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City Council advances short-term rental bill
More than 100 people testified over alterations to the rules for short-term rentals at the first full City Council meeting of the year on Wednesday. Read more
More than 100 people testified over alterations to the rules for short-term rentals at the first full City Council meeting of the year on Wednesday. Read more
A state agency is close to narrowing a competition among developers to turn land around Aloha Stadium into a mixed-use community including around 3,000 homes, but state lawmakers are being asked to consider reserving the area for a tremendous amount of affordable housing instead. Read more
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a civil rights lawsuit in federal court against the city, the state Department of Education and the Honolulu Police Department over the January 2020 arrest of a then-10-year-old girl at Honowai Elementary School. Read more
The prosecuting attorney’s office is investigating Monday night’s shooting of a homeless man with a knife who allegedly ran at Honolulu police officers near Ala Moana Center. Read more
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the City and County of Honolulu have scheduled public meetings before the release of a new project plan to reduce risk of catastrophic flooding in the Ala Wai watershed. Read more
The Senate Committees on Health & Agriculture and Environment held a hearing this afternoon to consider a bill that would prohibit the operation of, and renewal of, underground fuel storage tank permits located within one-half mile from an aquifer. Read more
The Department of Veterans Affairs Pacific Islands Healthcare System launched a new program Tuesday aimed at improving health care access for veterans in American Samoa, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands under a contract awarded to TriWest Healthcare Alliance. Read more
Hu Honua Bioenergy LLC, which has been entangled in a multiyear fight to begin operating a biomass plant on Hawaii island, will have its case heard before the Hawaii Supreme Court for the third time as it attempts to win approval from the state Public Utilities Commission for the $474 million project. Read more
Question: Regarding Safe Travels, has the green QR code replaced the wristbands? Read more
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation has hired Dean Hazama as director of finance. Read more
The data was collected in the months following a May fuel leak at Red Hill. Read more
The conclusion of his annual address gave viewers a rare glimpse of emotion from a two-term governor who has remained calm and stoic despite being pummeled from all sides over the past seven years in the age of social media. Read more
State Auditor Les Kondo has blasted a draft report of a five-month-long special House Investigative Committee that was created to scrutinize two audits but quickly expanded into an investigation of Kondo and his office. Read more
A free work training and employment program through the University of Hawaii community colleges aims to give a hand up to more than 1,000 unemployed or underemployed Hawaii residents. Read more
Oversight of Mauna Kea’s summit would be the purview of a new stewardship authority, instead of the University of Hawaii, under a proposal set to be considered by the state Legislature. Read more
Central Pacific Bank boosted net income 83.4%, increased its dividend for the second consecutive quarter and announced an investment in a new financial technology company that plans to launch a nationwide consumer banking app combining checking, credit and more into one integrated account. Read more
Hu Honua Bioenergy LLC, which has been entangled in a multiyear fight to begin operating a biomass plant on Hawaii island, will have its case heard before the Hawaii Supreme Court for the third time as it attempts to win approval from the state Public Utilities Commission for the $474 million project. Read more
Hawaiian Airlines said it ended 2021 with strong demand and positive signs of recovery in domestic travel but that it has delayed ramping up service to Japan until the second quarter due to the lingering omicron variant. Read more
Atlas Insurance Agency has promoted Dylan Nakano to vice president in the Commercial Lines unit. Read more
Question: A mantra of the pandemic has been that “outdoors is better than indoors” for get-togethers. Also, exercise is a great way to boost physical and mental health, which is so important. To that end, some work friends and I, who no longer see each other daily because we work from home now, have been meeting up to play tennis. Read more
Gov. David Ige proposed refund checks of $100 for every taxpayer and each of their dependents that would pump $110 million from the state general fund into the economy during his eighth and final State of the State speech Monday. Read more
