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Honolulu Plans To Increase Police Patrols To Improve Safety In Chinatown
Honolulu police will begin patrolling Chinatown 24/7 under a new plan by the city to crack down on illegal activity that local residents say has increased due to an influx of homeless people during the...
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OIP To Investigate HART For Possible Sunshine Law Violations
The state’s Office of Information Practices says it will investigate whether local officials overseeing Honolulu’s rail project violated the Sunshine Law when they discussed possibly hiring former U.S....
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Thousands Of New Rooftop Solar Systems Could Be Going Up On Oahu
As Oahu braces for the 2022 closing of a coal-fired power plant that produces about a fifth of the island’s electricity, utility regulators have approved a program designed to help bridge the power...
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Taxpayers May Foot The Bill For Lawyers For Officers Charged In Sykap Shooting
Honolulu taxpayers could end up paying for the legal defense of three officers charged in an April shooting incident that ended with the death of 16-year-old Iremamber Sykap. Geoffrey Thom faces a...
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Ethics Commission Quietly Drops Kealoha Investigation As Questions Swirl
When it comes to Louis and Katherine Kealoha, the Honolulu Ethics Commission has moved on. In February, after a closed door meeting, the commission voted unanimously to drop its ongoing investigation...
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Defendant In 2010 Killing Of Cab Driver Found Guilty Of Manslaughter
The case of a Cambodian man who survived the savage regime of the Khmer Rouge as a youngster only to be killed years later in Honolulu has led to a manslaughter verdict more than a decade later. A jury...
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Toby Martyn Resigns As HART Board Chair Amid Latest Rail Upheaval
Toby Martyn is resigning from the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation board after serving as its chairman for nearly the past two years. HART made the announcement via press release Friday...
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Building Honolulu Rail: It’s Just A Matter Of Time Before You Hit Something...
Last month, a construction mishap crippled one of the largest pipes feeding water to urban Honolulu, stymying an already slow westbound commute across Oahu for about two weeks as local officials...
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How One Hawaii Man Is Using An Invasive Tree To Nurture His Community
Vince Kanaʻi Dodge is known for a lot of things: poi pounding, activism, concern for the environment. But the first thing most people notice about him is his apparent disdain for shoes. “It was the...
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Court: Federal Agent Christopher Deedy Could Face A Third Trial
Christopher Deedy, a federal agent, could face a third trial in the shooting death of Kollin Elderts after a ruling this week by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Whether he actually will,...
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Honolulu Mayor Vows To ‘Play Tough’ On Crime In Chinatown
Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi wants the Honolulu Police Department to feel empowered to enforce the law to create a safer Chinatown community. Speaking at a luncheon fundraiser Thursday for Weed and...
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A New Oahu Jail May Need To Be A Lot Bigger In The Near Future
New projections released Thursday suggest the jail being planned to replace the Oahu Community Correctional Center will need to accommodate more than twice as many inmates as the original Kalihi jail...
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Honolulu Prosecutor: Sykap Case Is ‘No Perry Mason Moment’
The Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office properly brought murder and attempted murder charges against three officers involved in the fatal shooting of Iremamber Sykap even without securing indictments from a...
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City Council Leaders Look To Remove Rail Critic From HART Board
The local board overseeing Honolulu’s troubled rail project is poised to lose one of its most outspoken members — and someone who’s called for a halt to construction — as city leaders aim to replace...
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Back Rent And Seized Wine: The Legal Battle Behind Shirokiya’s Closure
Shirokiya, the department store turned food court, may never reopen at Ala Moana Center after its leases were revoked in January and it became embroiled in a legal feud with the mall over unpaid rent,...
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The Case Of 3 Honolulu Cops Charged With Killing Teen Is Ramping Up
Defense attorneys for three officers charged in the fatal shooting of Iremamber Sykap are putting added pressure on the Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office in the run-up to a high profile hearing set to begin...
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Getting Rental And Utility Relief On Oahu Can Be Harder Than It Seems
Despite losing his job last year, Eduardo Hernandez still considers himself one of the lucky ones. As he gazed out his condo window in Kakaako, he watched the homeless couple he befriended begin...
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Judge Allows Case Against HPD Officers In Sykap Shooting To Move Forward
A judge denied two motions in the criminal case against three Honolulu Police Department officers in the April shooting death of 16-year-old Iremamber Sykap, which set off a charged debate about...
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Aalto Moves Closer To Replacing Uno On HART Board
Anthony Aalto easily cleared his first hurdle toward joining the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation board on Tuesday after a Honolulu City Council committee unanimously advanced his...
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Kaimuki Wants To Return The Queen Theater To Its Former Glory
Once a grand movie palace, the Queen Theater in Kaimuki fell into disrepair as it limped along screening surf films, late-night horror shows and porno flicks. And then, in the 1980s, it stopped showing...
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