Affordable-housing advocates maintain that a city proposal for interim housing requirements for projects with zoning exemptions in transit-oriented development areas does not go far enough to meet Oahu’s housing shortage. Read more
Environmentalists pushing for a ban on all plastic checkout bags to reduce litter and protect marine life maintain that a Honolulu City Council bill that was advanced Wednesday does not go far enough. Read more
A Honolulu City Council committee Tuesday deferred action on a bill that would prohibit pedestrians from viewing mobile electronic devices while crossing a street or highway, after concerns were raised that the measure’s language might be too vague. Read more
Renezel Lagran and her Maui High School classmates won top honors Thursday for their video on women in technology at this year’s Olelo Youth Xchange student video competition. Read more
Gov. David Ige joined dozens of kindergarten and first-grade students, along with faculty and state officials, to dedicate a new one-story, air-conditioned building at Ewa Elementary School on Tuesday. Read more
The city is seeking input on its draft plan for transit-oriented development around the three rail stations in the Honolulu Airport area, including proposed new mixed-use communities not primarily centered on housing. Read more
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The state Department of Transportation announced Thursday that crews have started construction on a long-awaited project to rehabilitate Roosevelt Bridge in Central Oahu. Read more
Luana Emond and Nona Naleieha waved bright orange flags to stop cars as they crossed Kalanianaole Highway in Waimanalo. Read more
Mayor Kirk Caldwell’s affordable housing proposal has generated mixed reviews from the development community and housing advocates. Read more
Fred Pereira has been offering free boxing lessons at the Waianae District Park gymnasium for more than 40 years, but he’s been losing students since the city closed the building’s second floor more than two years ago due to the roof leaking and other issues. Read more
Brandon Pagarigan says after raising safety concerns, he is proud of the work he and other young skateboarders put in to a community effort to improve the skateboarding area at Ewa Beach Community Park. Read more
Mayor Kirk Caldwell has allowed a City Council bill permitting live Christmas trees in Honolulu Hale to become law without his signature, but said he will ask city departments to continue using artificial trees during Honolulu City Lights, citing safety concerns. Read more
A City Council committee has deferred action on a measure addressing illegal vacation rentals and the concerns from residents that a growing market for these transient units has harmed Oahu neighborhoods. Read more
A City Council committee gave tentative approval Tuesday to pay out an additional $300,000 to three downtown law firms to represent the city Ethics Commission, its former executive director and former commission investigator in a suit filed by former Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha. Read more
The Honolulu Zoo is expected to reopen tomorrow during normal hours as crews repair a two-inch galvanized pipe. Read more
Two new cultural markers erected in February near the hula mound at Kapolei Regional Park are part of a growing effort by community groups that hope not only to educate residents about places of historic significance, but to help deter vandalism. Read more
State lawmakers advanced a bill Thursday that could help improve conditions at Sunset Memorial Park in Pearl City after concerns were raised that the cemetery has been neglected and is in disrepair. Read more
A group of Kapolei residents and officials are pushing for several short- and long-term measures in an effort to step up pedestrian safety along a stretch of Kamaaha Avenue where they say speeding, poor lighting and other unsafe conditions pose a danger. Read more
The city is proposing several short-term projects in Waipahu, some of which are already funded, in an effort to build on existing transit-oriented development plans and to prepare the area for rail’s arrival. Read more
Cora Lau still has the time on her cellphone set six hours ahead after spending a memorable week in New York with her Niu Valley Middle School classmates. Read more
Live Christmas trees would again be allowed in Honolulu Hale under a bill unanimously approved by the City Council on Wednesday despite strong objections from the Honolulu Fire Department. Read more
