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Residents: Pieces Of History Could Have Been Lost To Future Ball Fields
When bulldozers started tearing out portions of Sherwood Forest, Waimanalo residents weren’t just concerned about losing part of a popular beach park. Native Hawaiians in particular were concerned that...
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Denby Fawcett: The Kealohas’ Trial Strategy — Dressing For Success In The...
You have to wonder what kind of sympathy Katherine and Louis Kealoha are trying to generate with their color-coordinated outfits and hand holding when they show up each day on trial for a series of...
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Palolo Valley Basin Might Be Cut From Ala Wai Flood Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers might eliminate a planned detention basin in the upper Palolo Valley, part of the agency’s Ala Wai canal flood control project, to avoid condemning four private homes...
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Sailboat Salvaged, Magic Island Lagoon Reopened
The lagoon on the makai-end of Aina Moana, known to most as Magic Island, has been reopened, the Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreations said Tuesday. A 32-foot sailboat named Summer Salt that ran...
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HART Loses Its Last Original Board Member
It’s the end of an era. Damien Kim, chairman of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation board and its last original member, has announced he’ll step down this summer. Kim was appointed to the...
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As Katherine Kealoha’s Defense Unfolds, She Still Considers Testifying
Katherine Kealoha’s attorneys, Cynthia Kagiwada and Earle Partington, planned to spend Tuesday defending their client against a barrage of criminal charges levied against her by the U.S. government....
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Kealoha Trial: Closing Arguments Could Come As Soon As Tuesday
With a handful of words, U.S. District Court Judge J. Michael Seabright informed the jury in the criminal conspiracy trial of Louis and Katherine Kealoha that their long days of listening to testimony...
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‘Simply Madness’: City Owes $100K For Missing Deadlines In Disputes
Honolulu taxpayers owe more than $100,000 in fees and interest after city officials repeatedly ignored court and arbitration orders in disputes with a major public employees union. United Public...
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Podcast: The Kealohas’‘Disappointing’ Defense
The defense has rested in the conspiracy and corruption trial of former Honolulu police chief Louis Kealoha, his former deputy prosecutor wife Katherine and three Honolulu police officers who are...
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Prosecutors Say Katherine Kealoha’s Civil Attorney Lied On The Witness Stand
Katherine Kealoha’s civil lawyer Kevin Sumida appears to have lied on the witness stand this week when testifying in her defense at a criminal trial involving allegations she framed her uncle Gerard...
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Caldwell: Tax Hikes On Hotels, Investment Homes Can Cover Rail Operations
For years, local residents and community members have pressed for details on how the city plans to pay for rail operations. On Thursday, Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell delivered a broad outline — but not...
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Ige To Sign A Host Of Traffic Safety Bills Into Law
Gov. David Ige is poised on Tuesday to sign four traffic-safety measures passed in this year’s Legislative session into law. Those bills include: Senate Bill 663, which establishes a committee of local...
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Stairway to Heaven Could Be Removed By 2022
Haiku Stairs, a closed mountain path in Kaneohe that has been plagued by trespassing hikers for decades, could be removed as soon as mid-2022, according to a draft environmental impact statement...
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The Only Way To Save This Popular Oahu Park May Be To Close It At Night
There’s a long cultural tradition of night fishing in Hawaii. Famously it was a Hawaiian man named Moapu, casting heavy fishing lines in the moonlight along the shore of Kauai, who first spotted the...
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How To Attract Good Police Officers In The Face Of A Nationwide Shortage
Faced with hundreds of vacancies for police officers, the Honolulu Police Department is changing things up in its recruiting process in the hopes of attracting a more qualified and diverse pool of...
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‘Mountains Full Of Trash’: Residents Say Bulky Pickup Pilot Isn’t Working
In Honolulu’s most densely populated neighborhoods, residents and a City Council woman say the city’s month-old bulky item pickup pilot program is failing to keep garbage off the street, as piles of...
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Honolulu Hale Lit Up In Rainbow Colors
Mayor Kirk Caldwell said Monday that Honolulu Hale will be illuminated in rainbow colors from the evening of June 24 through the end of the month in recognition of Pride Month. “On the 50-year...
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Names Of 7 Oahu Plane Crash Victims Released
The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s Office on Monday released the identities of seven of the 11 victims involved in the airplane crash that occurred at Dillingham Airfield June 21. They are as follows:...
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Caldwell Wants City To Take Over Haiku Stairs In Honolulu
After the Board of Water Supply announced its desire to tear up Oahu’s famous Stairway to Heaven by 2022, Mayor Kirk Caldwell said on Monday that he wants the city to take over the site. “I have always...
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Here’s What To Expect At Closing Arguments In The Kealoha Case
Closing arguments are set to begin Tuesday in the criminal trial of former Honolulu police chief Louis Kealoha, his deputy prosecutor wife Katherine and three Honolulu police officers who are at the...
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