Honolulu, HI

Pahoa House Fire Displaces Family Of 7

A Big Island family was displaced Sunday afternoon following a fire that consumed their Pahoa home.

Analyst: Leading Mayor Candidates’ TV Spots Similar

Peter Carlisle and Kirk Caldwell are the leading two candidates for Honolulu mayor.

Texters Show Off ‘Skillz’ During Competition

The second Annual Hawaii’s Fastest Texter contest was held at the Okinawan Festival on Sunday.

Study: Majority Of Traffic Deaths Blamed On DUI

More than half of the traffic deaths on the Big Island have been blamed on drunken driving over most of the last decade, according to a study released by the…

Arrest Made In Stabbing Of 18-Year-Old

Police say they arrested a 19-year-old man suspected of stabbing another man Saturday morning in Palolo Valley.

Pahoa House Fire Displaces Family Of 7

A Big Island family was displaced Sunday afternoon following a fire that consumed their Pahoa home.

Analyst: Leading Mayor Candidates’ TV Spots Similar

Peter Carlisle and Kirk Caldwell are the leading two candidates for Honolulu mayor.


Garden Isle missile site will expand

The Pentagon is planning a $278 million program to increase missile testing on Kauai that would improve the protection of Europe from ballistic missiles from countries such as Iran, and…

2,500 people gather for weeklong conference

Delegations representing indigenous people from around the world were taken from Hawaii’s voyaging canoes yesterday morning and paddled to the shores of Kualoa in a welcoming ceremony unlike any other…

School set to begin major turnaround

A team of local educators and two mainland consultants will conduct a “comprehensive needs assessment” at the Hawaii School for the Deaf and the Blind this week, kicking off a…

School valued for inclusive atmosphere

Despite its disappointing test scores and years of struggling to boost student achievement, the Hawaii School for the Deaf and the Blind has fierce champions in the community, including parents…

Liliuokalani’s day noted with solemnity

Native Hawaiians, other Hawaii residents and visitors gathered to celebrate Queen Liliuokalani’s birthday yesterday with hula, mele and prayer on the grounds of Iolani Palace.


Ocean Watch: Kolea sightings signify summer is coming to an end

America’s first Labor Day was celebrated in New York on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 1882, as a “workingmen’s holiday.” Since then, the day (changed in 1884 to be the first Monday…

Newswatch

Abercrombie criticizes website, fliers • Coming up: Save Our Schools Hawaii sponsoring lt. governor forum

Police and Fire

3 suspects captured in park fight • Man allegedly points gun at officers • Man dies aboard cruise ship • Police to meet with public in N. Kohala • Labor…

Obituaries

Fannie Yune Kiau Aihara • Lynn Kananiokuuhome Adalid Akau • Noboru Arakaki • Rusaria Jordan Bohol • Reba Capello • Florame Tumalip Castillo • Beryl Eileen Delaunay • and more

World Trade Center complex is rising rapidly

This article about the new World Trade Center is already out of date. The pace of construction is so swift that any status report these days gets overtaken rapidly by…