KGMB/KHNL (Honolulu) Anchor Shawn Ching is leaving the station to return to his law practice and spend more time with his wife and young son.

Stepping away from news, he says, will give him a chance to practice law from his home office and ‘dedicate more time to my family and raising my son.’

“Our son’s birth changed everything,” Ching said. “It opened up a completely new life for me — a life I’ve fallen in love with.”

Ching, who returned to Hawaii News Now in November 2016 after a short time away from television news.

In a statement, Ching thanked Hawaii News Now viewers for their support during his six-year tenure with the station. “To the viewers who have watched Hawaii News Now each and every night — thank you for your enduring trust and support,” he said. “I have enjoyed being a part of your life all these years and it has been my honor to serve you.”

“Shawn is making this move for family, and he will be sorely missed around the newsroom," added Scott Humber, the station’s news director. “He is a class act and I have nothing but praise and admiration for all the amazing work he has done for Hawaii News Now. I, like everyone else in our newsroom, wish he and his ohana nothing but the best.”

His last day is December 13th.

H/T Hawaii News Now