The Honolulu Police Department has opened a manslaughter investigation involving two officers after a 77-year-old man died from injuries suffered during a late-December arrest for an alleged moped theft. Read more
The officers used force to make an arrest, which resulted in the moped-theft suspect “sustaining injuries to his face and torso,” Chief Joe Logan said. Read more
Home Maid Bakery in Wailuku, Maui, will permanently close at the end of the month after 60 years in business. Read more
The Navy last week released a new report on its preliminary plumbing assessment following multiple complaints of air and water quality issues from residents on its water system. Read more
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will reopen enrollment for its Individuals and Households Program to include Compacts of Free Association citizens — citizens of the Marshall Islands, Micronesia and Palau who can live and work in the U.S. indefinitely without a visa. Read more
Hawaii’s congressional delegation in a letter Tuesday urged Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell to reopen enrollment for the Individuals and Households Program to include Compacts of Free Association citizens — citizens of the Marshall Islands, Micronesia and Palau who can live and work in the U.S. without a visa indefinitely. Read more
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Two Maui residents filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Maui County over the county’s authorization of an estimated 400,000 tons of debris in a dumpsite in Olowalu. Read more
Mayor Rick Blangiardi relaunched the City Employees’ Hawaii Foodbank Food and Fund Drive on Wednesday after it paused operations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
It is “important that the people have faith in an election and its process,” a statement from the governor’s office said. Read more
The fire sensor technology, which was developed by the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate and the U.S. Fire Administration in partnership with small business N5 Sensors Inc., will be deployed by the federal government. Read more
Maui County’s interim housing plan, which includes developments funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the state and the county, was announced Wednesday evening at the county’s weekly disaster recovery community update meeting at the Lahaina Civic Center. Read more
U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono will take Boys & Girls Clubs of Maui CEO Kelly Maluo-Pearson as her guest for President Joe Biden’s 2024 State of the Union address, she announced Tuesday. Read more
Ongoing commercial use of Kapiolani Park breaks the park’s public charitable trust, according to the Kapiolani Park Preservation Society. Read more
The Pearl Harbor National Memorial completed its last big construction project in January 2023, which involved reconstructing the dock used to load visitors to go over to the Arizona Memorial. Read more
The Honouliuli wastewater plant’s Phase 1-C will focus on overhauling the its pre-treatment, primary treatment and solids processing systems, which have been in use since the 1970s. Read more
Avalon Group, a Honolulu-based real estate development, sales and consulting company, purchased the former Walmart property at South King and Bethel streets in downtown Honolulu, it announced Thursday. Read more
Barnacle parking devices, an increasingly popular alternative to parking boots that attach to car windshields and are designed to immobilize parked vehicles, are not allowed on public property, according to a statement from the Honolulu City Council last week. Read more
Chung Chang, HBDEO’s strategic broadband coordinator, said he saw the digital divide firsthand throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, when daily life transitioned to a virtual format, with remote work and virtual learning. Read more
The Honolulu Police Department says it is meeting with some success in ongoing operations to thwart smash-and-grab burglaries across Oahu, which have been on the uptick over the past few months. Read more
CVS Health on Wednesday announced an investment of almost $35 million for affordable housing developments in Kapolei and Lahaina. Read more
“These operations right now have been very fruitful,” said HPD Maj. Brian Lynch of District 7 during a news conference today. “They are still ongoing, and we’re constantly evaluating them for their effectiveness.” Read more
