In the wake of Hurricane/Tropical Storm Lala, Hawaii News Now produced extended weekend coverage to keep viewers informed of the storm's status and its impacts on the islands. In this episode of Sunrise Xtra, Kate takes you behind the scenes of HNN's breaking news coverage and reveals what it takes to stay on the air live for hours.

Cienna Pilotin celebrates the start of UH's fall season and the beginning of UH's media partnership with UH Athletics.

This episode was recorded on August 12, 2026 at 9:00a. Guy Hagi provides an update on the upcoming tropical system that is expected to hit Hawaii this weekend. To get the latest updates, go to HawaiiNewsNow.com.

Daryl Huff talks about behind the scenes insights from primary election night, and what's next for the winning candidates.

Steve Uyehara talks about covering the primary election, and gives an inside look at reporting in the field.

In this first "Xtra Look" episode, Kate takes a deep dive into the Rave & Buster's event previously seen on Sunrise.

Casey Lund joins Kate to talk about all things back to school! They also play "two truths and a lie", and open up about what Casey was like as a high school football player.

Kate shares the highlights from today's show plus a cameo from a couple special guests!

 Native Hawaiian singer-songwriter Keahi Delovio talks about her new original single, “Kohanaiki”. 

Kyle Chinen recaps his trip to the MW Football Media Day conference in Las Vegas. He describes his approach to filming such a big event, and breaks down his process for creating packages on the road.