Windward Oʻahu Senior Housing Stalls Amid Zoning Appeals Backlog
Kāneʻohe residents have spent tens of thousands of dollars on legal fees appealing a decision by Honolulu’s planning director to approve a plan for a 24-bed kūpuna care facility in the Mahinui neighborhood. Developer Jacob Chan has spent tens of thousands of dollars defending the plan....
Spotlight Now: Honolulu’s Skyline rail launches second segment this week
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Decades after talks of a rail project began, city officials are preparing for this week’s opening of the second rail segment from Halawa to Middle Street. Spotlight Now welcomes Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation CEO and executive director Lori Kahikina to discuss Skyline’s...
Honolulu’s forgotten WWII hero: the FBI man who defied Washington
Agent Shivers’ Stand Against Hawaiian Japanese American Internment. In 1939, FBI Agent Robert Shivers set up shop there with a tough job: check if Hawaii’s 160,000 Japanese Americans would stay loyal in war. After Pearl Harbor, when Washington pushed to lock up all Japanese Americans on the mainland,...
LINK: Weigh in on Green Fee project funding
Starting Oct. 15, the Green Fee Advisory Council will be accepting ideas from the public for projects that could receive Green Fee funding.
Dozens partake in bowling event in support of Oahu teen facing open-heart surgery
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A family facing mounting medical bills were able to strike off some of their financial concerns at a bowling fundraiser over the weekend. Khailer Eli was born with a congenital heart defect called Tetralogy of Fallot. In his 19 years of life, Khailer has undergone multiple procedures,...
Gov. Green praises Hawaii’s federal employees for keeping airports operating amid government shutdown
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The federal government shutdown has had little impact on travel at Hawaii’s airports, despite TSA and FAA shortages elsewhere in the country. According to transportation officials, who, along with Gov. Josh Green, are praising federal workers for continuing to show up, even though they do...
Motorcyclist killed in early-morning Wahiawa crash
A man died early Sunday morning after he apparently lost control of his motorcycle on Kamehameha Highway.
Avian flu detected in duck found at UH Manoa; officials on alert
HONOLULU (Island News) – Three state agencies are on alert after a presumptive case of avian influenza was identified in a duck found at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, according to the Hawaii Department of Health (DOH). Preliminary tests showed an unconfirmed result of the H5 subtype of...
Man accused releasing pepper spray during robbery pleads not guilty
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A man accused of releasing pepper spray while attempting to rob a First Hawaiian Bank in Waikiki pleaded not guilty Monday. Charles Christian, 66, was indicted on a second-degree robbery charge for an incident that shut down Lewers Street for several hours on Sept. 29. According to...
Man, 51, dead following Kalihi collision
A 51-year-old man died following a motor vehicle collision on North King Street in Kalihi, the Honolulu Police Department said.
