM HST
|By Keahi Tucker
The city is using plants to chase away the (de)Occupy protestors from the Blaisdell sidewalk. And they aren't happy about it. Lisa Kubota is live with the reason behind the sweep, and where those protestors
Updated: Apr. 29, 2013 at 9:55 PM HST
|By Keahi Tucker
We're getting new information about the Haleiwa woman who's dog died from her discipline. At least that what she told police when she called to report herself. Also, an arrest in a suspicious fire in
Updated: Apr. 23, 2013 at 9:51 PM HST
|By Keahi Tucker
What happened to those yellow call-boxes on the sides of Oahu's freeways and highways? We have the answer tonight, and it's one that's saving taxpayers money. Also at 10 - late details on a budget agreement
Updated: Apr. 11, 2013 at 9:51 PM HST
|By Keahi Tucker
Tonight at 10 - the state is suspending its TB testing requirements because of a shortage of testing supplies on the mainland. We'll tell you who's affected and what this means for the state's health
Updated: Mar. 26, 2013 at 10:39 AM HST
|By Keahi Tucker
A rare glimpse of a playful monk seal off Maui serves as a warning for anyone who is tempted to get too close to the animals.
Updated: Mar. 20, 2013 at 9:44 PM HST
|By Keahi Tucker
Tonight at 10 - a real dilemma for Hawaii's Longs Drugs employees. Their company is asking them for private health information. And if they don't give it up they'll have to pay a fine. Is that fair?
Updated: Feb. 28, 2013 at 9:52 PM HST
|By Keahi Tucker
The state is hoping good soil, lots of water and cheap land will attract farmers to a new project in Central Oahu. Mark Carpenter reports on the plan to revitalize what was once a thriving agriculture
Updated: Feb. 27, 2013 at 9:53 PM HST
|By Keahi Tucker
Tonight at 10, we have an exclusive interview with two women who claim to have witnessed the abuse of numerous children at an Oahu elementary school. The state says the allegations are lies, but these
Updated: Feb. 26, 2013 at 9:51 PM HST
|By Keahi Tucker
Nearly a year after buying Lana'i, Billionaire Larry Ellison has bought 'Island Air'. He's vague about the expansion plans, but his deep pockets have industry insiders expecting big things. Also tonight,
Updated: Feb. 15, 2013 at 9:49 PM HST
|By Keahi Tucker
As police continue to raid sweepstakes arcades, the legislature is trying to fast-track a new law to make them technically illegal. We'll have new developments on the effort to clarify the gambling laws. Also
Updated: Feb. 14, 2013 at 9:53 PM HST
|By Keahi Tucker
Yes, indeed, we are talking about nether regions tonight. And you'll be surprised to see what we found out about the dangers of 'Brazilian' waxing. Teri Okita has the health investigation. Also, conservationists
Updated: Feb. 1, 2013 at 9:20 PM HST
|By Keahi Tucker
Police have new leads in the case of a Kaneohe man who vanished 16 years ago. But they need the public's help to crack the cold case. Join us for new details at 10. Also, two big proposals on Oahu's
Updated: Jan. 17, 2013 at 9:52 PM HST
|By Keahi Tucker
We start tonight with new details on a hoax that doesn't involve Manti Teo. It's about a Kona flight to Seattle today that ended up escorted by F-15 fighter jets. We'll hear what the FBI has discovered
Updated: Dec. 31, 2012 at 9:49 PM HST
|By Keahi Tucker
It's not just midnight they're counting down to in Kakaako. The state's biggest New Year's Eve bash is setting off fireworks every hour from 9pm until 12pm. Lisa Kubota reports live at 10. And there
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