In-Person Religious Services May Resume Saturday
Religious congregants can gather for spiritual services on Oahu again – with restrictions – starting on Saturday, Mayor Kirk Caldwell announced on Thursday. People must maintain a 6-foot distance from...
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Honolulu Is Testing Sewage To Watch For The Spread Of COVID-19
Oahu this month became one of many communities across the world testing wastewater for the new coronavirus. Scientists are finding that the amount of the virus detected in a community’s sewage could...
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Another Crackdown On Honolulu’s Homeless Has Legal Experts Crying Foul
As the Honolulu City Council considers expanding the sit-lie ban enforced on homeless people, a group of law professors says the law is both illegal and nonsensical. Two proposals being considered...
View Article200 People At Kaena Beach Park Prompt Police Crackdown
About 200 people who had gathered at Kaena State Park on Oahu’s North Shore were dispersed by state Department of Land and Natural Resources officers and Honolulu police late Sunday night and early...
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Honolulu Hair Salons, Offices, Gyms Will Reopen In Waves Starting Friday
Hair salons and barbershops on Oahu could open as soon as Friday, followed by offices on June 5 and theaters, museums and gyms on June 19, Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell said on Tuesday. The announcement...
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Amemiya Calls For Rejecting ‘Same People, Same Ideas’ In Mayoral Bid
First-time politician Keith Amemiya officially filed his paperwork to run for mayor of Honolulu this year, nine months after first announcing his campaign. “I’m running for mayor because we need...
View ArticleBattery Farm Could Replace Coal Plant
At a time when big proposed renewable energy projects frequently stir resentment from neighbors, a new proposal seems to tick off none of the boxes that tick people off. Plus Power’s Kapolei Energy...
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Honolulu Mayoral Candidates Tout Experience, Need For Change
In the first forum of Honolulu’s 2020 mayoral election, nine candidates attempted to distinguish themselves as leaders who can carry Honolulu through the COVID-19 pandemic and into the future. “We need...
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Civil Beat/HNN Poll: Honolulu Mayor’s Race Is Up For Grabs
If the primary election for mayor of Honolulu were held this week, former television executive Rick Blangiardi and former Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa would appear set for a general election runoff...
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Government Workers Union Endorses Amemiya for Honolulu Mayor
The Hawaii Government Employees Association, the state’s largest union, is endorsing Keith Amemiya in the Honolulu mayoral election, the group announced on Thursday. HGEA executive director Randy...
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Earl Tsuneyoshi Announces Run For Menor’s Council Seat
Hawaii Army National Guard Maj. Earl Tsuneyoshi announced his candidacy on Thursday for the Honolulu City Council district covering Waikele, Mililani and parts of Ewa Beach. Tsuneyoshi said he is...
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HART’s ‘Out-Of-The-Box’ Plan To Keep Construction Moving Fizzles
Local rail officials say they’ve all but scrapped their recent proposal to have the project’s current major construction contractor, who’s building the line as far as Middle Street, build several...
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Civil Beat/HNN Poll: Retired Judge Enjoys Double-Digit Lead In Prosecutor’s Race
The election of a new Honolulu prosecutor this year is unusual for several reasons. The first is that the incumbent, who has been on the job for the past decade, is not seeking reelection, even though...
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Calvin Say Leaving Long-Held House Seat For Council Run
Calvin Say, a Democrat who has represented the Kaimuki and Palolo area since 1976, is making a run for the Honolulu City Council. Rep. Calvin Say has been a state legislator for decades.Cory Lum/Civil...
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Mufi Hannemann Is Running For Honolulu Mayor — Again
Former Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann wants to be mayor again. The 65-year-old filed papers on Monday morning – the day before the deadline – in hopes of taking the mayor’s office back from his former...
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Two Reform-Minded Members Quit The Honolulu Police Commission
The Honolulu Police Commission is down to a skeleton crew with two of its most vocal members — former chair Loretta Sheehan and former vice-chair Steve Levinson — resigning in frustration over the...
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Honolulu Unveils $19 Million Plan To Coordinate Economic Recovery
Honolulu is creating a new city office to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Office of Economic Revitalization will focus on three areas: expanding testing, connecting residents and businesses to...
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Federal Funds Cushion Blow Of Honolulu Budget Cuts
Honolulu City Council members approved a city operating budget on Wednesday that cut millions of dollars from the proposal Mayor Kirk Caldwell submitted before COVID-19 devastated the island’s economy....
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Honolulu Police Chief: George Floyd’s Death Was ‘Avoidable’ And ‘Criminal’
Honolulu’s top cop is speaking out against the May 25 killing of George Floyd, the Minneapolis man whose death has prompted massive protests across the country calling for racial justice. “The death of...
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Honolulu Is On The Brink Of A New Political Era
With top leadership positions up for grabs, the political makeup of the City and County of Honolulu is set to experience a rare overhaul. Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell is term-limited as are five of...
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