Hauula News

Reynolds Recycling is opening two new HI-5 redemption centers on Oahu this week.

Hawaii-born Chennel Melendez lived for 10 years in Las Vegas with an abusive and controlling husband who threatened to take their son if she ever left him, her family members say.

When Jo-Ann Nitta Bristow was just out of graduate school, she taught third grade at an elementary school at a housing project in Flushing, N.Y. When she'd come back to her class after trips home to Hawaii, she'd bring frozen laulau and Portuguese sausage.

Although the drive to this trail from Honolulu is long, I think it's well worth the trip.

Update: Hawaiian Electric says all about 130 customers have had their power restored in the Punaluu area.

There's a lot going on at Hiroshi Eurasion Tapas this September. Chef Hiroshi Fukui has a new "locally grown" menu for the month, that is now available on Saturdays in addition to it's normal Sunday and Monday availability.

The Statehood Day weekend has become a dangerous time to be on the road. Four serious accidents since Friday morning on Oahu have left two people dead and three drivers in serious or critical condition.

In commemoration of 50 years of statehood, and to celebrate Ala Moana Center's 50th birthday, Mariposa restaurant has launched a special prix fixe menu.

Authorities have charged a 24-year-old Hawaii Kai man who allegedly served alcohol to underage females, including a 15-year-old Papakolea girl who died of alcohol poisoning.

People often ask whether I ever return for follow-up reviews of restaurants. I do when there's news, like a radical menu change or the arrival of a new chef.

A man and his daughter escaped uninjured after their pickup truck plunged into a stream in Hauula on Monday afternoon.

Big Island police identified a 67-year-old Hilo man who died yesterday in a two-vehicle crash in Hilo as John N. Mahoe Sr.

Big Island police identified a 67-year-old Hilo man who died yesterday in a two-vehicle crash in Hilo as John N. Mahoe Sr.

Laie enjoys 'summer bash' >> 'Envision Laie' plan gains board support Koolauloa Neighborhood Board votes 7-4 to support plan After sitting through nearly three-and-a-half hours of presentation and public testimony during a special meeting in the Laie Elementary School cafeteria on July 30, 2009, Koolauloa Neighborhood Board representatives voted ...

Kahuku Library presents >> Kahuku Hongwanji holds final bon dance Story, video and photos by Mike Foley Over 80 years of tradition came to a close on July 25, 2009, as at least 1,000 people participated in the Kahuku Hongwanji Buddhist Temple's final bon dance.

New Laie Palms Cinemas open >> Car plunges off Laie Point Medical Examiner rules case a suicide City and County lifeguards rush a then-unknown woman to an ambulance waiting at nearby Clissold's Beach in Laie on July 13.

A man who ran onto Kamehameha Highway last night was hit by a car and was taken to the Queen's Medical Center in critical condition, police said.

The Medical Examiner's Office identified the woman found Monday in a car submerged in waters off Laie Point as Sherry Ann Wood.

A man was critically injured tonight on Kamehameha Highway near Kokoloilo Beach Park between Hauula and Laie after being hit by a car, police said.

At least 75 people rallied at the state Capitol courtyard yesterday to urge Gov.