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Sen. Kai Kahele challenges Tulsi Gabbard for her seat

By Sophie Cocke scocke@staradvertiser.com on January 19, 2019
By Sophie Cocke scocke@staradvertiser.com Posted on January 19, 2019
State Sen. Kai Kahele plans to challenge U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard for her congressional seat, sources have confirmed. Read More

Scathing city audit ignores improvements, HART CEO says

By Gordon Y.K. Pang gordonpang@staradvertiser.com on January 19, 2019
• Updated on  January 18, 2019 at 10:26 pm
By Gordon Y.K. Pang gordonpang@staradvertiser.com Posted on January 19, 2019
• Updated on  January 18, 2019 at 10:26 pm
The head of the agency tasked with building the city’s 20-mile rail line said Friday that the findings of a scathing city audit deal primarily with issues that occurred during the project’s infancy, and that major steps have since been underway to correct the deficiencies. Read More
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Great white sharks are no strangers to Hawaii

By Timothy Hurley thurley@staradvertiser.com on January 19, 2019 •
• Updated on  January 18, 2019 at 10:24 pm
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By Timothy Hurley thurley@staradvertiser.com Posted on January 19, 2019 •
• Updated on  January 18, 2019 at 10:24 pm
With the recent viral video of a massive great white shark off the South Shore of Oahu, it may be valuable to note that such sharks are routinely present in Hawaii waters and might visit here at any time of the year. Read More

Judge rejects postponement of Kealoha trial

By Rob Perez rperez@staradvertiser.com on January 19, 2019
• Updated on  January 18, 2019 at 10:25 pm
By Rob Perez rperez@staradvertiser.com Posted on January 19, 2019
• Updated on  January 18, 2019 at 10:25 pm
A federal judge Friday denied a request by former Deputy Prosecutor Katherine Kealoha to postpone her upcoming trial because of the partial government shutdown, even guaranteeing that everybody working on the case will get paid. Read More

Kakaako road owner claims state law is full of holes

By Andrew Gomes agomes@staradvertiser.com on January 19, 2019
By Andrew Gomes agomes@staradvertiser.com Posted on January 19, 2019
The state is using an unconstitutional tactic and “half-baked” law to stop the owner of a private road in Kakaako from charging for parking, the owner’s attorney has told the state. Read More

City pushing online vehicle registration renewals

By Gordon Y.K. Pang gordonpang@staradvertiser.com on January 19, 2019
By Gordon Y.K. Pang gordonpang@staradvertiser.com Posted on January 19, 2019
Online vehicle registration on Oahu jumped 11 percent in 2018, and city officials are urging other motorists to do their annual renewals online as well. Read More
 

MLK events seek to promote unity across Hawaii

By Tyne Phillips tphillips@staradvertiser.com on January 19, 2019
By Tyne Phillips tphillips@staradvertiser.com Posted on January 19, 2019
With Martin Luther King Jr. Day coming Monday, organizations and communities around the islands are preparing to honor the slain civil rights leader. Read More

Cat scratch disease more common in Hawaii

By Kristen Consillio kconsillio@staradvertiser.com on January 19, 2019
By Kristen Consillio kconsillio@staradvertiser.com Posted on January 19, 2019
A rare disease involving cats is affecting Hawaii children 3-1/2 times more than those on the mainland. Read More
 

Line forms a day early for Kakaako condos

By Andrew Gomes agomes@staradvertiser.com on January 19, 2019
By Andrew Gomes agomes@staradvertiser.com Posted on January 19, 2019
Homebuyers purchased fewer existing homes on Oahu last year, but on Friday there was a rush on units in a planned condominium tower in Kakaako. Read More

Play ‘Shipwreck’d’ explores tale of adventure, personal growth

Review by John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com on January 19, 2019
Review by John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com Posted on January 19, 2019
Veteran actor/playwright Daniel A. Kelin II brings James O’Connell to life in his new one-man show, “Shipwreck’d on the Body Beautiful, or the Tats Dancing Man,” at Kumu Kahua Theatre. Read More

Hawaii jobless rate drops to No. 2 in U.S.

By Star-Advertiser staff and news services on January 19, 2019
By Star-Advertiser staff and news services Posted on January 19, 2019
Hawaii no longer has the lowest unemployment rate in the nation. Read More

Former Gov. Ben Cayetano hospitalized for serious heart condition

By Kristen Consillio kconsillio@staradvertiser.com on January 18, 2019
• Updated on  January 18, 2019 at 9:36 pm
By Kristen Consillio kconsillio@staradvertiser.com Posted on January 18, 2019
• Updated on  January 18, 2019 at 9:36 pm
Doctors found a tear in his lower aorta, the large blood vessel that transports blood from the heart to the rest of the body, said Cayetano’s wife, Vicky. Read More

Suspect in fatal shooting in Chinatown extradited from Sacramento

By Rosemarie Bernardo rbernardo@staradvertiser.com on January 18, 2019
• Updated on  January 18, 2019 at 9:35 pm
By Rosemarie Bernardo rbernardo@staradvertiser.com Posted on January 18, 2019
• Updated on  January 18, 2019 at 9:35 pm
Authorities located an adult male suspect in California in connection with the 2017 deadly shooting of a 34-year-old man in Chinatown. Read More

Hawaii Foodbank providing food for federal workers

By Nina Wu nwu@staradvertiser.com on January 18, 2019
• Updated on  January 18, 2019 at 9:37 pm
By Nina Wu nwu@staradvertiser.com Posted on January 18, 2019
• Updated on  January 18, 2019 at 9:37 pm
The Hawaii Foodbank is stepping in to provide food for families affected by the partial government shutdown as it enters its fifth week. Read More
 

Corrections

By Star-Advertiser staff Posted on January 19, 2019
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser strives to make its news report fair and accurate. Read More

Rail authority awards CEO $10,000 bonus

By Kevin Dayton kdayton@staradvertiser.com on January 18, 2019
• Updated on  January 17, 2019 at 10:30 pm
By Kevin Dayton kdayton@staradvertiser.com Posted on January 18, 2019
• Updated on  January 17, 2019 at 10:30 pm
The board of directors of the Honolulu rail authority granted CEO Andrew Robbins a $10,000 bonus Thursday as part of his evaluation for his first year on the job but declined to give him a pay increase. Read More

Gabbard issues video apology for past views

By Audrey McAvoy Associated Press on January 18, 2019
• Updated on  January 17, 2019 at 10:49 pm
By Audrey McAvoy Associated Press Posted on January 18, 2019
• Updated on  January 17, 2019 at 10:49 pm
Presidential candidate U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard on Thursday responded to criticism about her past work advocating against gay rights by apologizing in a video. Read More
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Uniqlo Hawaii debuts its full store today at Ala Moana Center

By Kristen Consillio kconsillio@staradvertiser.com on January 18, 2019 •
• Updated on  January 18, 2019 at 9:50 am
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By Kristen Consillio kconsillio@staradvertiser.com Posted on January 18, 2019 •
• Updated on  January 18, 2019 at 9:50 am
In a matter of months, Uniqlo has increased its Hawaii footprint seven times with high hopes for future expansion in the islands. Read More

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