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Missing female visitor found safe

Sep. 24, 2024

LIHUE — A Washington State woman has been found after going missing this past weekend.

Oahu offshore wind farm gets blowback

Sep. 24, 2024 • Updated 9:09 a.m.

HONOLULU — A company partly backed by the government of France is working to advance an Oahu offshore wind energy project as a federal agency prepares to possibly auction an ocean lease for such use in 2028.

Native Hawaiian council seeks to develop Big Island economic opportunities

Sep. 24, 2024

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

Sep. 24, 2024

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.

County’s annual vehicle auction begins Oct. 1

Sep. 24, 2024

LIHUE — The annual County of Kauai vehicle auction has been announced for the month of October.

Meet the candidates on Thursday

Sep. 23, 2024

LIHUE — Candidates for the state and county offices will be present on Thursday when the Kauai Island Ministries presents “Kauai Candidate Meet & Greet” at the Kauai Philipine Cultural Center located adjacent to the YMCA pool.

Nawiliwili Stream most polluted in September

Sep. 23, 2024

LIHUE — A monthly analysis of streams, rivers and surf spots around the island found high concentrations of enterococcus bacterium at more than a dozen locations with Nawiliwili Stream easily being the nastiest in September.

Hearing set for 2nd Maui bombing suspect

Sep. 23, 2024

A 43-year-old man arrested Wednesday in connection with an ongoing investigation into improvised explosive devices set around Kula and Kahului will make his initial appearance in federal court on Monday.

Lockouts are a rare ‘nuclear’ option in labor fights

Sep. 23, 2024

HONOLULU — It’s uncertain when or how the lockout of roughly 600 nurses at Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children will be resolved, but it may be remembered as a historic clash between unionized labor and management in Hawaii.

City details restricted properties for Oahu’s next landfill

Sep. 23, 2024

HONOLULU — In a now-required quarterly update on its ongoing search to locate its next municipal solid-waste landfill by year’s end, the city Department of Environmental Services offered a list of potential future dump sites.

Kapi‘olani, nurses plan to continue talking

Sep. 23, 2024

HONOLULU — A third straight day of contract negotiations ended Saturday without resolution between Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children and the union representing about 600 nurses who have been barred from work for the past week.

HART forecast nearly 27 percent budget increase

Sep. 22, 2024 • Updated 12:07 a.m.

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

Sep. 22, 2024

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.