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Honolulu Mayor To Legislature: Let’s Partner On Fixing The Ala Wai
Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell is asking leaders of the Hawaii Legislature to provide millions of dollars to mitigate flooding of the Ala Wai canal. It’s something that Gov. David Ige first asked for...
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A ‘Vicious’ Battle Over The Future Of Koko Crater Stables
For nearly six decades, Koko Crater Stables — Oahu’s last municipal equestrian facility — has provided horseback riding and lessons to thousands of casual riders and beginners. In recent years,...
View ArticleKatherine Kealoha’s Grandmother, 99, Finally Gets To Tell Her Story
It looks like 99-year-old Florence Puana will finally get the chance to testify against her own granddaughter Katherine Kealoha. Puana is scheduled for a deposition April 30 with federal prosecutors...
View ArticleNeighborhood Board Elections Begin Friday
It’s voting season again. Starting Friday, Oahu residents will be able to vote online for their neighborhood board representatives using a secret passcode sent to them in the mail. Oahu has 36...
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Saiki: ‘End Is Near’ For Company’s Hold On Kakaako Streets After $250K Fine
The private company that claims to own some of Kakaako’s most poorly maintained roads has been hit with a quarter-million-dollar fine for charging to park on them while failing to repair them. Kakaako...
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City Council Searching For New City Auditor
Honolulu City Council Interim Chair Ann Kobayashi announced Tuesday that the council is seeking a new city auditor. Edwin Young, the second person to hold the job since it was created, has served since...
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Neighborhoods Are Really Angry At The Feds’ $345 Million Ala Wai Project
As lawmakers consider approving a local match to secure federal funding for the Ala Wai flood control project, a wall of opposition to the plan is rising. Seven of the neighborhood boards in the...
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Ige Extends Disaster Relief For Pali Highway
Hawaii Gov. David Ige on Tuesday issued a second supplementary emergency proclamation that extends the disaster emergency relief period for the Pali Highway. Heavy rains in February were so damaging...
View ArticleYears After Punching His Girlfriend, Police Sergeant Charged With Domestic Abuse
(AP) — A Honolulu police sergeant who was caught on video in 2014 punching his girlfriend in a Waipahu restaurant has been charged with domestic violence. Correction: An earlier version of this report...
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A Nonprofit Honolulu Rehab Center Mixes Taxpayer Support With Lavish Pay
Nearly six decades ago, a couple of recovering alcoholics in Honolulu wanted to create a refuge for others whose addictions had ripped apart their lives. They found a ruined Army chapel on Sand Island,...
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Census: Oahu’s Population Declined From 2010-18
HONOLULU (AP) — New census figures indicate the population on Oahu fell by tens of thousands over the previous eight years. Census data from 2010 to 2018 shows Oahu’s overall population decreased by...
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Ala Wai Canal: Flood Control Project Will Do Little To Clean Up the Polluted...
It was no fluke this month when the voyaging canoe Hokulea, wrapping up six years of intense sailing to rally for healthier oceans, docked in Hawaii’s most notoriously polluted waterway. Cleaning the...
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Longtime Acupuncturist Agrees To Stop Practicing To Settle Patient Complaint
A longtime Honolulu acupuncturist, a primary architect of the state’s regulation of his profession, has agreed to stop practicing to settle a complaint by a patient who accused him of touching her...
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Former HPD Sergeant Gets 1-Year Probation In Mailbox Theft Case
(AP) — A Honolulu police sergeant says he was trying to help a childhood friend when he gave her information from a confidential database. Sgt. Daniel Sellers was sentenced to a year of probation...
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Official: 3 Dead In Kailua Tour Helicopter Crash
(AP) — Fire and helicopter parts rained from the sky Monday in a suburban Honolulu community as a tour helicopter crashed and killed all three people aboard, officials and witnesses said. “All you...
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LAT Investigation: Helicopter Model That Crashed In Kailua Has A Spotty...
National Transportation Safety Board officials have arrived on Oahu to investigate the cause of Monday’s fiery helicopter crash in Kailua, which left three people dead. As Timothy Hurley reports in the...
View ArticleHPD Sergeant Convicted In Corruption Scheme Will Stay On The Job
A Honolulu police officer who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of disclosing confidential information to former deputy city prosecutor Katherine Kealoha will stay on the job with pay because...
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Why Is It So Hard To Fire Honolulu Police Sgt. Darren Cachola?
Honolulu Police Department Sgt. Darren Cachola has a troubling history with allegations of abuse spanning almost his entire HPD career. Over the past 17 years he’s been accused of violently assaulting...
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Caldwell Asks City Council To Amend ‘Monster Homes’ Bill
In a press conference Wednesday at Honolulu Hale, Mayor Kirk Caldwell allowed Bill 79 related to detached dwellings — also known as “monster homes” — to become law without his signature. But the mayor...
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Final State Audit On Rail Expected To Be Released Friday
Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation officials briefed the board in advance Thursday on the Hawaii State Auditor’s fourth audit on the financially challenged transit project. The briefing comes...
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