Honolulu News

A Matson cargo ship pulled into Honolulu Harbor on Sep. 14, 2013. Lawmakers from Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico and Guam are teaming up to pressure the U.S. government for relief from The Jones Act.

City Prosecutor Keith Kaneshiro said Armen Apoyan, 33, was arrested Tuesday in Seattle and charged with first-degree theft.

Hawaii Police are calling it - the "Grandma Scam" - thieves targeting the elderly.

Fresh off a second tour of the military's Red Hill underground storage tanks, state and city officials are giving a sobering assessment: the military may not be doing enough to protect our drinking water.

Parking crunch, and money crunch... Honolulu's rail project faces both as construction ramps up on the $5-point-3 billion dollar project.

Sales of units in The Howard Hughes Corp.'s two Honolulu ultra-luxury condominium high-rises, which began the pre-sales process earlier this year, have been consistent with the strong housing demand fundamentals in Hawaii, the developer's CEO said Thursday in a University of Hawaii predicts a 35 percent increase in median condominium pricing by ... (more)

A lawsuit is alleging that a psychiatrist molested Kamehameha Schools students in the 1970s.

Waiola Shave Ice, a popular shave ice store that's a favorite of the "Hawaii Five-0" cast and crew, plans to open its third location at Ward Centers in Honolulu.

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A controversial measure allowing for the height limit of a second resort-condominium tower on Kuhio Avenue to increase to 350 feet was approved by the Honolulu City Council on Wednesday.

The bill, which was introduced by councilmembers Ron Menor, Joey Manahan and Stanley Chang and passed first reading on Wednesday with a vote of 9-0, seeks to regulate an industry trend that over the past decade was partially responsible for the loss of 8,000 hotel units statewide, including 5,000 units in Waikiki alone.

Honolulu police are asking for your help in identifying a man wanted in connection with a robbery at the Wal-Mart on Ke'eaumoku Street.

A Circuit Court jury decided Wednesday that an extended sentence of life in prison without parole is justified for a man found guilty of murdering an 81-year-old woman in senior housing 25 years ago.

The head of the Hawaii State Bar Association disclosed the reasons for the group's negative rating for State Supreme Court judicial nominee Michael Wilson, shown above at a March 6 committee hearing, in a letter Wednesday to the Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee.

CrimeStoppers and Honolulu police are thanking the public for helping them locate a vehicle in a hit-and-run case March 8th in Aiea.

The F-A-A and N-T-S-B are investigating --- a light sport aircraft crash -- on Kauai -- that killed BOTH people on board.

As remuneration in the British Columbia public sector skyrockets, we bring you our annual database of who is making what in B.C.'s public service.

Benjamin Bishop, a civilian defense contractor accused of giving military secrets to a Chinese girlfriend half his age, is scheduled to enter a guilty plea in Honolulu on Thursday.

Honolulu attorney Michael Green filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Kamehameha Schools that alleges the school didn't protect its students from a psychiatrist who allegedly molested them.

Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell says the city's odometer is ticking away as crews work to repave 1500 lane miles over the next 5 years.