State officials say they’ll have to relocate the 450-foot-tall radio tower near the Kapalama Canal in the next several years to help make way for more harbor capacity — but where the tower will go hasn’t been decided. Read more
The Kalani High School Paddling Team had a bit of a scare Monday when an ocean wave inundated a double-hulled canoe with 12 of its members near Spitting Cave in East Oahu, prompting fire and Ocean Safety crews to help rescue them. Read more
Getting a small Hawaiian voyaging canoe through one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes was never guaranteed, but Hokule‘a crews overcame that uncertainty. Read more
For the first time in 20 months, the Hawaiian sailing canoe Hokule‘a is back in Pacific waters today after transiting the Panama Canal, the latest milestone in its voyage around the world. Read more
After two and a half years sailing around the planet, the Hokule‘a is almost home — but its journey and mission are far from over, says Nainoa Thompson. Read more
The Honolulu City Council might further demonstrate its support for another tax extension to rescue the island’s troubled transit project by repealing the rail-spending limit it enacted last year. Read more
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Following a New Year’s fireworks accident that killed a woman in Kapolei, state lawmakers will likely reconsider boosting inspections of the shipping containers that authorities say are used to smuggle in most of Oahu’s illegal pyrotechnics. Read more
In 2015, shortly before state lawmakers approved the five-year tax extension that Honolulu rail leaders said would likely be more than enough to finish the project, Mayor KirkCaldwell pressed for more money — just in case. Read more
After spending most of 2016 on the East Coast, Hawaiian sailing canoe Hokule‘a has departed the U.S. and is headed under sail for the Panama Canal. Read more
With another tax-extension request coming their way, state lawmakers have now formally asked that rail’s federal partners brief them directly in Hawaii on the financially troubled project. Read more
Honolulu fire officials are investigating what caused a blaze to engulf a giant forklift at a busy Honolulu shipping pier Monday, sending up a smoke plume visible from across the city and prompting an evacuation of a quarter-mile area. Nimitz Highway was closed for more than an hour. Read more
City leaders say they’re determined to find a way to build their “Plan A” — a nearly $10 billion elevated transit line that runs all the way to Ala Moana Center — despite the giant budget obstacles that still block that goal. Read more
Honolulu’s rail system could face further delays if Hitachi Rail Italy can’t fix a newly discovered glitch in its train cars before tests scheduled to start next year, project officialssay. Read more
The ZipMobile broke down for at least the third time in as many years Monday, snarling the early- morning town-bound traffic on the H-1 freeway. Read more
Rural commuters in Windward Oahu who rely on TheBus are getting some relief after enduring several years of scaled-back service, but it remains to be seen whether they’ll keep those gains in the long term. Read more
The rail system’s federal partners have again extended the deadline for the city’s crucial rail “recovery” plan, giving local leaders four more months to deal with daunting budget problems but not as much time as they’d hoped. Read more
A damaged hull forced a cruise ship to return to Honolulu this week for repairs days after it had left Maui on a course for Mexico. Read more
Rail officials disclosed Friday that the transit project’s financing costs could be dramatically greater than previously reported and drive the final price tag to around $9.5 billion. Read more
Rail officials disclosed for the first time today that the transit project’s financing costs could drive the final price tag as high as $9.5 billion — nearly a billion dollars higher than a cost estimate that was disclosed only about two months ago. Read more
With a tough re-election contest behind him, Mayor Kirk Caldwell and his administration will soon resume work on one of Honolulu’s hottest issues: bike lanes in the heart of the city. Read more
Local officials have hatched a plan that they hope will keep visitors happy and traffic headaches at a minimum during events starting later this week that commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack. Read more
