Semisub owner facing federal charges nabbed after fleeing in vessel
The owner of the Semisub tour boat company who fled Oahu on his ailing vessel earlier this week was apprehended by U.S. Marshals today. Read more
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Semisub in fraud case missing from Kewalo Harbor
Semisub One, the vessel belonging to Curtiss Jackson, a tour boat company co-founder charged with federal securities fraud and released on pretrial bond in October, was gone from its slip in Kewalo Harbor on Thursday. Read more
Diversified ulu zone can boost profits, report finds
Growing ulu, also known as breadfruit, in a diversified plot can be more profitable than monocrops, according to a report by the Hawaii Ulu Cooperative and Propagate, an agronomy software company. Read more
Oahu residents reeling from steep property value increases
Some Oahu residents are expressing frustration and outrage as they brace for a jump in property tax bills after the latest property value assessments were released in December. Read more
Pricing, availability of ahi in Hawaii remain uncertain for holiday
Before sunup Monday the Honolulu Fish Auction — “the only fish auction between Tokyo and Maine” — was doing business as usual: A dozen men in coats and rubber boots stepped along rows of tuna on ice, lifting fillets and prodding flesh to the tune of the masked auctioneer muttering the price per pound. Read more
Problems frustrate people relying on Oahu’s TheHandi-Van
Deborah Braiman uses Honolulu’s TheHandi-Van service to get her where she needs to go — except when it doesn’t. Read more
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County ordered to pay ex-Maui prosecutor $75K
A federal jury Wednesday ruled in favor of a former Maui prosecutor who sued the county for violating his right to due process, awarding him $75,000 in damages. Read more
Housing boom to boost Honolulu property taxes
The overall assessed value of taxable properties on Oahu is set to increase for the 2023-2024 tax year, according to a news release from the City and County of Honolulu’s Real Property Assessment Division. Read more
State partners with nonprofit group for upgrades to school playgrounds
The state has funneled $18 million to improving public school playgrounds across the islands, but it’s outsourcing the work to a nonprofit. Read more
Researchers tag sharks with sensors to track their movements
Sharks, that is, can boldly go where no sensor has gone before, and possibly with practical effect, like forecasting hurricanes generated between Hawaii and the Americas. Read more
Honolulu City Council unanimously approves cap for bus fares
The Honolulu City Council unanimously approved a bill Wednesday that would benefit low-income public transportation riders and others looking to save money on frequent trips. Read more
Hawaii Pacific University starts state’s first Doctor of Physical Therapy program
Aspiring physical therapists have always had to leave Hawaii to get trained, but a new program at Hawaii Pacific University is working to change that. Read more
Huge waves draw surfers on Oahu’s North Shore
With winter on its way, sizable surf has already hit Oahu, but Thursday saw it grow orderly and clean — a good training day for experienced surfers. And today is supposed to be “epic,” according to the surf forecasting website Surfline. Read more
Suspect in fatal Ewa Beach shooting surrenders to Sheriff’s deputies
State Sheriff’s deputies helped negotiate the surrender of Ewa Beach murder suspect Patrick Tuputala through a confidential source shortly after 7 p.m. tonight. Read more
Sinkhole fix complicated by ‘a lot of unknowns’
A sinkhole in Kakaako that led city officials to close the intersection at Halekauwila and Cooke streets in October is months away from a fix. Read more
Salvation Army serves up 50th annual feast, holiday cheer
‘I’m just chief turkey here,” said Salvation Army Maj. Stephen Ball as he prepared to carry a ceremonial cooked bird, wrapped in a purple orchid lei, across the Neal S. Blaisdell Center floor. Read more
Big waves draw surfers and onlookers to Oahu’s North Shore
The National Weather Service issued a high-surf warning, likely to continue into the weekend, for all the islands’ northern shores and a high-surf advisory for western shores. Read more
Mayor Blangiardi to move forward with historic preservation panel
Mayor Rick Blangiardi announced his intent to staff the Oahu Historic Preservation Commission on Wednesday, three decades after the City Council created it without filling its ranks. Read more
North Shore project gets OK to be built on stilts
A mile up the North Shore from where a house fell into the ocean in February, a new oceanfront development just received special approval from the county government. Read more
2 Maui men found guilty of federal hate crime
A jury Thursday found two Native Hawaiian men guilty of a federal hate crime, eight years after they beat up a white man who bought a house in their remote village on Maui. Read more
Jury finds 2 Maui men guilty of federal hate crime in 2014 assault
The verdict stemmed from an 2014 incident in which two Native Hawaiian men beat a white man who had purchased a house in the village of Kahakuloa. Read more
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