Old Case Sheds New Light On Police Major’s Domestic Violence Past
Honolulu police officer Ryan Borges was arrested in 1993 after he pulled a gun on his then-wife during an argument. That incident and its recent publicity is ultimately what kept Borges, now a major,...
View ArticleCaldwell Stays The Course In State Of The City Speech
Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell didn’t announce any new initiatives in his fourth State of the City address Monday night, instead emphasizing that he plans to continue making headway on roads, sewers,...
View ArticleLawmakers Consider ‘Mobile Court’ For Homeless Defendants
Hawaii lawmakers advanced a bill Tuesday that would establish a “mobile court” aimed at quickly adjudicating some misdemeanor cases in which defendants, many of them homeless, often fail to show up to...
View ArticleShould Tourists Be Brought To Snorkeling Hot Spot By The Busloads?
A plan to allow the state’s biggest transportation company to shuttle hundreds of tourists a day from Waikiki to Hanauma Bay may be off the table after encountering resistance from community members...
View ArticleCaldwell, Martin Clash Over City Budget Proposal
Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell wants the City Council to approve a $2.33 billion budget for fiscal year 2017, but judging from key Council members’ critical reactions Wednesday, it’s going to be a fight....
View ArticleCaldwell Vetoes $600,000 Recycling Subsidy
Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell has vetoed a bill that would have provided a $600,000 annual subsidy to recycling companies. The vast majority — $530,000 — would have gone to Schnitzer Steel Industries,...
View ArticleHow Caldwell Wants To Spend $61.7 Million On Housing
Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell has a plan for spending $61.7 million of the $64 million in bond financing that the City Council approved for housing and homelessness initiatives in fiscal years...
View ArticleWill Roadwork Really Make A Dent In Waianae Coast Congestion?
Traffic on the Leeward Coast has long been an issue for its residents. With only one way in and out, weekday traffic backs up from Kapolei to as far as Mohihi Street in Waianae, causing motorists to...
View ArticleHigh Public Cost Of Race Case Bolsters Calls For Police Reform
Honolulu taxpayers are about to be on the hook for the largest financial settlement in recent history regarding local police misconduct to close a racial and sexual discrimination case against the...
View ArticleHonolulu Ethics Director On Leave After Internal Investigation
Honolulu Ethics Commission executive director Chuck Totto is on leave following an internal personnel investigation and won’t be back until April 4. Chairwoman Victoria Marks said the commission...
View ArticleCaldwell: Revise Recycling Subsidy
Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell wants the City Council to consider a proposal aimed at helping locally owned recycling companies instead of overriding his veto of another measure that would subsidize all...
View ArticleWhy The Big Island Is So Unhealthy
Across the board, Oahu residents have fewer preventable deaths than the rest of the state — especially compared to Hawaii County. Why? It’s partially because people in the City and County of Honolulu...
View ArticleHawaii Lifeguards Get 16 Percent Raises Under New Union Contract
Hawaii lifeguards are set to receive a 16 percent pay raise starting July 1 under a new two-year union contract. Negotiations between the Hawaii Government Employees Association and state and county...
View ArticleCouncil Overrides Mayor’s Veto Of Recycling Subsidy
The Honolulu City Council has approved a subsidy for recycling firms that’s estimated to cost taxpayers $600,000, overriding a veto by Mayor Kirk Caldwell. Nearly 90 percent of the subsidy will support...
View ArticleCouncil OKs $4.7M For Police Race Case
The Honolulu City Council has approved spending $4.7 million to settle two lawsuits brought by three city police officers who alleged they were victims of racial and sexual discrimination, retaliation...
View ArticleRaw Sewage Leak Near Pearl Harbor
About 21,000 gallons of raw sewage flowed into Waimano Stream before city workers could bypass a break in a 10-inch pipe at the Pacific Palisades Wastewater Pump Station on Thursday afternoon,...
View ArticleWhat’s Happened To Mayor’s ‘Bold’ Affordable Housing Plan?
It’s been a year and a half since Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell unveiled a proposal to require every large new residential development on Oahu to include low- or moderately-priced units. It’s “a bold,...
View ArticleCan Caldwell’s Relationship With The City Council Get Any Worse?
Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell’s often-fractious relationship with most members of the City Council appeared to reach a new low last week, with some Council members calling him insincere and...
View ArticleCharter Change: How Easy Should It Be To Fire A Police Chief?
Oahu voters will have the chance to toughen up the Honolulu Police Commission in light of numerous scandals gripping the Police Department, including a federal investigation of Chief Louis Kealoha. On...
View ArticleMayor Says Honolulu Is Especially Prone To Park Vandalism
After recent vandalism in city park restrooms, Mayor Kirk Caldwell plans to install more high-tech security cameras like the one at Hans L’ Orange Park in Waipahu. The cameras will be activated when...
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