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Oahu bus riders are caught in the middle of a messy contract dispute. The Teamsters union says it has no plans to have bus drivers walk off the job at this time. But the bus operators say, it has to prepare itself and its riders, just in case.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Lying on a mattress sheltered by a tarp, Chandi Cabebe’s two young sons were playing on donated tablets Tuesday afternoon, distracting themselves from the reality that their home is now gone and the uncertainty of when they will have a permanent roof over their heads. Cabebe...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- "It's stressful coming here. It's stressful," said Kailua-Kona resident Michael Ryan. "People my age don't particularly deal well with stress." The first day of a five-day strike is already putting a strain on patients at Kaiser Permanente Hawaii. "Sure it's stressful 'cause I sat in there...

Contract negotiations between the employees union and management at Oahu Transit Services have hit a roadblock, with both parties acknowledging significant differences in reaching a deal. Pay remains the primary issue stalling these negotiations. Union leaders argue that pay for bus operators and mechanics in...

MANOA, Hawaii (Island News) -- A 56-year-old man was taken to the emergency room after an apparent stabbing in Manoa on Tuesday. Paramedics responded to a patient on Halelena Place at around 3:45 p.m. on Oct. 14. When an ambulance arrived at the scene, paramedics treated a man for a stab wound.

Amazon, the company which provides quick shipping and delivery services, is prepping for the holiday rush by hiring a mix of full-time, part-time and seasonal workers on Oʻahu.

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....

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...

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,...

Starting Oct. 15, the Green Fee Advisory Council will be accepting ideas from the public for projects that could receive Green Fee funding.