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Why Are 175 Public Housing Units Sitting Vacant While Honolulu Struggles to ...

The Hawaii Public Housing Authority was severely shortchanged by the governor and the Legislature for money to repair vacant units. Unions also blocked continuation of a civil service exemption for maintenance crews, a program that was helping reduce ... >> view original

Loopholes hurt plastic bag ban - Honolulu Star

Environmentalists warned that Honolulu's municipal government would diminish the effectiveness of Oahu's so-called plastic bag ban by including exceptions and alternatives that allow windblown rubbish to proliferate. Little more than a week after the ... >> view original

Honolulu starts program to target feral chickens

HONOLULU (AP) - Honolulu has hired a pest control company to reduce an explosion of feral chickens on Oahu. The city recently gave an $80,000 contract to Sandwich Isle Pest Solutions as part of a pilot project called the Integrated Feral Chicken ... >> view original

Let everyone's opinions be heard - Honolulu Star

While I don't necessarily agree with Art Whistler's point of view on the Mauna Kea protectors ("Open Mauna Kea and move on," Star-Advertiser, Letters, July 7), Mary Alice Ka'iulani Milham's call for the Star-Advertiser to use "caution in publishing ... >> view original

Ferrari IPO prospectus days away - Honolulu Star

DETROIT » Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne said the automaker is days away from filing its prospectus for a public stock offering for at least 10 percent of Ferrari's shares. Marchionne first announced the company's intention to spin off ... >> view original

Lanai Co. Gets Initial OK to Develop Hotels, Resorts - Honolulu Star

Every Sunday, “Back in the Day” looks at an article that ran on this date in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. The items are verbatim, so don't blame us today for yesteryear's bad grammar. LANAI CITY » A Castle & Cooke subsidiary yesterday won preliminary ... >> view original

Apple's iPhone 6s is almost here… time to take out the trash

It's only Monday morning and I've already found what is unquestionably the stupidest thing you'll read this week. Not surprisingly, it focuses on Apple. Why isn't that a surprise? Because tech writers the world over love making ridiculous contrarian ... >> view original

Apple Makes Nearly All the Smartphone Money

Is there a more lopsided market that the market for smartphones? Of the total operating income of the eight largest manufacturers, Apple took 92% last quarter—a remarkable achievement, as the Wall Street Journal notes, given that less than 20% of ... >> view original

Chevy unveils refreshed Silverado for 2016

American truck wars are heating up. Chevrolet, responding in part to new truck offerings from Ford and Dodge, has refreshed its Silverado 1500 pick-up only two years after the new model made its debut. lRelated AutoNation dumps TrueCar in customer ... >> view original

Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto is the hot favorite to lead Nintendo

Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto poses with arcade game stars Mario Bros and Luigi at the Jovellanos Theatre in Gijon. Photograph by Miguel Riopa — AFP/Getty Images. The legendary video gamer creator is the heir apparent. With the ... >> view original