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Emergency work to remove boulders looming over Kalihi neighborhood begins Saturday

Emergency work to remove large boulders above a Kalihi Valley neighborhood will begin Saturday.Earlier this month, several boulders crashed into homes on Kula Kolea Place.  Residents were warned more boulders could come loose from the hillside.Starting... »

800 without power after garbage truck snags power lines in Kapalama

About 800 Hawaiian Electric customers are without power in Kapalama after a garbage truck accidentally snagged some power lines on Friday.According to HECO officials, it happened at about 8:30 a.m. on Skyline Drive.Officials did not specify when power ... »

Work to begin this weekend to remove boulders from Kalihi Valley

Work will begin Saturday to remove boulders above a Kalihi Valley neighborhood.Earlier this month several boulders crashed into homes on Kula Kolea Place.Residents were later warned that more boulders could come loose from the hillside, which is privat... »

Archaeological survey work continues in urban Honolulu for rail

The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation says archaeological survey work continues this week in the urban Honolulu area for the rail transit project.Motorists are advised of lane closures related to the survey work being conducted in the Kalihi,... »

Emergency meeting for Honolulu boulders mitigation

HONOLULU (AP) - The state Board of Land and Natural Resources is calling an emergency meeting for authorization to enter private property where boulders rolled down a Honolulu mountainside and crashed into houses.Friday's meeting comes about a week aft... »

Honolulu high school celebrates 75th anniversary

HONOLULU (AP) - Farrington High School will celebrate its 75th anniversary this weekend.Current students, alumni, and Hawaii House of Representatives Vice Speaker Rep. Joey Manahan will observe the milestone at the school's Kalihi campus on Saturday.Th... »

Judge approves class action settlement for victims of UH data breaches

A judge has approved a class action settlement for victims of five data breaches that occurred at the University of Hawaii and its campuses over the past twoyears.The data breaches potentially exposed personal data of over 90,000 faculty, students, alu... »

Memorial services to be held for kumu hula O'Brian Eselu

The public is invited to bid aloha to beloved kumu hula O'Brian Eselu.Memorials will take place next Friday and Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Kalihi Chapel.Next Friday's viewing is scheduled from 5 p.m until 9 p.m.  Viewin... »

State seeks to stabalize Kalihi rock fall

The state is looking at ways it can help Kalihi residents after being warned that more boulders could come crashing down from a nearby mountainside.According to the governor's office, the chairman of the Land and Natural Resources Department and the St... »

Mayoral candidate Kirk Caldwell's headquarters opens in Kalihi

Honolulu mayoral candidate Kirk Caldwell opened his campaign headquarters Saturday. The HQ is located on Nimitz Highway in Kalihi. Caldwell was joined by a group of supporters at the event."I know what the job requires," Caldwell said, "it's about up-c... »

Naval Shipyard presents job fair at HCC Saturday

Thousands are expected to turn out for Pearl Harbor's apprenticeship career fair Saturday.It's at Honolulu Community College on Dillingham Boulevard from 8 a.m. to noon.There are one hundred openings for the naval shipyard's apprenticeship program. Eng... »

28 Hawaii post offices to offer tax day late collections

A total of 28 Post Offices across the state will offer late collection of mail from specially marked collection boxes on federal Tax Day, Tuesday, April 17 to accommodate last-second filers of federal tax returns. Taxpayers have an extra day to file th... »

Boulders fall off hill and substantially damage Kalihi homes

Boulders fell on three Kalihi homes Thursday night. They came down the hill on Kula Kolea Drive just before 9 p.m.There are no reported injuries and no roads have been closed.The Fire Department says the three homes sustained substantial damage.The Dep... »

Suspect caught breaking into Kalihi restaurant

Honolulu police arrested a man in connection with the burglary of a Kalihi restaurant Wednesday night.Police say the 41-year-old suspect used a cinder block to break the front window of the restaurant.The suspect removed property from the restaurant an... »

The Blood Bank of Hawaii opens new donor center

The Blood Bank of Hawaii opened its new Young Street donor center this morning.The building, which is nearly 9,000 square feet, includes a 12-bed facility for donors.The new location will also serve as an alternate distribution site if its dillingham l... »

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