Oahu housing market improves with year-over-year gains
Oahu’s housing market rebounded in April with year-over-year gains after mostly slumps in March. Read more
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Oahu’s housing market rebounded in April with year-over-year gains after mostly slumps in March. Read more
Notices of an ongoing homeless sweep at Maui’s Kahului Boat Harbor by the state Department of Land and Natural Resources lack the same information that was cited by the Hawaii Supreme Court in a challenge to Maui County’s homeless sweeps. Read more
A Kona man who bilked 45 investors in his online lei business out of $1.2 million to fuel a high-stakes gambling habit in Las Vegas is asking a federal judge to sentence him Wednesday to 2-1/2 years in prison. Read more
Question: Are vehicle owners not being cited for expired safety check stickers anymore? In the past few days I have seen expired safety check stickers with these month/year expiration dates: 03/21, 01/23, 03/23, 08/23, 10/23 and 12/23. And whose job is it to cite these drivers? Read more
A 44-year-old former office associate with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 1186 has been charged with felony theft for allegedly embezzling $44,367 in union dues. Read more
National Science Foundation Director Sethuraman Panchanathan said the agency has had discussions with “many interested parties,” including the White House, about its telescope investments. Read more
An offer by the city to settle a 2021 federal lawsuit alleging anti-gay discrimination by investigators working for the Honolulu Liquor Commission has been rejected. Read more
Despite the nene’s death, community members have continued to feed feral cats along Banyan Drive in Hilo, with cameras catching nene eating the cat food alongside the felines. Read more
Three state Family Court judges, two private practice attorneys, a District Court judge and a deputy public defender are in the running to become state Circuit Court judges on Oahu. Read more
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Mid-Pacific Institute has hired Class of 1992 alum Lisa Tulchin as database manager. Read more
When Kenneth Jacob, a 75-year-old Waikiki resident, was attacked by a man on the Ala Moana bridge over the Ala Wai Canal, he yelled, “Call 911.” Read more
State senators pressed isle Department of Agriculture leaders on how they are going after “bad actors” in their battle against infestations of little fire ants. Read more
Two bills initiated by a new coalition on increasing state water safety have been passed by the Legislature and are headed to the governor for his approval. Read more
Vivia, a service line under Ho‘okele Home Care, recently began offering kupuna clients transportation to appointments along with the personal assistance they need once they get there. Read more
Police, firefighters, paramedics and emergency management officials on Oahu are modifying operations to prepare for the possibility that Hawaiian Electric must shut off power to reduce wildfire risks. Read more
After returning from their weeklong stay in Higashimatsushima, Japan, in late March, the 11 Maui students who participated in the TOMODACHI Kibou for Maui program, their families and program organizers reunited for a final gathering April 28 at the Sheraton Maui Coral Reef Room. Read more
Each week, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser publishes Oahu statistics for marriage licenses filed with the state Department of Health’s Vital Statistics System. Read more
Hawaii design firm G70 has hired Rachel Fukumoto as chief financial officer. Read more
Some bills that passed out of this year’s session had been years and even decades in the making. Read more
The Legislature’s significant income tax cuts were a pleasant relief to Hawaii residents struggling with our state’s steep cost of living in inflationary times, even if the benefits skewed a bit too much to those already well-off and left possible holes in future budgets. Read more
Over the last 45 years, it has raised over $47 million with Saturday’s total, which topped $2 million. Read more