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Rail Contractor’s Former Lawyer Alleges ‘Illegal’ And ‘Dishonest’ Activity
A major Honolulu rail contractor is being sued by its former in-house counsel, who alleges he was fired after warning the company not to conduct “illegal activity” related to the multibillion-dollar...
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Pro-Labor Bill Becomes Law Without Mayor’s Signature
Legislation that requires union labor for all city public works projects of $2 million will become law at the end of May 2020. In the interim, Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell — who let Bill 37 become law...
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Feds Demanded Rail Information From Honolulu City Hall
The federal investigation into Honolulu’s rail project has officially hit Honolulu Hale. Officials investigating the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation have either seized or requested...
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PUC’s Former Lawyer Says Approval Of Kahuku Wind Farm Violated Law
A former Hawaii Public Utilities Commission attorney says the commission relied on a flawed legal theory when it approved a controversial wind farm in Kahuku over objections of residents and the Hawaii...
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This Run Down Shopping Center In Hawaii Kai Has Neighbors Begging For Repairs
Fed up with potholes, crumbling pavement and burned-out lights at the Hawaii Kai Shopping Center, more than 450 residents of this East Honolulu suburb have rushed to sign a petition calling on the...
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Danny De Gracia: Hawaii Needs To Fix Itself Up Before It Hosts Big Events
Could the Group of Seven come to Hawaii next year? With the collapse of the Trump administration’s original plan to hold the high-profile summit at the Trump National Doral in Miami, Hawaii has...
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Pine Announces Candidacy For Honolulu Mayor
As expected, Honolulu City Councilwoman Kymberly Pine is running for mayor of Honolulu in 2020. Pine made the announcement via press release Monday. “I am running for mayor to change the way Honolulu...
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Red Hill Fuel Tanks: The Hawaii Health Department And EPA Want Your Input
The Hawaii Department of Health and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are seeking public comment on the federal government’s plan to keep its Red Hill underground fuel tanks in place without...
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Friends Tell Court Former Honolulu Police Chief Kealoha Was A Model And...
Louis Kealoha’s friends and colleagues painted the former Honolulu police chief as a devoted husband and father who gave his wife total control in letters to a federal judge asking for leniency in his...
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Lawsuit: Last-Minute Honolulu Talk on Mauna Kea Violated Meeting Law
The Honolulu City Council violated the Hawaii Sunshine Law when members discussed policing on Mauna Kea at a meeting without providing six days of public notice, according to a lawsuit filed on Friday....
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HCDA To Transfer Kakaako Parcels To City
The City and County of Honolulu and the Hawaii Community Development Authority on Tuesday signed an agreement to transfer control of public lands and facilities. Effective Nov. 1, 16 parcels that...
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How Honolulu Police Handled A Mental Health Crisis At Center Of Lawsuit
The family of a man shot and killed by a Honolulu police officer at his home at Sunset Beach has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court claiming that the shooting was unjustified and that officers...
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Crackdown On Chronic Homelessness Finds Measured Success
More than three dozen of Honolulu’s chronic street people received intensive social services during the first year of the city’s fledgling Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion Program. The 37 people who...
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‘Shadow Flicker’ And Lost Sleep: Are Kahuku Wind Turbines Too Close To Homes?
Protesters fighting against eight new wind turbines in Kahuku say the machines will be “too big and too close” when they’re standing 1,700 feet from the nearest property. But that distance – about a...
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Honolulu Zoo Welcomes South African Cheetahs
The Honolulu Zoo is now home to three new South African cheetahs from the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The three sister cheetahs, named Fawkes, Nagini and Pickett, arrived at the zoo on...
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March Sentencing Set For Kealohas And Their Co-Conspirators
A March sentencing has been set for the high-profile players in Honolulu’s biggest-ever public corruption case. U.S. District Court Judge J. Michael Seabright set March 17 as the sentencing date for...
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Pali Highway Work To Continue Into December
Overnight closures are necessary to complete the construction of the new rock shed and to finish the paving of Honolulu-bound lanes of the Pali Highway, the state Department of Transportation said...
View ArticleSLIDESHOW: Where Producing Rum Is A Farm-To-Bottle Operation
While most rums on the market are made from industrial sugar manufacturing byproducts, the rum produced at Ko Hana Hawaiian Agricole Rum Distiller is crafted from pure cane juice. At Ko Hana, native...
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Oahu’s Annual Homeless Count Gets Digital Upgrade
A homeless encampment at Kakaako Park.Denby Fawcett/Civil Beat A new mobile app will help volunteers surveying Oahu’s homeless population early next year by streamlining collection of data points, such...
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Waianae Harbor Homeless Say They’ve Lined Up Land For Future Village
Puuhonua o Waianae, a community of more than 200 homeless people living at a West Oahu boat harbor, has hit a major milestone in their effort to move their encampment to a permanent home, the group...
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