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Honolulu EMS responds to multiple firework-related injuries on New Year's Eve
15+ hour, 34+ min ago (185+ words) At least seven people were hurt with suspected fireworks injuries in five separate incidents on O'ahu this New Year's Eve. Honolulu Emergency Medical Services transported six patients in serious condition to various hospitals. EMS believed they were injured by illegal…...
UH hotline answers the call to immigration detention in Honolulu | Hawai'i Public Radio
1+ week, 3+ day ago (356+ words) Concern is growing over what's estimated to be dozens of immigrants held at the Honolulu Federal Detention Center. For the last six months, the Department of Immigration and Customs has been transferring immigrants who were detained in the continental United…...
Honolulu Police Commission to decide how to improve HPD staffing shortage
2+ week, 13+ hour ago (359+ words) A city task force presented a report with recommendations on how to address the Honolulu Police Department's chronic staffing shortage " and now it's up to the Honolulu Police Commission to choose how to move forward. The HPD Task Force recently…...
News outlets are closer to renewed access to Honolulu police communications
3+ week, 6+ day ago (303+ words) A bill ordering the Honolulu Police Department to share information with news outlets has passed through its final hearing at the Honolulu City Council, though some worry community reporting on social media will suffer. Bill 46 could make HPD's encrypted radio…...
Cost-of-living concerns shape ideas on how to recruit, retain Honolulu police
4+ week, 13+ hour ago (399+ words) A new report recommends housing stipends, better medical benefits and other efforts to help recruit and retain Honolulu Police Department officers and civilian employees. A city task force created by the Honolulu City Council published the report this week. The…...
Honolulu art exhibit honors Hōkūleʻa's half-century of voyaging, wayfinding
4+ week, 13+ hour ago (214+ words) A Honolulu exhibit is honoring the 50th anniversary of the legendary voyaging canoe H'k'le'a. "E Ola Mau H'k'le'a - Half a Century of Voyaging" celebrates the spirit of voyaging and traditional wayfinding. It will feature the work of a dozen Native Hawaiian…...
Some Honolulu charter amendment proposals seek to improve food security, farming
4+ week, 2+ day ago (248+ words) Nearly 280 proposed charter amendments have been submitted to the Honolulu Charter Commission, including several with a focus on improving farming or ensuring that residents don't go hungry. A few of the proposals would add language to the city charter giving…...
Honolulu councilmembers shift gears to limit cycling on sidewalks
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (251+ words) The City and County of Honolulu could crack down on bikers who ride on sidewalks in certain areas of town. A new bill moving through the city council is trying to clean up the language in the city's traffic code,…...
Honolulu in search of someone to lead climate change and resiliency efforts
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (416+ words) The City and County of Honolulu is looking for a new chief resilience officer to lead the city's Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency. The chief resilience officer tracks, manages, and develops plans regarding the impacts of climate change…...
Honolulu rail not quite your speed? Here’s what riders have to say
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (544+ words) It's 8:30 a.m. on opening day of the new Skyline rail segment from Middle Street to Aloha Stadium, including the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport. Rail cars are filled with folks from the westside heading into town for work, college kids getting off…...