Former attorney general, budget director Earl Anzai dies at 81

• By Mia Anzalone
• July 29, 2023

Earl Anzai, the no- nonsense and feisty former attorney general and director of budget and finance under former Gov. Ben Caye­tano, died Sunday. He was 81. Read more

Quiet on set: Hollywood strikes leave Hawaii crew members behind

• By Mia Anzalone
• July 28, 2023

The Hollywood strike that has united writers and actors for the first time in 60 years also has left hundreds of crew members in Hawaii without paychecks as work on Hawaii-based television shows and movies has been suspended. Read more

Search for answers continues in deaths of 2 divers on Oahu

• By Mia Anzalone
• July 25, 2023

Two free divers were spearfishing at a popular diving spot on Oahu’s North Shore for the first time with a group of work friends early Sunday morning when they went missing for hours and were later found unresponsive. Read more

City, state ‘public carry’ laws caught in the crosshairs

• By Mia Anzalone
• July 23, 2023

Honolulu and the state both recently enacted laws establishing “sensitive places” where the “public carry of firearms” is prohibited, but the measures conflict when it comes to how properties that do allow guns on the premises are required to communicate that to their customers. Read more

Alaska Airlines is expanding its workforce and routes

• By Mia Anzalone
• July 22, 2023

As the summer travel season peaks in Hawaii, Alaska Airlines is hiring employees at unprecedented levels, expanding direct flights to the state and taking further steps to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040. Read more

Oahu’s Iwilei Resource Center off to slow but impactful start

• By Mia Anzalone
• July 22, 2023

The center opened in June after sitting vacant for a year — treating homeless people with medical conditions that are too serious for shelters to handle but not severe enough for hospitalization. Read more

Hollywood strike rallies Hawaii talent

• By Mia Anzalone
• July 19, 2023

About 100 members of Hawaii’s chapters of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, and the Writers Guild of America, rallied Tuesday afternoon at the state Capitol to vocalize their support for Hollywood’s first industrywide strike in 63 years, shutting down television and film productions around the globe. Read more

No decision in Kaimuki ‘monster home’ hearing

• By Mia Anzalone
• July 15, 2023

The city Building Board of Appeals heard final arguments of an appeal by developer Christy Lei, who is asking to resume construction on the homes on a 19,000-square-foot property in the 3600 block area of Sierra Drive. Read more

Caldwell’s book about Honolulu’s rail in the works

• By Mia Anzalone
• July 13, 2023

Former Mayor Kirk Caldwell plans to write a new book about historic efforts to create Honolulu’s rail system after just publishing a book in May about 25 state leaders and their responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more

Drone shows expand as safe alternatives to fireworks

• By Mia Anzalone
• July 9, 2023

The Fourth of July holiday was relatively quiet this year — at least in Boulder, Colo., and Salt Lake City. Read more

TSA officer reunited with group of first responders who saved him

• By Mia Anzalone
• July 6, 2023

Hugs, handshakes and tears were in abundance Wednesday afternoon at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport when Mark Gumabon, 57, a Transportation Security Administration officer, was reunited with the first responders and fellow TSA officers who resuscitated him after he suffered a sudden cardiac arrest in April. Read more

State, city strain to keep traffic signs clear of overgrown foliage

• By Mia Anzalone
• July 5, 2023

Drivers traveling along the rolling Kapaa Quarry Road in Kailua can easily miss 25 mph speed limit signs and even a traffic light near Kalaheo High School that are regularly blocked by overgrown vegetation. Read more

Hawaii Housing Authority seeks 10,880 more affordable units

• By Mia Anzalone
• July 4, 2023

The Hawaii Public Housing Authority has taken on the monumental task of taking its inventory from 1,187 units to an additional 10,880, announcing Monday that it has chosen a developer for its Ka Lei Momi Redevelopment Project at nine existing housing properties over the next decade and beyond. Read more

Group starts second training in politics, advocacy

• By Mia Anzalone
• June 30, 2023

Pacific Resource Partnership, a nonprofit organization that represents the state’s largest construction union, launches its second annual Partners for Democracy program today with a new group of 30 Hawaii residents focused on learning the basics of political campaigning, issues affecting public policy and community advocacy. Read more

Honolulu receives $20M for electric bus fleet

• By Mia Anzalone
• June 28, 2023

The Federal Transit Administration has awarded the city Department of Transportation Services $20 million to purchase seven all-electric buses and expand charging station capacities at the city’s Pearl City bus depot. Read more

Hawaii to receive $150M for rural broadband access

• By Mia Anzalone
• June 27, 2023

Nearly $150 million in new federal funding for high-speed internet access is coming to Hawaii — a major boost to ongoing efforts to ensure broadband and internet service to households across the state, particularly in rural areas. Read more

Kaimuki residents protest ‘monster home’ construction

• By Mia Anzalone
• June 24, 2023

The board met to hear an appeal of a revocation of three building permits issued to property owner Christy Lei, who was ordered to halt construction in June 2021 on three two-story homes in the 3600 block of Sierra Drive Read more

Shooting victim’s family continues to hold vigil

• By Mia Anzalone
• June 22, 2023

Family and friends of 17-year-old Richianna Deguzman, who is in critical condition at The Queen’s Medical Center after being shot in the head Saturday evening in Maili, spread out on blankets and lawn chairs Wednesday to hold a vigil across the street from the hospital. Read more

Iwilei medical respite center opens

• By Mia Anzalone
• June 20, 2023

City and state officials celebrated the opening of the city’s newest medical respite center in Iwilei on Monday after the completed facility sat unused for more than a year. Read more

HPD to use pickup trucks as some patrol vehicles

• By Mia Anzalone
• June 16, 2023

For the first time ever, the Honolulu Police Department will employ pickup trucks as patrol vehicles in each of the eight districts. Read more

Gov. Green signs bills relating to domestic violence and child welfare

• By Mia Anzalone
• June 15, 2023

Gov. Josh Green signed eight bills at the state Capitol on Wednesday relating to domestic violence and sexual assault, and seven bills relating to wellness and child welfare. Read more