Man who killed charging neighbor: ‘I going stop him’
The 42-year-old man who shot and killed the neighbor who rammed his house and shot and killed three women on Waianae Valley Road said he opened fire after the neighbor pledged to “kill ’em all.”
Home sales surge in August on Kauai
Downtown offices become rental apartment housing with city help
An old downtown Honolulu office building has become new rental apartment housing for households with low-moderate incomes.
State awards $70K specialty crop grant to nonprofit Malama Sanctuary
HONOLULU — Imagine if the farms and backyards of Hawaii once again flourished with awa plants — and if the beverage made from their roots were accessible pretty much everywhere in the state.
Jobless rate creeps up in August on Kauai
Native Hawaiian council seeks to develop Big Island economic opportunities
WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement already has gotten a firm foothold in tourism products, especially in Waikiki, since securing a multiyear, $27 million contract for stewardship services in 2023 from the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority.
Investors push for better deal in Territorial merger
HONOLULU — Territorial Bancorp Inc. on Thursday reaffirmed its board of directors’ commitment to the proposed merger with Los Angeles- based Hope Bancorp Inc. following an unsolicited acquisition proposal from Blue Hill Advisors LLC.
Nawiliwili Stream most polluted in September
HART forecast nearly 27 percent budget increase
HONOLULU — The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation must submit its annual operating and capital budgets to the city administration for fiscal year 2026 by Dec. 1.
Roadwork scheduled on Kauai
LIHUE — The fall roadwork season opens with a whole lot of clanking on the agenda, as crews take aim at a boatload of guardrail repair with a particular emphasis in Anahola, the Hawaii Department of Transportation said in a weekly update on Friday, Sept. 20.
Paycheck delays prompt audit of DOE procedures
HONOLLULU — Following a grievance by the Hawaii State Teachers Association, the state Department of Education will conduct an audit and compensate over 500 teachers for financial losses due to delayed paychecks.
Standup for marine and environmental issues
Stretch of Kalalau Trail to reopen
Alaska sews up $1.9B Hawaiian merger
HONOLULU — The deal has closed.
Golden parachutes deployed for top Hawaiian Airlines execs
HONOLULU — A few top Hawaiian Airlines executives are out of a job now that Alaska Airlines has acquired Hawaii’s largest air carrier, but they are being well compensated with “golden parachute” benefits totaling close to $25 million.
‘Security incident’ shuts Hilo-based medical imaging company
HILO, Hawaii — Hilo-based Hawaii Radiologic Associates has canceled all patient appointments for medical imaging services since late August due to what it called “a security incident that affected some of our systems.”
Daughter of Ewa Beach cyclists advocates for safer roadways
Chelsea Meyer still remembers the chilling call from Honolulu in March informing her of the collision that killed her mother in Ewa Beach.
Shooter who ended Waianae rampage won’t be charged
The 42-year-old man who shot and killed the neighbor who rammed his house and shot and killed three women at the home on Waianae Valley Road will not be charged in the incident.
Locked-out nurses take staffing concerns to Capitol
HONOLULU — A large crowd of locked-out union nurses from Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children showed up at the state Capitol on Tuesday morning to demonstrate their plight, and asking to see Gov. Josh Green.
UH Manoa setting enrollment records
The University of Hawaii’s flagship Manoa campus eliminated application fees and increased scholarships for local high school students, helping to drive a new record for freshmen enrollment this fall — and sending overall enrollment to its highest level in 12 years.