Ewa Beach News

A "Trashion Show" of fashions made of recycled materials - or otherwise be headed for the landfill - will highlight Ilima Intermediate School's Second Annual Go Green Day.

The Junior League of Honolulu Teams-Up With The Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii to Present Twilight Program on Furlough Friday, November 20, for girls ages 13 - 17.

An Ewa Beach couple has opened up a new and exciting business in Ewa Beach. Not Your Average Mail was established to serve Ewa Beach and its surrounding areas with mailbox rentals, packing and shipping services, copies, faxing, passport photos, key duplication and more.

A mistrial was declared this morning in the murder case against Patrick Deguair Jr.

Three of Hawaii's top public schools got blue ribbons today and checks to go with them.

HONOLULU - Momilani Elementary, Royal Elementary, and Ewa Beach Elementary Schools were named Blue Ribbon Schools today by Frito-Lay of Hawaii and the Hawaii State Department of Education at the Hawaii Distinguished Schools awards held at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Resort and Spa.

While a new business is usually good news for a community, the announcement of a drug store chain moving into a West Oahu neighborhood has residents there frustrated and angry.

The owner of Longs Drugs Stores said it has completed the purchases of two Star Markets stores on Oahu and will convert the stores in Moiliili and Ewa Beach to Longs stores within the next two years.

At the center of a growing controversy and legal battle against Haseko, a major developer in West Oahu, are small metal clips.

CVS Caremark Corp., confirming longstanding rumors, said today its retail division, CVS/pharmacy, has acquired the Moiliili and Ewa Beach Star Market locations from Times Supermarket.

A prominent House Democrat joined a group of minority Republicans calling for all sides to return to the bargaining table to restore public school days being cut because of state worker furloughs.

Police were investigating a complaint filed on behalf of a 15-year-old girl who said she was sexually assaulted early yesterday morning in Ewa Beach.

Police are investigating a complaint filed on behalf of a 15-year-old girl who said she was sexually assaulted early this morning in Ewa Beach.

A 37-year-old Ewa Beach man was arrested yesterday after a woman told police he threatened to kill her while she was driving on the freeway last week.

WAIKELE - The drive-through lane of a fast-food restaurant became the scene of a shooting yesterday when police fired upon a car theft suspect who tried to bash his way free.

The city is launching a three-phase repair and maintenance project at Ulehawa Beach Park in Nanakuli.

Dozens of parents and educators appealed to state senators yesterday to take action - any action - to find the estimated $60 million to $85 million it would take to cancel teacher furlough days.

Gov. Linda Lingle says she is not against raiding the $180 million Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund to help restore public school furlough days, but she wants to wait until at least next year before considering such action.

The state Senate has formed a special committee to examine options to restore classroom instruction time lost to teacher furloughs.

A majority of state senators are signing on to the idea of returning to the Capitol to find money for education, but it is still not clear whether there is enough support to bring lawmakers back into session early.