
INDEPENDENCE DAY Friday, July 4, 2025 fireworks displays include
Waikiki – Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort. Their weekly Friday Night Fireworks Show is set for 7:45 p.m…
Haleiwa – Haleiwa Beach Park. Waimea Valley Haleiwa 4th of July from 1pm to 9pm. Car show, Live Music, food & drinks, and Fireworks…
Kailua – Kailua Beach Park. There will be shuttle service available at the Longs Drugs parking area beginning at 4:30 p.m; Fireworks scheduled at 8 p.m.; Last shuttle from Kailua Beach Park will be 10:20 p.m.
Laie – Polynesian Cultural Center. “Celebrate July 4th in Polynesia” Your tickets include a spectacular FIREWORKS SHOW!
For military, dependents, and sponsored guests:
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam – 4th of July Celebration from 4pm to 9pm. Live music, food booths, and activities; Fireworks scheduled at 9 p.m.
Scholfield Barracks – 4th of July Independence Day Celebration from 4pm to 9pm. Live music, food booths, and activities; Fireworks scheduled at 9 p.m.
Barbra Streisand is back with new music – duets with Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Paul McCartney – in “The Secret of Life: Partners Volume Two”, out on June 27th… Billboard
A fearless host for a fear-filled competition! Actor and stuntmen Johnny Knoxville is hosting a revamped “Fear Factor: The Next Chapter” for Fox… Entertainment Weekly
It’s like most offices: across the nation, morning and evening news anchors have their routines to wake up or keep alert through their block of time on TV and Streaming. From Gayle King to Chris Cuomo, find out what is really in their coffee mug and ways to keep looking refreshed when they are live… People
For more: “Hawaii Matters” podcasts.
Golfer J.J. Spaun. Remember his name 🙂 He won the first major PGA tournament he qualified for on Father’s Day and he too is in bit in shock, still!… People
“The Today Show” did a summer chop on their morning host Jenna Bush-Hager’s medium length hair…going for the popular bob! Looks great though on live TV #wow!… Today Show
Liam Neeson is flexing his comedy chops in the update to “The Naked Gun” franchise along with Pamela Anderson with Seth MacFarlane as executive producer… Entertainment Weekly
A family’s beach house looks like an upscale camping situation! Enough room for some thirty adults, this viral moment showed how up to 50 family and friends managed to comfortably room together through long weekends… People
New music from Mariah Carey? Yes, please, and thank you!… US Magazine
The sequel you didn’t know you wanted – maybe? “Happy Gilmore 2” will bring Adam Sandler back on the golf course with cameos as varied as rapper Eminem, singer Post Malone, and include original stars Julie Bowen (“Modern Family) and Christopher MacDonald aka “Shooter McGavin”… USA Today

The 2025 Tony Awards, recognizing the best on Broadway’s theatre world, were handed out Sunday and Hawaii’s Nicole Scherzinger was awarded for her lead role in the musical revival of “Sunset Boulevard”… CNN
SCAM NOTICE – There are newer phishing scams that are coming to your smart device, email, texting, and social media accounts that appear to be sent from authentic or official addresses. When in doubt, delete! You can also refer to the FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION‘s official pages for better practices when receiving messages and phone calls from numbers NOT in your contact list… Consumer Advice, Federal Trade Commission