Booze Battle Heats Up As Judge Slaps Liquor Commission Critic With Court Order
The fight over the temporary restraining order is the latest controversy involving the commission, which has been accused of corruption and discrimination.
View ArticleOahu’s Historic Preservation Commission Finally Gets Members – 30 Years After...
The appointments are all volunteers and will still need to be confirmed by council.
View ArticleCondo Management Giant’s License Is Reactivated By Hawaii Regulators
The lapse highlighted complaints about the imbalance of power between condominium owners and the property managers.
View ArticleFish Murals Are Popping Up Along Kalanianaole Highway
The paintings are part of an effort to both discourage graffiti and evoke Maunalua's historical significance as a thriving fish habitat.
View ArticleLaw Enforcement Agencies Have Little Idea How Illegal Fireworks Get Here
A proposed task force being considered by the Legislature aims to change that.
View ArticleWho’s Behind The Fake Honolulu Parking Meter Sticker Scam?
A recently incorporated nonprofit in Alaska points back to Oahu residents who say someone else is using their names.
View ArticleOahu Inmate Kills Himself After Jail Staff Fails To Put Him On Suicide Watch
Jimuel Gatioan hung himself at OCCC despite warnings by a prosecutor and a defense lawyer that he was suicidal, court records show.
View ArticleTraffic Woes: Efforts Underway To Create A New Access Point In Whitmore Village
The Legislature would need to appropriate funding for the project to proceed.
View ArticleNo Window In Your Bedroom? It Could Be The Future Of Low-Cost Housing In...
The Honolulu City Council is considering loosening some housing codes to allow empty commercial buildings to more easily be converted to housing units.
View ArticleThis Downtown Methadone Clinic Has Been Across From A School For Decades. Now...
However, the American Disabilities Act deems clients of substance use disorder services to be a protected class.
View ArticleMayor’s Target To Open Rail In July Caught HART Off Guard
HART, trying to manage public expectations, wanted to keep that target vague.
View ArticleWhy Some Stores In Chinatown Keep Doors Locked During Business Hours
Boutiques and other stores installed buzz-in systems with the onset of the pandemic and decided to keep them as traffic returned to the area.
View ArticleHave A Complaint About Your Condo? You May Get Slapped With Paying For The...
Condo association lawyers and lobbyists have successfully shot down efforts by lawmakers to ban "excessive" fees on owners.
View ArticleHonolulu Officials Move To Dismiss Charges Against Them In Police Chief...
An attorney for former corporation counsel Donna Leong, meanwhile, is trying to get the federal prosecutor kicked off the case.
View ArticleThe Battle Against Cockfighting In Hawaii: Lax Enforcement Helps Foster An...
HPD used to do weekly raids and undercover ops to tackle cockfighting. Now, police haven’t made any arrests in over a year.
View ArticleConflict Of Interest? Neighborhood Board Employees Are Running For Seats On...
Questions are being raised about whether as elected board members the employees can effectively question their bosses.
View ArticleArmy Corps Rolls Out Its New Ala Wai Flood Control Plan
Federal engineers pushed the reset button after rising costs sunk their earlier plan
View ArticleMore Oahu Beaches Would Be Open To Business Under Mayor’s Plan
The measure has strong backing from the state's lucrative wedding industry.
View ArticleArmy Corps Still Won’t Restore Forests As Part Of Ala Wai Flood Control Project
Residents want more details on why the agency keeps rejecting that approach. The public has until Monday to comment.
View ArticleHonolulu Council Members Hope To Strengthen New Historic Preservation Commission
The new commission will need to stand up to developers and other powerful interests.
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