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Ala Wai ‘Pirate Ship’ Is Pau But Public Is Stuck With The Bill

A 72-foot ship illegally moored in the Ala Wai boat harbor has met its fate not in Davy Jones’ locker, but crushed and dumped in the Waiʻanae landfill after it was impounded by the state last month at taxpayers’ expense. The former salmon boat, converted to a...
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East Oahu meeting sparks fury over power failures

East Oahu residents met with Hawaiian Electric at a town hall meeting to address recurring power outages caused by fallen trees and discuss potential long-term solutions like line hardening.
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State To Decide Fate Of West O‘ahu Charter School After Board Quits

One of Hawaiʻi’s largest public charter schools faces the possibility of closure or significant leadership changes after members of its governing board abruptly resigned earlier this month. DreamHouse ʻEwa Beach is currently without a governing board, the team of volunteers responsible for hiring a principal, approving
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88-year-old woman rescued from overturned car in Manoa Valley

MANOA, Hawaii (Island News) -- An 88-year-old woman was rescued after getting trapped in her car that overturned in Manoa Valley on Wednesday night. Honolulu Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to the crash involving a car that flipped onto its roof around 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, in the area of K
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5 things Royal Hawaiian Center in Honolulu, HI lost in 46 years, and one...

Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center opened on Kalakaua Avenue in Waikiki, in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1980. The mall is still there, three buildings on the same ground, under a shorter name. For 25 years it was a concrete mall that faced inward, with its shops behind thick walls. Kamehameha Schools owned...
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Howard’s Business Report: Diesel price hits record

Gasoline still costs plenty. But what really concerns officials is the cost of diesel. Howard Dicus sees trouble in the tank.
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Know Wyoming’s Foe: Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors

Alejado and Co. are again lighting it up through air in run-and-gun attack
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6 Hojicha Treats to Try on O‘ahu

Matcha gets all the glory these days, so I’m here to show love for hojicha, or roasted green tea. For this roundup, I opted for treats that go beyond simple hojicha—not that there’s anything wrong with it—to spotlight more variety. Shoutout to my favorite strawberry hojicha latte at Cooke Street Market and hojicha frap
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Hawaii Airport Food Is About To Look Very Different

If you fly through Honolulu, Lihue, or Kahului over the next year, some of the airport food is going to start looking a lot more appropriate, or at least familiar. Alan Wong, MW Restaurant, Koloa Rum Company, Maui Brewing and Ocean Organic Farm & Distillery are among the Hawaii names now attached to new airport restaur
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Chinatown Cultural Plaza to be redeveloped, forcing tenants to vacate

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Chinatown Cultural Plaza property owner has announced plans to move forward with a complete redevelopment of the longtime Chinatown property. The announcement follows five years of efforts by Mayor Rick Blangiardi and his administration for Chinatown’s revitalization, voicing concerns ove

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