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Honolulu firefighters contain 3-alarm fire on apartment lanai

Honolulu firefighters responded to a three-alarm building fire on Ala Wai Boulevard in Waikiki Sunday afternoon. The fire department was notified a little after 3:30 p.m.. Firefighters say the first fire company arrived on scene a few minutes later and ... >> view original

Bike-friendly Honolulu about to get even friendlier

Honolulu Design Center garage had riders looking over the plans, one of which will be chosen to implement on city streets. Some of the features are already being used in other cities.... including built in locks and high tech safety options. Bikeshare ... >> view original

A GATHERING OF HEROES - Honolulu, Hawaii the Week of October 1, 2012

A GATHERING OF HEROES - Honolulu, Hawaii the Week of October 1, 2012. BY DUANE A. VACHON, PH.D. In my job I have buried 4 star generals. I have met Emperors and Empresses, Heads of States, Prime Ministers and Presidents. All of this paled when ... >> view original

Honolulu Best Buy donates fans to Farrington High School

As students continue to suffer from the scorching heat at school, the community has started to take action while the State Department of Education works to find solutions to cool down the classrooms. Best Buy Honolulu has donated its first batch of 31 ... >> view original

Reef mapping aims to stem coral bleaching - Honolulu Star

Alongside the lush and steep windward coast of Oahu, researchers are creating images of coral reefs that are in danger of dying because of warm ocean waters. They are taking high-definition 360-degree panoramic images of the reefs and using them to ... >> view original

Enterprise Holdings relocates Hawaii headquarters to Downtown Honolulu

Enterprise Holdings in Hawaii, which operates the Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Alamo Rent A Car, National Car Rental and Enterprise CarShare brands, is creating a new Hawaii regional hub and employee training center in Downtown Honolulu at a long-vacant ... >> view original

PICS: Isle9 Honolulu Showcase in Chinatown

The Isle9 Honolulu Showcase took over eight bars in Chinatown on Friday with more than three dozen DJs and other entertainers. Participating venues included Nextdoor, Bar35, Downbeat Diner, Manifest, Dragon Upstairs and Scarlet Honolulu; a portion of ... >> view original

Traditional ceramic artwork featured in museum exhibit - Honolulu Star

The Honolulu Museum of Art celebrates "Splendor and Serenity: Korean Ceramics From the Honolulu Museum of Art," which started Aug. 13 and continues through Nov. 8. The museum's announcement says: "The exhibition, which is made possible by ... >> view original

Bikeshare Hawaii wants to change face of transportation in Honolulu

A new program aims to change the face of transportation in Honolulu, by getting drivers to say goodbye to four wheels, and hello to two wheels. KHON2 sought answers on how the new “Bikeshare Hawaii” project will work. “So I got to ride bike share in a ... >> view original

Alzheimer's is ticking time bomb that needs immediate attention - Honolulu Star

Families rarely talk to friends about how Alzheimer's disease is impacting them. However, there are more than 5 million Americans, including 26,000 Hawaii residents, living with Alzheimer's disease. This disease is not a normal part of aging, and is ... >> view original