Honolulu’s Potholes Are Costing Drivers — And Taxpayers — Millions
Everybody, it seems, has something to say about potholes. Take Renee Castle, a regular bicyclist in the Manoa Valley who said she’ll sometimes “swerve to miss one and end up hitting three or four.” Or...
View ArticleDenby Fawcett: There Just Aren’t Enough Workers To Go Around In Hawaii
There’s a new kind of thievery going on in restaurant and retail businesses in Hawaii. Not theft by employees. But theft of employees. With Hawaii’s low unemployment rate, there are not enough workers...
View ArticleCouncil Members Put Mayor’s Call For Sprinkler Retrofitting On Hold
Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell’s bill to require that older residential high-rises be retrofitted with sprinklers in the wake of the fatal Marco Polo condominium fire was put on hold Tuesday by City...
View ArticleFutile For Hawaii To Prepare For Nuclear Attack
Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un scare me. I grew up in a military family knowing that America’s superpower status meant that my family as well as my country was always focused on conflict somewhere in the...
View ArticleEmergency Meeting Held To Oppose Trump Weakening Marine Monuments
Updated 3:20 p.m., 7/26/2017 The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council held an unprecedented emergency meeting Monday to approve a letter urging the Trump...
View ArticleState Steps Up Its Homeless Sweeps Along Highways
Off and on for four years, Andrew Hoskins had lived in the kind of urban oasis that proved ideal as a makeshift homeless camp. The 54-year-old from Chicago had his tents set up at what state officials...
View ArticleIan Lind: Hawaii’s Nuclear Preparedness Is Same Old Fear Mongering
The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency announced last week it is pursuing a full-scale effort to prepare for a possible North Korean nuclear attack on the state. The agency, part of the state’s...
View ArticleHawaii AG Takes A Break From Trump Suits To Handle Dog Leash Case
Hawaii’s attorney general has been busy lately challenging President Trump’s travel ban. But Doug Chin still had time to charge a Maui resident with violating dog leash laws — and issue a press release...
View ArticleJudge Blasts Honolulu Prosecutors Over Handling Of Theft Case
A Hawaii Circuit Court judge dismissed a felony theft case Monday against a Honolulu architect after voicing grave concerns about the circumstances that led to the charges. Judge Karen Nakasone...
View ArticleKauai Man Gets 4 Years In Prison For Harassing Monk Seal
Fifth Circuit Judge Kathleen Watanabe on Wednesday sentenced 20-year-old Shylo Kaena Akuna of Lihue to serve four years in prison for harassing a critically endangered Hawaiian monk seal last year at...
View ArticleMilitary Transgender Ban Draws Ire Of Hawaii Congressional Delegation
Within minutes of President Donald Trump stating Wednesday that transgender people will no longer be allowed to serve in the U.S. military, a firestorm erupted. Leading the criticism are many members...
View ArticleJudge Recommends That Thirty Meter Telescope Should Get Permit
(AP) — A construction permit should be granted for a the Thirty Meter Telescope proposed for the summit of Mauna Kea on Hawaii Island, a hearings officer recommended Wednesday. Retired judge Riki May...
View ArticleDream Plan or Pipe Dream? Group Pushes Street-Level Rail For Honolulu
To Scott Wilson, a local architect leading a seemingly quixotic push to dramatically alter the Honolulu rail project, the idea is more than a pipe dream. Wilson’s group, Salvage the Rail, has proposed...
View ArticleThe Truth About Hawaiian Bottled Water
Quickly trying to gather your things and your peace of mind, you relax your shoulders slightly: you’ve made it through the security checkpoint at Honolulu International Airport. Since TSA made you...
View ArticleChad Blair: Hey! What About The Native Hawaiians?
The title of a talk in Kakaako on Tuesday night was intriguing: “Does Hawaii have America’s strongest sense of identity?” The answer was unambiguous: Yes it does, and it is shaped by the aloha spirit,...
View ArticleAudit Bashes Honolulu’s Rent Subsidy Program For Not Collecting Debts
A federal program administered by Honolulu to subsidize rents for low-income people has $1.55 million in delinquent accounts but doesn’t have a debt collector, according to a city audit released this...
View ArticleTad Bartimus: Building A ‘Farewell Place’ For Maui Pet Owners
PUUNENE, Maui – Everyone who has lost a pet knows the pain of letting go. Now anyone wanting time with a beloved animal before cremation at the Maui Humane Society will have a private place to say...
View ArticleSave Beaches Or Property? Climate Change Will Force Tough Choices
With the impacts of climate change bearing down on Hawaii, government officials and community members need to make some important decisions about the islands’ iconic coastlines, said Dolan Eversole, a...
View ArticleVideo Q&A: How Monk Seals On A Honolulu Beach Are Being Protected
Are there legally enforceable rules about how close people can get to the Hawaiian monk seal and her pup on Kaimana Beach in Waikiki? What laws protect the seals from harm? How was the name for the...
View ArticleLeeward Communities Fed Up With Commercial Tour Groups On Beaches
After months of fielding complaints from residents, the Nanakuli-Maili Neighborhood Board wants to stop what it sees as overuse of the Waianae Coast by commercial tour groups that locals say clog the...
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