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Honolulu mayor vetoes bill expanding sit-lie ban

Tents and homemade structures line the banks of the Kapalama Canal on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015 in Honolulu. Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell signed a bill to ban camping along the banks of city-owned waterways including this canal, where homeless ... >> view original

Honolulu police arrest suspect in Chinatown stabbing

The suspect in a Chinatown stabbing late July was arrested Tuesday night, according to Honolulu police. Anh Bui, 56, was taken into custody on suspicion of attempted murder at around 7:30 p.m.. Bui is accused of stabbing a man in his late 30s three ... >> view original

Low-income families living in Honolulu homeless encampment

HONOLULU (AP) - More than 40 percent of the people in a homeless encampment in Honolulu's Kakaako district are families. That's according to a new survey released by Hawaii Gov. David Ige on Monday. The study was conducted in early August and ... >> view original

Honolulu impresario buys Kamuela Inn - Honolulu Star

Well known in Honolulu show business circles, impresario Tim Bostock and his wife, Melanie Holt, are planning a complete renovation of their new mom-and-pop business, the historic Kamuela Inn, in Waimea on Hawaii island. The 30-room hotel was built in ... >> view original

Assets School opens new high school campus in Honolulu's Alewa Heights

Assets School opened its high school campus this week on the former Academy of the Pacific School property in the Alewa Heights section of Honolulu. Approximately 130 students and 30 faculty and staff attended the first day of school at the 4-acre ... >> view original

Honolulu's Pelatron Q focusing waste-to-energy efforts on Kauai

Honolulu-based Pelatron Q, which is part of the engineering and technology development government contracting firm Pelatron Inc., is focusing its waste-to-energy efforts on the island of Kauai, mainly because that's where the need is most urgent when ... >> view original

Special crew clears homeless camps as it enforces 2 city bans - Honolulu Star

Because the team is required to give 24-hour notice under the stored-property ordinance, 25 tents and tarps that had lined Kapalama Canal only days before were all gone Tuesday morning, said Honolulu Police Department community policing officer ... >> view original

Former Hawaii Energy Office chief takes on new role at Honolulu energy firm

Ted Peck, who formerly was the head of Hawaii's Energy Office, has taken on a new job as lead developer and CEO of Holu Energy LLC, a Honolulu-based energy systems project development company, he confirmed to PBN Wednesday. Wisconsin-based ... >> view original

Tennessee Titans put ad featuring Marcus Mariota in Honolulu paper

In an effort to draw more fans to their home games, the Tennessee Titans placed the below ad in a Honolulu newspaper featuring rookie quarterback Marcus Mariota. Smart: Titans place ad in Honolulu paper advertising chance to see native Mariota in ... >> view original

Panel grounds measure on bird noise - Honolulu Star

A controversial bill imposing noise restrictions on pet birds in residential zones was shelved by a Honolulu City Council committee Tuesday. The Public Health, Safety and Welfare Committee deferred Bill 51 at the request of Councilwoman Carol Fukunaga, ... >> view original