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Honolulu City Council Voted On Company’s Project Then Let It Buy Lunch
Right after Honolulu City Council members voted on Wednesday to advance a controversial rezoning measure, they broke for lunch – a spread of shoyu pork, chicken and salads all paid for by a company...
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‘Nothing Is Working’: Kakaako’s Disputed Roads Still Languish In Disrepair
The private company that claims to own about 2 1/2 miles of crumbling streets in Kakaako said Tuesday that it’s poised to finally settle the lawsuit challenging its claim to those roads. If that...
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HPD Chief: Police Shot At Man Who Tried To Run Over Officer
A Honolulu police officer shot at a man Wednesday who tried to run him over, shattering the driver-side window, in a Pearl City neighborhood. It was the seventh officer-involved shooting on Oahu this...
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Cyber Attack Halts Radiation Treatment By Oahu Cancer Center
A cyber security breach temporarily halted cancer radiation treatment services at The Cancer Center of Hawaii on Oahu, the center acknowledged today. The company, which conducts radiation treatment for...
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Businesses, Company Reach Settlement On Kakaako Roads
The private company that claims to own stretches of about a half dozen streets in Kakaako has reached a settlement with business owners located along those roads. Nonetheless, the five-year-old lawsuit...
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Funders Abandon Ala Moana Playground Plans, Pivot To Kakaako
A playground proposed for Ala Moana Regional Park that received passionate and prolonged public opposition may not be built in the “people’s park” after all. The backers of the project are now planning...
View ArticleEwa Wind Farm Seeking Community Input
As Hawaiian Electric Co. evaluates proposals for a new wave of renewable energy projects on Oahu, one bidder is laying the groundwork for a wind farm with up to 16 turbines on the island’s west side,...
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HART Reversed Course And Fired Embattled Employee
After initially declining to provide details about Russell Yamanoha’s exit, the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation has now confirmed the agency’s former media specialist was fired. Yamanoha...
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Aiea Board Gives Its Blessing To Preliminary Plans For A New Jail
Despite recurring reports about overcrowding and gritty conditions in Hawaii jails, the lack of community support for the construction of new detention facilities has helped doom projects to failure...
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Honolulu Police Shoot And Kill Suspect At Car Dealership
A 34-year-old man has died after Honolulu police officers fired multiple shots in a Kalihi car dealership Monday morning following an across-town chase starting in Pearl City. This is the eighth police...
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Honolulu Homeless Sweeps Will Continue Despite Supreme Court Decision
There are an estimated 2,400 unsheltered homeless people on Oahu, but usually only a few hundred vacant shelter beds. In other words, there isn’t enough shelter space to house the unsheltered...
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Caldwell Spokesman Leaving City Hall For PR Gig
Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell said Tuesday that Andrew Pereira will resign as communications director at the City and County of Honolulu effective Dec. 31 “to take on a new opportunity in the private...
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Honolulu Police Officer Kills Knife-Wielding Suspect
A Honolulu police officer shot and killed a 27-year-old man early Tuesday at Campbell Industrial Park. This is the second fatal officer-involved shooting in less than 24 hours. There have been nine...
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Air Force Vet Announces Bid For District 1 Council Seat
Retired Air Force Maj. Kathy Davenport is running to replace her former boss, Honolulu Councilwoman Kymberly Pine, whose term expires in January 2021. Pine is running for mayor. Kathy Davenport is a...
View ArticleMedical Examiner Identifies Two Men Shot And Killed By Honolulu Police
The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s office has released the identities of two men who were fatally shot by Honolulu police officers in separate incidents this week. Dana Brown, 27, of Kapolei was shot and...
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Honolulu Mayor Signs Bill To Muzzle Loud Mopeds
Mayor Kirk Caldwell on Wednesday signed Bill 53 into law. The purpose of the ordinance, according to the administration, is to amend the city’s Traffic Code to address noise caused by the operation of...
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Honolulu Airport Food Service Workers On Strike
UNITE HERE Local 5 said Thursday that union workers are striking at HMS Honolulu food service stations at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport. That includes concessions, restaurants, Starbucks,...
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Honolulu Man Tried Repeatedly On Meth Charges Files Civil Rights Lawsuit
The man who says his life was derailed after Honolulu police falsely pursued him as a drug dealer using an unreliable confidential informant has filed a lawsuit against the city of Honolulu, the former...
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Low Pay, Reputation Of Corruption Hinders Hiring at Honolulu Liquor Commission
Plagued by years of scandal, the Honolulu Liquor Commission is struggling to hire qualified and ethical investigators to issue citations for violations from underage drinking to illegal lap dances. The...
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Nadamoto Files Paperwork To Join City Prosecutor’s Race
Dwight Nadamoto on Monday registered with the state Campaign Spending Commission as a candidate for Honolulu prosecutor. Nadamoto, the acting prosecutor, appears set to join a growing field that...
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