Kailua News

A construction crane toppled over in Kailua nearly crushing two women in a jeep.

QUESTION: Any chance of bringing back the two Hawaii Superferries now sitting at the dock in Norfolk, Va.? Think of all the loss of income, lure for tourists and interstate produce, goods and services that are now not producing potential income.

Trade Winds Family Medicine LLC, a family medicine clinic dedicated to bringing an on-time, personalized 'no wait, no rush' model of patient care to Hawaii's residents, today announced the successful opening of its first clinic at the Pali Palms Plaza located in Kailua overlooking Kailua Bay and serving Windward Oahu and surrounding communities.

F ear and foreboding hung over beaches and harbors and coastal communities last week as a certain place digested the inevitability of rising sea levels.

Hauula resident Shon Kaanaana still locks the door to his house, which is now just a kitchen hanging over the rushing Kaipapau Stream.

AUDREY McAVOY Hawaii's beaches are shrinking; scientists say the trend will accelerate with global warming KAILUA, Hawaii - KAILUA, Hawaii a ' Jenn Boneza remembers when the white sandy beach near the boat ramp in her hometown was wide enough for people to build sand castles.

The City and County of Honolulu is already preparing for the incoming severe weather, by clearing out ditches and streams that could overflow.

Hawaii companies that would benefit from earmarks sponsored by U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye that are in the Senate version of the fiscal year 2010 defense appropriations measure.

Hawaii News Now has learned that President Barack Obama is planning to spend the Christmas holidays in Hawaii.

The state Department of Transportation is planning to do major work on a retaining wall along Kalanianaole Highway near Makapuu, but the construction will mean more than a year of lane closures and major traffic headaches for residents heading in and out of Waimanalo.

Glenn Uyeda shows off some of the plates that are attracting customers to The Alley restaurant in Aiea.

The Schools of the Future initiative seeks to transform Island education. Tiffany Hill Adrian Allan, headmaster of Le Jardin Academy stands in one of his students' high-tech classrooms.

Local author Graham Salisbury seemed surprised that he was returning to Kailua Elementary School, now a successful writer with a new nationally published children's book series set at the school he had attended from grades 2 through 6. 'It feels a little bizarre,' Salisbury told a group of about 100 students, parents, grandparents and staff ...

The most expensive house on Oahu is officially up for sale at $36 million. It is the most expensive ever listed in Kailua.

Just listed: beachfront Kailua estate at 210 N. Kalaheo Ave. for $36 million. Jeff Kerr of Kerr Michaels Design, along with three investment partners who make up Akua Lau LLC, finished building the estate four years after buying the 1.5-acre lot, and are asking for a record-high price for Oahu's Windward side.

Bank of Hawaii Kailua Branch Manager Catherine Sato led the 'Get Smart About Credit' session, which focused on the fundamentals of wise credit use to about 25 high school juniors in the AVID program at Kailua High School.

Displaying signs saying "No to Furloughs" and "Stop Furlough Fridays," parents and children rallied at the state Capitol in hopes of convincing state leaders to do away with the state's furlough plan that will cut 17 days off the school year.

The closure of public schools yesterday - the first of 17 planned "furlough Fridays" - marked a new low for Hawaii's beleaguered public education system, according to hundreds of protesters gathered at the state Capitol.

The city is paving the parking lot on the north end of Kailua Beach Park in a project far smaller than one planned seven years ago for the site that included reconfiguring the road, adding parking stalls and providing space for commercial activities.

RevoluSun, in partnership with GreenBuilt Construction LLC and the Pacific Sustainable Building Science invites the public to attend a free green open house in Kailua to learn about what makes a house green and how you can 'green up' your home.