Feedback on Kapalama park sought at meeting

• By Jayna Omaye
• Feb. 8, 2017

City officials are seeking input on preliminary designs for a park and other improvements along the Kapalama Canal as part of transit-oriented development efforts. Read more

Nanakuli library may be done this summer

• By Jayna Omaye
• Feb. 5, 2017

Construction of the long-awaited Nanakuli Public Library is expected to be finished by the end of summer, state officials say. Read more

Partnerships help repair park facilities

• By Jayna Omaye
• Jan. 28, 2017

Long-awaited park improvement projects in Haleiwa and Ewa Beach are moving forward thanks to two public-private partnerships. Read more

DLNR enforcement chief honed skills in California

• By Jayna Omaye
• Jan. 23, 2017

Robert Farrell, the state Department of Land and Natural Resources’ new chief of enforcement, pledged to work on improving efficiency and providing more resources to staff as he takes the reins as helm of DLNR’s Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement. Read more

Community members unite to tackle traffic issues

• By Jayna Omaye
• Jan. 22, 2017

Central and West Oahu neighborhood board members have banded together to help address traffic issues and plan to present their ideas to state, city and federal officials in hopes of improving congestion on the H-1 and H-2 freeways and along major thoroughfares. Read more

Partnership to improve skate park in Ewa Beach

• By Jayna Omaye
• Jan. 21, 2017

Community members and city officials have forged a public-private partnership to improve the skateboarding area at Ewa Beach Community Park after concerns were raised last year about the facility’s unsafe conditions. Read more

Modular housing units in Waianae offer their occupants a chance to make a better life

• By Jayna Omaye
• Jan. 8, 2017

Emily Llewellyn hopes to own a home one day, but the 35-year-old acknowledges that she has a long way to go to make that goal a reality. Read more

Interim rules set affordable housing standards

• By Jayna Omaye
• Jan. 7, 2017

The Honolulu Planning Commission has backed a proposal for interim affordable housing requirements for projects that seek zoning exemptions within transit-oriented development areas as a precursor to adoption of zoning regulations along the rail line. Read more

Fireworks sales go boom

• By Jayna Omaye
• Dec. 30, 2016

According to the Honolulu Fire Department, 17,151 fireworks permits have been issued for this New Year’s Eve, compared with 13,811 last year. Read more

Beach park pavilion closed for safety

• By Jayna Omaye
• Dec. 28, 2016

Structural safety concerns prompted the city Department of Parks and Recreation to close the pavilion at Waimanalo Beach Park last week until further notice. Read more

Councilman takes swing at odors from golf course

• By Jayna Omaye
• Dec. 25, 2016

City Councilman Joey Manahan has met with officials at the Honolulu Country Club in an effort to address concerns by Salt Lake residents about foul odors emanating from the waters around the club. Read more

Shafter pupils use cafeteria as classroom, eat on tarps

• By Jayna Omaye
• Dec. 12, 2016

Some students at Shafter Elementary School have been using the library and cafeteria as classrooms since last school year while three portable rooms have sat vacant on the campus for about two years, leading an area legislator and parent to question the state Department of Education about the delay. Read more

Facility to bear Takai’s name

• By Jayna Omaye
• Dec. 2, 2016

To honor the late U.S. Rep. Mark Takai, the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center at the Patsy T. Mink Central Oahu Regional Park in Waipio will soon bear the congressman’s name. Read more

Input, ideas sought on dog park notion

• By Jayna Omaye
• Nov. 30, 2016

City officials are gathering input on a proposal for a dog park and training facility at the Patsy T. Mink Central Oahu Regional Park in Waipio. Read more

City seeks to rename center to honor Takai

• By Jayna Omaye
• Nov. 28, 2016

The late U.S. Rep. Mark Takai was remembered in Hawaii and across the nation for his love of his family, tenacious dedication and intense work ethic, as well as recognized as a champion of veterans’ issues. Read more

Man critically hurt in Ewa dirt bike accident

• By Star-Advertiser staff
• Nov. 24, 2016

A man believed to be in his late 20s suffered critical injuries Thursday after an accident involving a dirt bike, according to police and emergency medical service authorities. Read more

Salvation Army is serving up thousands of holiday meals

• By Jayna Omaye
• Nov. 24, 2016

Hundreds of volunteers will be serving up Thanksgiving dinner today at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center to help the Salvation Army provide 2,000 people with hot meals. Read more

Students bring aloha from isles to Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade

• By Jayna Omaye
• Nov. 23, 2016

Talafaaiva Ealim, a junior at Nanakuli High and Intermediate School, recalls the first time the Hawaii All State Marching Band practiced together this past weekend after arriving in the nation’s capital. Read more

City water rescue teams will study consolidation

• By Jayna Omaye
• Nov. 20, 2016

City Emergency Services and Fire Department officials have agreed to compile a report looking into the feasibility of consolidating ocean safety services. Read more

Options for Halawa plan grow

• By Jayna Omaye
• Nov. 19, 2016

A smaller Aloha Stadium with 30,000 to 40,000 seats, an employment center, pedestrian and bicycle improvements, and a range of housing options are envisioned as possible transit-oriented development projects for Halawa. Read more

HFD douses flare-ups from Kalaeloa brush fire

• By Jayna Omaye
• Nov. 15, 2016

Honolulu firefighters are working today to extinguish hot spots and flare ups in Kalaeloa from a Monday afternoon brush fire. Read more