Honolulu News

The demand for office space in Honolulu continued to slide in the second quarter of 2010 as the vacancy rate hit 11.3 percent, up half a percentage point from the first quarter, according to a report by Hawaii Commercial Real Estate.

A Coast Guard HC-130 airlifted a 22-year-old Navy diver from Christmas Island to Tripler Army Medical Center after he began suffering from chest pains and respiratory distress.

A jump in methamphetamine-related arrests on Oahu and a significant increase in positive results in workplace drug tests statewide suggest a surge in meth use -- even by people trying to find jobs in Hawaii's struggling economy.

A decorated Army officer who faces the possibility of years in jail because he refused orders from the military chain of command under President Obama, citing the president's refusal to prove his authority to issue orders, is asking to see evidence that Obama is eligible for the Oval Office.

If you love Chelsea Handlera s E! show, youa ll be happy to know that the a oeChelsea Chelsea Bang Banga tour will be stopping off in Honolulu in January.

A U.S. District Court judge issued a temporary restraining order today to halt any shipments of trash from Hawaii to Washington state.

Former Schofield Barracks soldier Mark Heath apologized in Circuit Court yesterday to his victims, the U.S. Army, military veterans, the community and his former wife and her children for burglarizing University of Hawaii dormitories, stealing women's panties and for sexually assaulting a woman in her Waikiki apartment in 2007.

Honolulu has awarded a $5.5 million design contract for three stations along the city's planned commuter rail line.

This morning in a Honolulu courtroom, Lia Ikeda pleaded guilty to seven counts of animal abuse.

A man who went to the Honolulu Police Department Chinatown substation claiming he was assaulted yesterday afternoon was arrested for threatening a downtown security guard.

For jeffstaple , his New York-based retailer Reed Space has become one of his most visible outlets providing a multi-faceted retail experience set over fashion, print and other miscellaneous products.

Stephanie Oman, UD master's student in art conservation, treats the ceiling of the Turkish Room at Shangri La in Honolulu.

HONOLULU Fire crews are on the scene of a house fire in Palolo Valley. Early reports indicate that part of the structure on Palolo Place has already collapsed.

The man who was shot by his father inside a Laie home Sunday, allegedly during a botched robbery, is a former Honolulu police officer.

The House committees on Housing and Human Servicesa joint informational briefing, held July 15, explored solutions-some more controversial than others-to the issue of chronic homelessness in the state.

The Value of Hawaii , a new volume edited by the University of Hawaii's Craig Howes and Jonathan Osorio , presents essays on more than two dozen distinct challenges facing Hawaii, each prepared by a noted figure in her or his field.

If you don't like being around other people, here are some of the world's most out-of-the-way destinations.

Simeon Miranda has been appointed General Manager at OHANA Honolulu Airport Hotel and Best Western The Plaza Hotel in Honolulu - HI, United States.

The Hawaii Fire Fighters Association has endorsed Kirk Caldwell in the special election for Honolulu mayor.

Bryan Abrams of the 1990s R&B group Color Me Badd says news reports about his arrest in Honolulu last week are "highly exaggerated and incorrect." Abrams said in a new release yesterday that he did not assault or abuse his wife as was stated in some media reports.