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Would New Uber And Lyft Rules Hit West Side Drivers Hardest?
Uber and Lyft drivers in West Oahu say they would be disproportionately affected by a Honolulu City Council bill to more tightly regulate ride-sharing companies. Waianae ranks among the poorest areas...
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Fate Of Popular Swimming Cove In Kahala Remains Uncertain
Hawaii’s Board of Land and Natural Resources voted in April to reject a plan to demolish a swimming cove in Kahala, but the fight to save the site known as Cromwell’s isn’t over. The board denied the...
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Honolulu Cop Fired For Domestic Violence Gets His Job Back
Darren Cachola, a Honolulu police officer who was caught on video in 2014 punching his girlfriend in a Waipahu restaurant, has been reinstated in his job, according to documents filed by the police...
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FBI Offers $20K Reward For Info About Missing Hawaii Kai Man
The FBI has offered a reward of up to $20,000 Tuesday for information leading to the whereabouts of Jonathan Fraser, a 23-year-old Honolulu resident who was last seen in July 2016 at his Hawaii Kai...
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Winner Of Governor’s Race Will Have Stronger Hand In Rail Project
As the state takes more control over rail, whoever wins the Hawaii governor’s race this year could play a larger role overseeing the beleaguered Honolulu transit project than any prior occupant of...
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New Indictment Against Kealohas Focuses on Bank Fraud, Identify Theft
When the U.S. attorney’s office filed an amended indictment last week against former Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha and his wife Katherine Kealoha, some defense lawyers for other defendants in the...
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State Auditor Says Rail Agency Is Interfering With His Work
Hawaii’s state auditor is accusing rail leaders of interfering with his office’s review of their financially challenged transit project. Rail officials, however, contend they’re just trying to protect...
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Members Of Military Might Get A Property Tax Break
Members of the armed services will get property tax breaks if the Honolulu City Council passes a measure introduced by Chair Ernie Martin. Under Bill 91, homeowners actively serving in the armed forces...
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Audit: Honolulu Parks Could Save Millions By Reducing Potable Water Use
Honolulu could save millions of dollars by reducing potable water usage in its parks, according to an audit of the Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation. The audit, conducted by the Office of the...
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This Sludge Pit Plan Gets Little Love In Manoa
When the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources was planning to dredge the Manoa Stream for flood control in 2016, agency officials identified numerous project activities in a document...
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City Council Votes To Cap Uber And Lyft Prices
Honolulu has moved a step closer to limiting how much Uber, Lyft and other ride-sharing companies can charge customers through surge pricing, when the demand for rides increases the price. The Honolulu...
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Feds May Require Honolulu To Sell Bonds For Rail Project
Even as the Honolulu City Council approved a plan Wednesday to cover some $44 million in rail costs next year, it learned that it faces a new, unexpected wrinkle. The proposal that council leaders...
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Oahu’s $4 Million Food Fight
Elliot Telles stands over a steaming tub of pig slop – food waste being cooked down to a soup he feeds the 480 pigs on his farm. Beside him 70-gallon plastic trash cans with the “EcoFeed” label wait to...
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State Changes Its Manoa Sludge Pits Plan After UH Faculty Outcry
The state agency in charge of a Manoa Stream dredging project has modifid its plan to locate sludge pits next to homes of university professors. Carty Chang, chief engineer for the Hawaii Department of...
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An Illegal Rock Barrier Blocks This North Shore Beach Access
It’s been about four years since the city closed a beach access in Mokuleia after the owner of oceanfront properties on either side of the walkway illegally unloaded boulders and cement along the shore...
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Developer Plans To Convert 200 Hawaii Kai Rentals Into Condos
Developer Avalon Group plans to convert more than 200 rental units in Hawaii Kai into condominiums, surprising tenants and underscoring the challenges of developing market-rate apartment complexes in...
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The Debate Over ‘Safe Zones’ Is Heating Up In West Oahu
The Legislature’s recent approval of a plan to build legal encampments for homeless people is getting mixed reviews on the Leeward Coast, where the homeless population is increasing. Some members of...
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A Republican Governor Would Bring New Uncertainty To Rail Project
In the spring of 2016, former Republican lawmaker John Carroll wrote to the Honolulu rail board’s chairwoman — Colleen Hanabusa. He raised concerns that the agency she helped oversee had not taken the...
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Blood Bank Paying A High Price In Its Dispute With Honolulu Rail Officials
Rail construction hasn’t started yet along Dillingham Boulevard’s narrow corridor, and it won’t for a long time. But looming plans for the large, elevated concrete pathway, which will usher...
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Ethics Commission Audit Quashed On Advice Of City’s Lawyer
Honolulu Auditor Edwin Young has decided not to audit the city’s Ethics Commission on the advice of an attorney defending the city against a lawsuit brought by its former police chief. The City Council...
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