The project on the site of the former Stadium Bowl-o-Drome, was celebrated Friday at a groundbreaking ceremony attended by DHHL officials, Gov. Josh Green, Mayor Rick Blangiardi, and U.S. Reps. Jill Tokuda and Ed Case. Read more
Dwayne Yuen, a 51-year-old Honolulu resident and former Punahou School basketball coach, admitted to all 12 counts of child exploitation and harassment offenses. Read more
Marcus Green’s ambidextrous ball-handling and three-quarter-court speed will be key against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi’s obstacle course of presses and traps. Read more
Predictably, all four finalists for the Heisman have NFL futures ahead of them. Read more
Desmond Kekahuna will be sentenced April 10. Second-degree attempted murder is punishable by life imprisonment with the possibility of parole. Read more
Police investigators have been scrambling to trace Luigi Mangione’s movements not only in the days before the Dec. 4 shooting, but also in the months that preceded it. Read more
Rolovich was fired from Washington State for cause in 2021 for failing to comply with the state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Read more
Resolution 176 would have the city seize the theater, shuttered since 1985, along with the rest of the 10,396-square-foot commercial parcel.The property is valued at $3.173 million. Read more
After last week’s difficult 0-for-2 road trip, the Hawaii basketball team remains on a “journey.” Read more
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A 34-year-old Maui man was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in federal prison for selling fake oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl that killed a recreational drug user, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Read more
This year in Rearview Mirror, we learned about a pilot who flew his plane under a Kauai bridge, we looked into the writing of the song “Mr. Sun Cho Lee,” by Bob Magoon and the Beamer brothers, and we learned about a buoy off Waikiki that was painted pink in protest. Read more
Question: My son goes to USC, and he said foreign students who plan to go home for winter break are being told to be back on campus before President- elect Donald Trump takes office. Is UH telling its foreign students anything like this? Read more
The Ohana Navigation Center will serve hundreds of children, parents and family members annually, helping prevent and end homelessness. Read more
Incoming President Donald Trump and his potential policies — especially campaign threats of tariffs on imported foreign goods — create an unknown for Hawaii’s economic forecast, which the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization otherwise expects to show modest growth through 2027. Read more
On Thursday the Coast Guard completed the medical evacuation of a 52-year-old man from Midway Atoll. Read more
In New York, “Wanted” posters with the faces of CEOs have appeared on walls. Websites are selling Mangione merchandise, including hats with “CEO Hunter” printed across a bullseye. And some social media users have swooned over his smile and six-pack abs. Read more
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. Read more
The Hawaii women’s volleyball team could wind up looking much different than initially thought next year. Read more
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. Read more
Zeth Robert Browder prevailedon an appeal before the state Supreme Court, which vacated the conviction and ordered a new trial. Instead of going to trial, Browder plead guilty Friday to the lesser crime of third-degree sexual assault. Read more
It appears that the dreaded H5 avian influenza has made its way to Hawaii island. Read more
