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Ala Moana High Rise Developer Removes ‘Poor Door’ From Proposal
The developer of ProsPac Tower, a proposed 400-foot condominium tower near Ala Moana Center, has withdrawn plans to include a separate entrance for lower-income residents. Instead, the proposed...
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Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell Builds A New-Look Police Commission
Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell will soon have a Police Commission completely of his own making. Last week Caldwell nominated construction industry lobbyist Shannon Alivado to the commission. If she’s...
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City Repaves Aggressively But Falls Behind On Other Roadwork
Mayor Kirk Caldwell, who has spent much of his time in office struggling with repeated rail project crises, got a chance last week to tout one of his administration’s clearest victories — keeping a...
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New Police Chief Reassigns Union President To Patrol Shift
In one of her first moves as Honolulu police chief, Susan Ballard has reassigned Sgt. Tenari Maafala, the president of the statewide police union, from his position in the department’s Peer Support...
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Outreach Workers Who Aid The Homeless Often Need Help Themselves
Every year before Christmas, the Institute for Human Services opens up its holiday store. Staff arrange the donations of toys, games and household items in the agency’s Iwilei garage and for one day,...
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Volunteers Keep One of Makiki’s Best-Kept Secrets Afloat
Jeff Keeler of Colorado visits his daughter and granddaughter on Oahu three times a year for several weeks at a time. One of his favorite places to spend time with his granddaughter is a small building...
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Honolulu Police Try Building More Trust With The Homeless
“Hello, is anyone home?” Vinnesha Bertola, an outreach program manager at the Institute for Human Services, called toward a makeshift tent tarp at Mother Waldron Park. She’s part of a team of about 20...
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Suits Against Honolulu Cops Cite ‘Culture Of Silence’ At HPD
Honolulu attorney Eric Seitz is taking a new approach in two separate lawsuits that he said he hopes will force the state’s largest police department to address a “brotherhood culture of silence” that...
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Why Isn’t Honolulu Helping Businesses Hurt By Rail Construction?
Two years ago, the Honolulu City Council created a fund to help businesses hurt by construction of the 20-mile long rail project. But there was a hitch: the council never appropriated any money for it....
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Medical Pot And Veterans: Groups Offer Free Evaluations
Sixty veterans will have a shot at receiving a free medical cannabis card evaluation at an event hosted by Oahu-based cannabis organizations this month. Medical evaluations are usually the most...
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Woman Sues Hawaii For Hiring Ex-Cop Who Then Assaulted Her
A woman has filed a lawsuit against the state after she was sexually assaulted by a Department of Land and Natural Resources officer. The officer, Ethan Ferguson, had been hired by DLNR after he was...
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Police Commission Loosens Rules On Legal Fees For Officers
The Honolulu Police Commission signed off on a new set of rules Wednesday that should make it easier for officers to get taxpayer-funded legal counsel when named as a defendant in a lawsuit or criminal...
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New Charges Brought In Honolulu Corruption Case
(AP) — New charges were filed in the ongoing federal corruption case involving former Honolulu police chief Louis Kealoha and his wife, Katherine, who is a deputy city prosecutor, but this time the...
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Finding Companions For Kupuna In Waikiki
People 65 and older make up 17 percent of Hawaii’s population. They are more likely to fall victim to costly scams, suffer serious or fatal injuries in accidents, and need help with daily activities....
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Another Guilty Plea In Federal Police Corruption Investigation
Ransen Taito, who prosecutors say is one of Honolulu city prosecutor Katherine Kealoha’s victims, pleaded guilty in federal court Friday to felony conspiracy after admitting he lied to a grand jury to...
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Honolulu Rail Recovery Plan Remains A Work In Progress
In September, local officials finally delivered what they described as the Honolulu rail system’s full recovery plan — a move they hoped would sway the Federal Transit Administration to release its...
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How Mismanagement Cost Honolulu Nearly $5 Million In Federal Aid
Honolulu is losing millions of dollars in federal funds that could provide housing for homeless people and other aid to poor communities because it’s not spending the money fast enough. The U.S....
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Why Oahu’s Rural Homeless Have Often Been Undercounted
From the road, the entrance to the homeless encampment where Patrick Garcia lives looks like a trailhead. His is one of about 50 tents tucked in the forest around Wahiawa, a central Oahu bedroom...
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Will The HPD Scandal Jump-Start Police Reform In The Legislature?
If there was ever a year for Hawaii legislators to get serious about police reform, this would seem to be it. Lawmakers convene next week after recent cases involving Honolulu police officers made...
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Officers At Bar Shooting Denied City-Paid Legal Defense
Two Honolulu police officers who were drinking in Kings Sports Bar with their colleague Anson Kimura the night he accidentally shot their bartender will have to represent themselves in an upcoming...
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