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Oahu grand jury indicts man in landlord’s death
An Oahu grand jury returned an indictment against a 23-year-old man accused of fatally beating his 64-year-old landlord during an eviction Sunday at an Ala Moana apartment. Read more
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An Oahu grand jury returned an indictment against a 23-year-old man accused of fatally beating his 64-year-old landlord during an eviction Sunday at an Ala Moana apartment. Read more
For Ewa Beach resident Ashley Teixeira, 43, living with gout as well as kidney disease is a daily challenge. But the kindergarten teacher still chooses to maintain a positive outlook. Read more
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation board of directors is looking for applicants to fill its ninth voting-member position for a five-year term starting July 1. Read more
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The event, free and open to the public, is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the lower parking lot of Aloha Stadium. It is presented by the state Department of Education in collaboration with DTRIC Insurance and Par Hawaii. Read more
On the losing end of votes Friday were Chris Sadayasu to run the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, and Scott Glenn to lead the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development. Read more
The city has sent 20 delinquent vacation rental accounts to its new collection agency, Aargon Agency Inc., as part of efforts that began two weeks ago to ramp up enforcement against illegal vacation rentals on Oahu. Read more
Four Honolulu police officers accused of chasing a vehicle with six Maili Beach Park partygoers in September 2021 entered not-guilty pleas Thursday to charges that they caused a crash, fled the scene and conspired to cover it up. Read more
The initial proposal presented to the board by state schools Superintendent Keith Hayashi had called for increasing base pay by about $13,000, and maximum pay by about $22,000, for three groups of superintendents who work under him. Read more
State and federal officials are moving forward with a plan to release millions of incompatible male mosquitoes into the East Maui wilderness in an effort to save the region’s threatened and endangered forest birds. Read more
There has been one confirmed case in Hawaii of Candida auris, a deadly fungus that has sparked national concern as it’s spread rapidly through hospitals and other health care facilities in about two dozen states. Read more
The senior Republican state senator has asked voters to reject a freshman Republican House member in the 2024 election after Rep. Elijah Pierick questioned why ‘Ewa Makai Middle School has LGBTQ flags on campus, including outside the principal’s office. Read more
A 74-year-old Maui doctor faces four federal counts of unlawful distribution of controlled substances after he allegedly illegally prescribed hydrocodone, Xanax and Valium to an undercover federal agent on Maui. Read more
Question: How long will the online passport renewal be down? If it doesn’t come back up soon, can I renew in person, or do I have to do it by mail? I’ve already bought plane tickets for June. Read more
Ronnie Belasco in Sacramento, Calif., suggested a topic for today: “Ask your readers what their first impressions of the mainland were, when they landed. Read more
Hawaii Foodbank has received a commitment from Matson Inc. to provide another $5 million in cash and in-kind shipping services to support food banks in Hawaii, Alaska and Guam. Read more
Coldwell banker Realty has announced the designation of four sales associates to Luxury Property Specialists. Read more
Maui Land & Pineapple Co., which earlier this week announced appointments for its CEO and chairman positions, reported Thursday that its financial results swung to a profit of $1.8 million in 2022 on the strength of land sales and adjustments to its pension plan. Read more
Gov. Josh Green signed Act 1 and Act 2 into law today to applause, surrounded by members of the House and Senate. Read more
Hawaii students proficient in math had been at 43% in the last year of testing before the pandemic started, plummeting to 32% during the worst of the pandemic, then rising to 38% in the 2021-2022 school year. Read more
Fourteen-year-old Tyler Sammon says he really is glad that Gov. Josh Green has announced an agreement meant to end a bureaucratic impasse and finally open the still-vacant new Kulanihakoi High School in Kihei, Maui, possibly this August. Read more
Board members of the state agency long driving Aloha Stadium redevelopment plans were briefed Wednesday on a new plan from Gov. Josh Green, and could take action on it next week. Read more
