Death on the Streets: Lack of Health Care a Major Factor in Homeless Deaths
Editor’s Note: This is the second of three parts. The flies were persistent. They buzzed around the open wound on Daniel Quiral’s ankle looking for a landing. He needed bandages to cover the sore and...
View ArticleHomeless Rousted from Kakaako as ‘Hawaii Five-0′ Readies Shoot
A woman named Duchess sat in a broken lawn chair in front of the Hawaii Children’s Discovery Center in Kakaako with tears in her eyes Thursday as city workers loaded up mattresses and other belongings...
View ArticleDeath on the Streets: Homeless Veterans Treated With Honor After They Die
Editor’s note: This is the last of three parts. A couple times a year, John Condello finds himself at a military funeral accompanied by nothing more than members of a uniformed honor guard and the...
View ArticleHonolulu City Council Expands Sit-Lie Ban To Districts Throughout Oahu
The H0nolulu City Council voted 7 — 2 on Friday to extend the city’s ban on sitting and lying on sidewalks in Waikiki to commercial districts throughout Oahu. Bill 48 now goes to Mayor Kirk Caldwell...
View ArticleHawaii Housing Summit Highlights Need for Low-Income Rentals
Does Hawaii have the political will to solve its affordable housing crisis? That was the question that underscored many of the discussions at Saturday’s housing conference sponsored by the nonprofit...
View ArticleResidents of Haseko Resort Development Concerned About Lagoon’s Algae
Homeowners in the Ewa communities of Ocean Pointe and Hoakalei are complaining that the man-made recreational lagoon serving their communities contains algae. The green, crunchy algae known as chara,...
View ArticleHere’s What You Should Know About Mayor Caldwell’s New Housing Strategy
Last summer, developers of seven new luxury condo buildings at Ala Moana held a groundbreaking for their $300 million project. Amid calls for more affordable developments in Kakaako, these “ultra...
View ArticleCaldwell Wants HCDA to Adopt City’s New Affordable Housing Rules
Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell’s draft affordable housing strategy suggests changing the reserved housing rules in the state redevelopment district of Kakaako to match proposed city-wide requirements....
View ArticlePRP’s Campaign Spending Violations Sent to City Prosecutors
Honolulu prosecutors will decide whether to file criminal charges against the Pacific Resource Partnership’s political action committee for failing to disclose hundreds of thousands of dollars spent...
View ArticleCouncil Committee Advances Measure to Ease Restrictions on Ohana Units
A resolution allowing property owners to rent out ohana units — currently reserved for family members — to the general public was moved forward Thursday by the Honolulu Zoning and Planning Committee....
View ArticleDear Mayor: Complaints about the Homeless Pour Into Caldwell’s Office
Glossy photos of Honolulu high-rises grace the pages of magazines as state and city officials trumpet the revitalization of areas like Kakaako and Ala Moana. But if you ask Lila Marantz, a local...
View ArticleHonolulu Deputy Prosecutor Suspended in Negligent Homicide Case
A deputy city prosecutor who lost track of a misdemeanor negligent homicide case more than a year ago was suspended without pay for four days earlier this month. Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Keith...
View ArticleTommy Waters Seeks Recount in City Council District 4 Race
Tommy Waters is seeking a recount of ballots cast in the Honolulu City Council District 4 election that ended with Trevor Ozawa beating him by 41 votes. Ozawa is set to assume office Jan. 2, but Waters...
View ArticleCaldwell Picks Olelo CEO to be City’s New Managing Director, Sources Say
Mayor Kirk Caldwell has tapped Roy Amemiya, the CEO of Olelo Community Media, to be the city’s next managing director, replacing Ember Shinn, who is expected to step down around the start of the new...
View ArticleHCDA Greenlights Two More Kakaako Projects and Gives Director a Raise
The Hawaii Community Development Authority has approved two projects by Howard Hughes Corp. and MK Vida LLC that will add three more high rises to the fast-growing urban district of Kakaako. Anthony...
View ArticleLandlords’ Rejections Keep Hawaii Homeless on the Streets Longer
Since starting her job as a Housing First team leader at the Kalihi-Palama Health Center in September, Jennifer Tehotu has spent numerous hours combing Craigslist for places that might be a good fit...
View ArticleCaldwell Signs Bill Banning Sitting and Lying on Sidewalks in Oahu Commercial...
Mayor Kirk Caldwell signed a bill on Tuesday extending the city’s ban on sitting and lying on sidewalks in Waikiki to commercial districts throughout Oahu. The law, aimed at clearing homeless away from...
View ArticleLet’s Share Our Way to Automotive Aloha
In the last nine months, 41,039 new vehicles were registered in Hawaii, according to the Star-Advertiser article, “Car sales rose in third quarter.” The piece notes that the 9.1 percent gain in the...
View ArticleMistrial Declared in Honolulu Police Chief’s Missing Mailbox Case
A mistrial was declared on Thursday in a messy mailbox theft case involving Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha and his wife’s estranged uncle. While on the witness stand, Kealoha said that the...
View ArticleDid Honolulu’s Police Chief Intentionally Cause a Mistrial?
Inappropriate testimony from Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha caused a federal judge to declare a mistrial in what has become a high-profile case involving a mailbox stolen from his house and an...
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