1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (630+ words) Twenty community members have agreed to participate in panels that will interview semi-finalists next month. Nearly a year after the last Honolulu police chief quit, the island's police commissioners will finally get a look at the 41 applicants who have applied…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (961+ words) City officials didn't immediately have a clear picture of conditions on the ground. By the time they did, they said evacuation might not have been the safest option." Almost two weeks after devastating flood waters took O'ahu's North Shore by…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (824+ words) The venue, which over the decades went from family friendly theater to purveyor of pornographic films, will likely continue to sit empty. Despite a push from eager community members and the Honolulu City Council's chair, city officials are wary of…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (858+ words) If approved, it would be the third raise in three years for top city officials." Just three years after substantial pay raises for Honolulu politicians sparked a public uproar, the city's Salary Commission is proposing giving the same officials even…...

3+ week, 14+ hour ago  (1780+ words) The Honolulu Police Commission is on track to select a new chief by May 20. Candidates names will not be made public until a group of three to five finalists is selected. As the Honolulu Police Commission prepares to select a…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (1815+ words) By the time emergency management officials told people it was time to evacuate in Waialua and Hale'iwa, some residents had already been swimming for their lives. In the days since a destructive flood swept through O'ahu's North Shore, residents have…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (867+ words) One critic worries data from the cameras could be misused, but the state House gave preliminary approval to expanding the uses of the cameras. The automated traffic enforcement camera systems that now issue tickets for speeding and running red lights…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (1634+ words) Mayor Rick Blangiardi pledged Wednesday night to make city services work faster for O'ahu's residents. Quickly building more housing of all kinds, extending the city's Skyline rail system into and beyond the city's core, embracing new technology like artificial intelligence…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (417+ words) An empty homes tax could raise revenue while nudging vacant units back into the city and county's housing supply. Honolulu is entering what could be one of its tightest budget cycles in years. As recently reported, Mayor Rick Blangiardi has…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (765+ words) The curtain is closing on Chad Waters" leading role at 1136 Union Mall. The founder of a downtown co-living space that became a squalid nightmare for residents is being removed as the property"s manager, marking the final days for the…...