Costs for Honolulu ’s rail-transit project are going up, by almost $16 million to be exact. Local media reported Friday that a change order request by a Kiewit Building Group Inc. and Albert C. Kobayashi Inc. joint venture for that money was approved b... »
Elevating Honolulu’s planned rail-transit system is all about safety and keeping the trains out of traffic to the project’s supporters. But to the opponents who argue that it creates a monstrosity that blocks views and doesn’t fit in Hawaii, it’s anoth... »
The $2.2 million project to replenish the sand along Hawaii's Waikiki Beach has gotten behind schedule because of heavy surf and is now expected to finish in early May. KITV reports sections of the beach are scheduled to close during the mornings throu... »
A bill that would encourage transit-oriented development around the planned stations along the 20-mile route of Honolulu's rail transit project is headed to a conference committee after different versions passed both houses of Hawaii's Legislature. Sta... »
Jim Kelly, former editorial page editor of The Honolulu Advertiser and former editor of Pacific Business News, is returning to Hawaii as the communications manager for the Kauai Island Utility Cooperative. Kelly, who is currently managing editor of The... »
Gov. Neil Abercrombie on Wednesday signed into law a bill that settles the Office of Hawaiian Affairs’ claims to income from ceded lands by conveying ownership of land in Honolulu’s Kakaako neighborhood valued at $200 million. Senate Bill 2781 conveys ... »
Apple is scheduled to unveil its next-generation iPad Wednesday, with reports indicating it may call the device the iPad HD. The Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal is reporting that, among other features, the new iPad will have a high-resolution ... »
Hale Kipa Inc. has received a $452,500 grant from the Hauoli Mau Loa Foundation to support the nonprofit's work throughout Hawaii. "Hauoli Mau Loa Foundation's commitment to unrestricted funding of Hale Kipa's operations is a blessing," said Punky Plet... »
Sears Holding Corp. said Friday that its Sears store at Ala Moana Center in Honolulu will remain open beyond next year. The store is “expected to stay open into 2014,” spokeswoman Kimberly Freely said. Hoffman Estates, Ill.-based Sears Holding Corp. (N... »
Hawaii lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow high-rise condominiums to be built on two lots along Ala Moana Boulevard, exempting the lots from a 2006 law that banned residential development on the Kakaako waterfront. KITV reports Senate Bil... »
The cars Honolulu plans to use for its rail transit project would require so many people to stand during the trip from Kapolei to Ala Moana Center that many might not use the system, according to a report from a private consultant hired by the Federal ... »
Rick Daysog, reporter for the Sacramento Bee and former reporter for The Honolulu Advertiser and the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, is coming back to Hawaii. Daysog has taken a job with the Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism’s Sta... »
Flip Flop Shops has moved its first Hawaii store from the Sheraton Waikiki to a 435 square-foot space at Ala Moana Center. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports franchise owners Steve Haugse and Kurt Haller, who opened their second Flip Flop Shops locat... »
The Howard Hughes Corp. said Friday it has retained Honolulu-based Bishop Street Commercial to handle new leasing for 600,000 square feet of office and industrial space. This includes space at the IBM Building, Ward Plaza, Ward Centers and additional c... »
General Growth Properties is paying Sears Holding Corp. $250 million to buy out the lease on the Sears store at Ala Moana Center in Hawaii. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports the Ala Moana lease will account for the lion's share of the $270 million G... »
