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Honolulu City Council Moves Forward With Higher Bus Fares
The Honolulu City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a proposal bill that would raise bus rates for many passengers. The bill still needs to pass two more votes by the full City Council, so any...
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10 Family Members, 4 Bedrooms And ‘A Dream To Have Your Own Place’
Editor’s Note: This story is part of an ongoing series, “Living Hawaii,” that examines our high cost of living and what it will take to bring down “the price of paradise.” Submit your suggestions for...
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Honolulu Rolls Out Ankle Bracelet To Monitor Drunken Drivers
A new type of ankle bracelet that detects alcohol consumption in the wearer’s perspiration will soon be used to curb repeat drunken driving offenders in Honolulu. The anklet manufactured by Littleton,...
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HART Approves Rail’s Recovery Plan – Again
For a second year in a row, local rail leaders have approved a recovery plan that looks to get the island’s rail transit project back on track following years of runaway costs. But it’s still unclear...
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Chad Blair: Time For Honolulu To Finally Decide On Natatorium’s Future
The latest idea for what to do with the Waikiki War Memorial Natatorium was announced Nov. 8, just three days before the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I was commemorated. That’s fitting, as...
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Sex-Sting Vigilantes Are Trying to Bust ‘Predators’ In Hawaii
By sunset, Inez Larson was staking out Ala Moana Beach Park for more than an hour, waiting for a man she’s never met to appear near the L&L Hawaiian Barbecue stand. After a few false leads, she and...
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Honolulu’s Secret Home Buyers Must Now Reveal Their Identities
Honolulu home sales are about to become more transparent, thanks to a new federal rule that will require title insurance companies to reveal who is behind a shell company paying cash for a residential...
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Free Ala Moana Clinic Opens For Young People With Psychosis
Hawaii’s first specialty clinic for young people with early psychosis is expanding with a bigger, more visible office in Ala Moana. Founded in 2015, OnTrack Hawaii treats teens and young adults within...
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Honolulu Mayor: ‘No More Important Issue’ Than Climate Change
As President Donald Trump backtracked Monday from his own administration’s scientific report underscoring the economic consequences of climate change, Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell doubled down on the...
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Two Losing Candidates Ask For Election Recounts
City Council candidate Tommy Waters and a group of 30 East Honolulu voters separately filed complaints with the Hawaii Supreme Court Monday contesting the District 4 council race that ended with...
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HPD Wants Inflatable Tents In City Parks For Temporary Use By The Homeless
For more than a year, Honolulu Police Capt. Mike Lambert and his team of plainclothes officers have teamed up with social workers to help homeless individuals find shelter, medical care and substance...
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Police Security Cameras May Soon Blanket Waikiki
Up to 50 police security cameras are being installed in Waikiki as part of a new initiative to reduce crime in the popular resort district. The surveillance initiative, which has not yet been formally...
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Privately Funded, ‘Destination’ Playground Proposed For Ala Moana Park
Ala Moana Regional Park might be home to a 1-acre playground with six mini-zip lines, fountains and a snack concession if a local nonprofit group of developers and parents is able to raise enough money...
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School Custodian Gets A New Job As Hawaii’s Only Republican Senator
When Kurt Fevella found out he’d been elected to the state Senate to represent Ewa Beach, he cheered and cried along with friends and family in a neighborhood garage. His phone lit up; local news...
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A Plan To Keep Homeless Offenders Out Of Jail In Honolulu
A plan to divert more nonviolent offenders who are homeless into social service programs rather than jail time is close to being completed, according to the Honolulu Police Department. Although a...
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Don’t Expect To See Those Green E-Scooters Again Anytime Soon
In May, the electric rental scooters that had already descended on streets and sidewalks across other U.S. cities landed in Honolulu, where they drew record ridership in their first four days of...
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HPD Program For Domestic Violence Victims Stalls
Marci Lopes was confident a new checklist used by police on the mainland would do wonders for domestic abuse victims in Hawaii. In 2015, Lopes was executive director for the Hawaii Coalition Against...
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Hawaii Soldier Who Tried To Help Terrorists Gets 25-Year Sentence
(AP) — A soldier based in Hawaii was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years in prison for trying to help the Islamic State group. Sgt. 1st Class Ikaika Kang pleaded guilty in August to four counts of...
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Six-Figure Deal To Cover UH Rail Costs ‘Slipped Through The Cracks’
The agency overseeing Honolulu rail construction lost track of an agreement to reimburse the University of Hawaii for its rail-related costs, prompting the project’s board of directors to take steps...
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Islandwide Homeless Restrictions Approved — But Are They Legal?
The Honolulu City Council gave the green light Wednesday for police to start citing people for “lodging” on public property or blocking sidewalks across Oahu. Now the question is whether that’s legal...
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