Former employees testified that Emergency Services Director Jim Ireland practices favoritism and retaliation, which ...

A 30-year-old man was shot to death at a Kalihi illegal game room, putting Laa Lane on lockdown for the entire night and ...

The Honolulu Medical Examiner's Office says a 30-year-old woman has died from injuries sustained in the New Year's fireworks ...

It’s already one of Hawaii’s largest resorts, and it’s hoping to expand further. The Hilton Hawaiian Village is planning to add a new 350-foot tower in Waikiki. Hilton said the tower will “improve ...

On the county level, the Honolulu City Council recently passed Bill 3, which aims to provide greater financial incentives for ...

Maui Mayor Richard Bissen announced Wednesday that the county will temporarily suspend Special Management Area rules for properties mauka of Front Street or outside of the erosion hazard line—a move ...

In what the city describes as bold and unprecedented, Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s administration this week publicly announced its plan to expand construction of more housing across Oahu. Coinciding with ...

These are encouraging trends, but there is much more work to be done. And one area needing urgent attention is the environmental permitting process for energy and manufacturing projects. Contrary to ...

Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber ... “Environmental review, planning and permitting, development … and most importantly, getting a line of low-income housing tax credits, if ...

Already a Honolulu ... on “planning and not just the process, and building back this community in a really creative way.” Lillis said mauka owners who are eligible for the SMA permit waiver ...

The 30-year-old woman died at a local hospital at about 5:59 a.m., the Honolulu Police Department said in a statement. The others killed included a 3-year-old boy, three women and one man.