Rail Bailout Bill Becomes Law As Ige Signs $2.4 Billion Measure
Within minutes of the Honolulu rail bailout bill being signed into law Tuesday, Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell issued a statement crediting the state House and Senate for “hard work” on the legislation....
View ArticleDOE: Maui’s Suspended School Bus Routes Are Being Restored
Several key school bus routes on Maui have been restored after a driver shortage had disrupted the start of the school for hundreds of students, Hawaii education officials said Tuesday. “We have put a...
View ArticleHawaii ‘Dreamer’ Protest: ‘This Is The Worst Thing He Could Have Done’
At least 100 protesters took to the streets of downtown Honolulu on Tuesday afternoon, part of nationwide rallies against President Donald Trump’s plan to rescind the Obama-era program that protects...
View ArticleCharter School Leader Going The Extra Mile
For some school leaders, back to school means fulfilling the dream to better educate underserved kids. Recently, I had the opportunity to catch up with Steve Hirakami, the founding leader of the Hawaii...
View ArticleConvincing Landlords That Housing The Homeless Is Good Business
Staff members at Hawaii’s homeless shelters have a seemingly impossible mission: finding affordable housing for homeless people in Honolulu’s hot rental market. The shortage of housing isn’t their only...
View ArticleHawaiian Heiress Hires Doctors To Help Reclaim Her $215M Fortune
Abigail Kawananakoa’s latest attempt to reclaim her $215 million Campbell Estate fortune could hinge on notes from a pair of doctors hired to help prove she’s mentally fit to manage her own affairs....
View ArticleRisky, Overused Medications Prescribed Far Less Often In Hawaii
If you think you would be healthier if you lived in Hawaii, you may be right. People in Hawaii appear to be much less likely to overuse problematic prescription drugs, including opioid pain medications...
View ArticleHawaii Joins 15-State Suit Challenging Trump Over ‘Dreamer’ Decision
(AP) — Fifteen states, including Hawaii, and the District of Columbia sued Wednesday to block President Donald Trump’s plan to end a program protecting young immigrants from deportation — an act...
View ArticleCommercial Catching Of Aquarium Fish Halted By Hawaii Supreme Court
The state Supreme Court has ordered a stop to the commercial collection of aquarium fish in Hawaii pending an environmental review. In a unanimous 73-page decision Wednesday, the justices ruled against...
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Extra-Tall Hotel Near Ala Moana Approved By Honolulu City Council
The Honolulu City Council granted special permits Wednesday for a 400-foot-tall, 444-unit condo-hotel near Ala Moana Center, waiving some zoning restrictions because of its location along the future...
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Waikiki High Rise Would Include 450 Rental Units
Queen Emma Land Co. has announced a partnership with developer OliverMcMillan to redevelop seven parcels of land at Kuhio Avenue and Kanekapolei Street in Waikiki to create a commercial mixed-use...
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Chad Blair: My Akamai Guide To The 2018 Elections
Gov. Colleen Hanabusa? Lt. Gov. Josh Green? U.S. Rep. Doug Chin? The possibility that Hawaii may elect a host of new leaders in the 2018 elections moved closer to reality last week when Congresswoman...
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SHOPO: Don’t Release Police Officer Names For Salary Database
Hawaii’s statewide police union has filed a lawsuit against the city of Honolulu to block the release of officers’ names to Honolulu Civil Beat. The news site requested salary information for the...
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Setting The Record Straight On Abercrombie And Big Wind
Former Gov. Neil Abercrombie in his recent commentary, “Big Wind Column Full of Hot Air” (Aug. 28), took issue with statements made by Robin Kaye in his recent commentary, “Big Wind Has Finally Blown...
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Hawaii Tour Operator Gets Rare Fine For Harassing Dolphins
(AP) — A Hawaii tour operator has been fined for repeatedly dropping swimmers in front of dolphins and encircling the animals with his tour boat, officials said. It’s the first such fine against an...
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Appeals Court: Grandparents Shouldn’t Be Part Of Trump Travel Ban
SEATTLE (AP) — A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected the Trump administration’s limited view of who is allowed into the United States under the president’s travel ban, saying grandparents,...
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Honolulu’s Search For A New Police Chief Down To 9 Candidates
The Honolulu Police Commission whittled down its list of 34 chief candidates to nine Wednesday after ranking their scores from a written exam that was administered by an independent contractor helping...
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Why Working Women In Hawaii Aren’t Doing As Well As It Seems
Studies and statistics on gender equality indicate working Hawaii women fare pretty well compared to men in the state — and to women nationwide. But experts say there’s more to the picture than those...
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From Rudderless To Driverless: A Rail Alternative
We have a massively over-budget, steel-on-steel rail project. Any Las Vegas oddsmaker would probably bet that the current projected cost will balloon even more. Why steel on steel? That is 19th-century...
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Congress Must Act To Undo A Massive Injustice To ‘Dreamers’
President Donald Trump said as recently as last week that “We love the Dreamers … We think the Dreamers are terrific.” He was referring to the estimated 800,000 undocumented immigrants who were brought...
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