New Honolulu facility offers interim housing, services to families
The Ohana Navigation Center will serve hundreds of children, parents and family members annually, helping prevent and end homelessness.
Kauai Fire Department, Ocean Safety Bureau celebrate promotions
On Friday, three personnel from the Kauai Fire Department — Lance Dettle, Russell Fujimoto, and William Miller — and Ocean Safety Bureau Kaeo Lopez celebrated their respective promotions where each new promoted officer received their new badges during the Promotional Ceremony held at the Moikeha Building.
Honolulu City Council postpones empty-homes tax bill
The measure’s stated aim is to ensure residential properties are used as actual homes instead of investments — particularly by those who may live outside the state.
City and state collaborate to improve Kailua Beach Park
Between Ocean Safety Lifeguard Tower 8-B and Kaelepulu Stream, there lies a sea of dunes.
County building closed for installations
LIHUE — Officials have announced a week-long closure of the Moikeha building to begin today.
Lane closures scheduled for portions of Kekaha
KEKAHA – The Department of Public Works and its contractor, Maui Kupono Builders, are announcing lane closures for portions of Kekaha Dec. 16 and Dec. 17 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., weather permitting.
Hawaii reports first child flu death of season
The child from Hawaii island had underlying medical conditions, health officials said.
Search suspended for missing visitor
HANAKAIAI – A three-day, multi-agency search for a missing 32-year-old female Alaska visitor in waters off Hanakapiai Beach was suspended Saturday afternoon.
Kona man is sentenced to 20 years for fatal crash
Rhonda Dee Freedman of Kailua-Kona died shortly after the July 14, 2022, crash at the intersection of Mamalahoa Highway and Kahikina Place.
2 Hawaii island fugitives and woman are arrested after long investigation
The charges against both male suspects stem from multiple, islandwide incidents reported over the past several months.
UH plans to improve Manoa’s popular McCarthy Mall
The University of Hawaii at Manoa will begin work as early as January that it says will transform the “heart” of the campus by making its already popular, tree-lined McCarthy Mall even more accessible while creating a five-story building designed to help students from different disciplines mingle and mix.
Health Department detects H5 avian flu in Hilo
It appears that the dreaded H5 avian influenza has made its way to Hawaii island.
Search continues for missing visitor
NAPALI — The search for 32-year-old Lauren M. Cameron from Alaska continues after she was last seen in the water off Hanakapiai Beach on Wednesday.
Big Island-grown Christmas tree project nears its close
The Hawaii Forest Industry Association has conducted the ‘Aina Mauna Christmas Tree Demonstration Project since 2014.
Site near Wahiawa is picked for landfill
Honolulu officials announced Tuesday that they have selected an area northwest of Wahiawa as the proposed location for Oahu’s next solid waste landfill.
UH study on quality of life cites housing, health care as stressors
A new dashboard launched by the University of Hawaii at Manoa offers insights into the pressing social, economic and health issues affecting state residents.
1975 Kalapana earthquake offers insights about Kilauea, UH study finds
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake beneath Kalapana in 1975 changed the way the south flank of Hawaii island has shifted due to volcanic activity.
Nearly $5 million dredging project completed at Hilo small boat harbor
The harbor, one of East Hawaii’s last boat launches after the Pohoiki Boat Ramp in Puna was cut off during the 2018 Kilauea eruption, had not been dredged in over seven years.
Missing Hawaii woman found safe, but her family offers no details
A 30-year-old Hawaii woman who checked out of her life under suspicious circumstances sparking a viral search and leading her father to kill himself has been found alive and well, according to a statement from her family.
Conservation groups voice concern for native birds with H5N1 on Oahu
The first confirmed cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza on Oahu is worrisome news for those dedicated to protecting endangered birds.