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Not Everyone’s Thrilled To Have A Film Crew In The Neighborhood
A lot of people in Honolulu don’t like the “Magnum P.I.” reboot. And it’s not just because the series lead, Jay Hernandez, is no Tom Selleck. Residents in three areas are complaining that the newby...
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Trevor Ozawa May Become Honolulu City Council Chair
East Honolulu Councilman Trevor Ozawa could be the new chairman of the Honolulu City Council, replacing his political ally Ernie Martin, who leaves office at the end of the year. On Thursday, Ozawa and...
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Impeachment Waits While City Considers Paying Kaneshiro’s Legal Fees
An impeachment case against Honolulu prosecuting attorney Keith Kaneshiro will proceed next month but only after it’s determined whether city taxpayers will foot his legal bills. First Deputy...
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Two Election Outcomes Still In Limbo As New Terms Are About To Start
Honolulu City Councilman Trevor Ozawa may miss being sworn in to another term on Wednesday along with his colleagues if the Hawaii Supreme Court is still undecided on a legal challenge to his election...
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Cracking Down On People Who Abandon Cars Is Harder Than You Think
Honolulu Councilwoman Carol Fukunaga wants to crack down on people who abandon their cars on Oahu, but city officials say her proposed solution wouldn’t work. Fukunaga wants the city to fine those...
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Election Challenge Prevents Ozawa From Being Sworn In For New Term
It was inauguration day at the Honolulu City Council on Wednesday, but Trevor Ozawa was not sworn in for a new term because the state Supreme Court has yet to rule on a challenge to his 22-vote victory...
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Can Someone Please Turn These !*#@#&! Lights Off?
For more than two years, the residents of the Four Paddle condominiums on Kuhio Avenue have been blinded by the light. Literally. The first of two 38-story Ritz-Carlton towers rose in front of their...
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Honolulu Police Sergeant To Plead Guilty In Kealoha Case
(AP) — A Honolulu police sergeant charged in a corruption-related investigation targeting the department’s former chief and his former prosecutor wife is pleading guilty. Court records show Sgt....
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Honolulu Is Short On Cops — And Seattle Is Poaching
A single exam next month could put dozens of police officers in Hawaii on the path to a significant pay raise. That is, if they move to Seattle. Welcome to today’s police recruiting wars. For the first...
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Veggies Really Are Cheaper In Chinatown — If You Know How To Shop
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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Ex-Honolulu Police Chief’s Home For Sale In Foreclosure
(AP) — The home of the former Honolulu police chief and his former prosecutor wife is for sale while their lender forecloses on the property and the couple faces corruption-related charges. The asking...
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Court Demands Mail Ballot Information In Challenges To Ozawa Victory
The Hawaii Supreme Court has ordered the state Office of Elections and the Honolulu city clerk to provide more information regarding how mail ballots were collected for the Nov. 6 general election. The...
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What Would You Pay To Drive During Honolulu’s Rush Hour?
Editor’s Note: Civil Beat reporter Marcel Honore’s transportation column, “Wayfinding,” offers a street-level look at the challenges of getting around Oahu and the neighbor islands. If you want to...
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Audit: Honolulu Rail Agency Hid True Costs From Public View
Honolulu rail officials repeatedly fed the public rosy estimates that contradicted their own internal warnings of the project’s runaway costs and crippling delays, according to a much-anticipated state...
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Trump’s Border Wall Could Imperil $345M Ala Wai Canal Flood Control Project
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is considering using billions in unspent disaster relief funds earmarked for areas including hurricane-pounded Puerto Rico and Texas and more than a dozen...
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Lawsuit Filed Against Honolulu Police Over Beach Park Shooting
The family of a man shot and killed by a Honolulu police officer on Oahu’s North Shore two years ago has filed a lawsuit against the department, saying the shooting was unjustified. Cameron Johnson,...
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Supreme Court To Hear Arguments In Ozawa-Waters Election Challenge
In the latest step to resolve a contested Honolulu City Council race between incumbent Trevor Ozawa and former state Rep. Tommy Waters, the Hawaii Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments for Tuesday...
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Honolulu Police Corruption: Another Cop Pleads Guilty
A Honolulu police sergeant charged in a federal public corruption scheme admitted that he wrongly shared confidential information with then-deputy city prosecutor Katherine Kealoha as part of a case...
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Here’s Another Busy Highway Where The Crosswalks Have Been Removed
Life changed on Kaai Street in Aina Haina after a pedestrian was killed near homes there a few years ago. To make the streets safer, the state removed the crosswalk across busy Kalanianaole Highway and...
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Honolulu Will Pay Train Maker $160 Million To Cover Rail Delays
The city is poised to pay Ansaldo Honolulu JV an additional $160 million on top of an existing $616 million deal to deliver Honolulu rail’s driverless trains and communications systems. The settlement,...
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