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Emails Show HART Leaders Always Wanted To Hire Hanabusa As Consultant
Months before a lucrative rail consulting gig went out for public bid, top officials at the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation were determined to award that contract to the board’s former...
View ArticleVideo Reveals Details Of Events Leading To HPD’s Killing Of Lindani Myeni
Newly released video footage shows the moments that led up to Honolulu police officers shooting and killing 29-year-old Lindani Myeni in April after a frantic woman called 911 to report that he had...
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Honolulu Officers Face Murder Charges In Sykap Case
A Honolulu police officer has been charged with murder and two others charged with attempted murder related to the April 5 shooting of 16-year-old Iremamber Sykap. Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Steve...
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Emails Show Hanabusa Was Doing Rail Work Before She Got A Big Contract
Months before she was awarded a lucrative rail-consulting contract, former Hawaii Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa was already doing some of the work envisioned in that deal to help the rail agency’s...
View ArticleSurvey: More Than 80% Of Firms Struggle To Find Workers
Hawaii’s economic recovery continues to pose challenges for employers who say they can’t find workers to fill open positions, the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii reported. The Chamber is collaborating with...
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Honolulu Residents Have Just One More Day To Apply For Section 8
Honolulu is accepting preliminary applications for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program online this week. Demand is so high that the city wants people to submit preliminary applications at this...
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Honolulu Is Revamping How It Prosecutes Domestic Violence Cases
If you get arrested for domestic violence in Honolulu, odds are slim that you’ll face a conviction. Honolulu Prosecutor Steve Alm estimates that in an average year, the city charges about 1,200 people...
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Attorney Says Lindani Myeni Was Acting Strangely Before Lethal Encounter With...
A lawyer for the couple whose vacation rental Lindani Myeni entered, leading to Myeni’s shooting by Honolulu police a short time later, said the South African man was behaving bizarrely, roaming the...
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DOJ Issues Target Letter To Former Honolulu Managing Director Amid Ongoing...
The U.S. Department of Justice has issued another target letter to a former high-ranking city employee as part of a sprawling corruption probe, HNN has confirmed. Roy Amemiya, who served as city...
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Honolulu Councilman’s Old Blackface Video Is Raising Concerns
Honolulu City Council member Augie Tulba is facing criticism for a recent social media post parodying a gay Black judge from America’s Next Model. In a nearly 3-minute-long video titled “America’s Next...
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The Race Is On To Book A Reservation At Hanauma Bay
Every day Diep Vo-Le would swim for an hour at Hanauma Bay before the COVID-19 pandemic. Now the 70-year-old Hawaii Kai resident is lucky to step foot on the premiere snorkeling site at least twice a...
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Community Members Want A Voice In Hiring Honolulu’s Next Police Chief
As the Honolulu Police Commission embarks on its search for a new police chief, a group of social justice and police reform advocates are asking for a seat at the table. The activists, who have staged...
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HDOT Changes Plans For Farrington Highway Bypass After Community Protests
Residents along Farrington Highway from Kaena point to Makaha Beach will see lane closures, a weekend traffic detour and at least one day where the highway is completely closed while the Hawaii...
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Another Questionable Million-Dollar Honolulu Rail Contract?
Former Hawaii Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa wasn’t the only person officials from the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation wanted to hire to help it secure more money for the city’s beleaguered...
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Honolulu Officers Charged In Police Shooting Appear In Court
As supporters rallied outside the state courthouse, three Honolulu police officers facing charges in connection with the fatal shooting of 16-year-old Iremamber Sykap made their first court appearance...
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He Survived Cambodia’s Killing Fields Only To Be Murdered In Hawaii. Who Did It?
Charlys Ty Tang was only 5 when the Khmer Rouge took control in Cambodia. Ty’s family, like millions of others, was forcibly evacuated to the countryside, from the capital of Phnom Penh to a...
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After Embezzling To Fund ‘Luxurious Lifestyle,’ Former Nonprofit Exec Begs...
Federal prosecutors want to send a former Honolulu nonprofit leader to prison for five and a half years for embezzling federal funds from Olelo Community Media and trying to fleece the city out of...
View ArticleFlorida Condo Collapse Could Prompt Awareness Effort For Local Buildings
As engineers in Surfside, Florida, try to figure out what caused half of a luxury condo tower to collapse there, officials in Honolulu said it is far too early to say what risks Hawaii’s condos might...
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Honolulu Prosecutor: Police Officers Who Shot And Killed Lindani Myeni Were...
The Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has found that two officers who shot Lindani Myeni outside of a Nuuanu home in April were justified in using deadly force to stop Myeni from beating one of...
View ArticleHonolulu City Council Adopts Resolution To Improve Race Data Collection
The Honolulu City Council approved a resolution on Wednesday urging city and state agencies to disaggregate racial and ethnic data beyond the federal minimum level. Honolulu City Councilwoman Esther...
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