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Judge Denies ACLU Motion for City to Stop Homeless Sweeps

A federal judge on Tuesday denied the American Civil Liberties Union's request to stop Honolulu officials from clearing homeless encampments. The ACLU asked U.S. District Judge Helen Gillmor to order the city to stop seizing and destroying people's ... >> view original

Four great Honolulu restaurants

Downtown Honolulu doesn't exactly evoke a lost tropical isle, what with all the skyscrapers, traffic and miles of malls, but its dining scene is edgy, exciting and utterly delicious. Here, Hawaiian regional cuisine meets Chinatown, hipster cocktails ... >> view original

Landmark Honolulu office tower goes on the market after $14M upgrade

The landmark Honolulu office building formerly known as the Gold Bond Building, which recently completed a $14 million renovation, is now up for sale, according to a sales listing obtained by PBN. Roseville, California-based Palmer Capital Inc. is ... >> view original

Vino to reopen in October at Honolulu's Restaurant Row: Slideshow

It has been nearly four months since Vino Italian Tapas & Wine Bar closed its doors at Honolulu's Waterfront Plaza, but it won't be long before it will reopen in a space nearby within the next two weeks under a new name but under familiar ownership ... >> view original

Woman arrested in Downtown Honolulu bank robbery case

HONOLULU —Honolulu police have arrested a woman in connection with a robbery at the Territorial Savings Bank in Downtown Honolulu earlier this month. Related. Hawaii unemployment rate drops to 3.5% · City plans to erect fence along both. >> view original

The Honolulu Charter Commission takes public suggestions to improve the city

The Honolulu Charter Commission is tasked with studying core operations of the city government. Every ten years, it takes public suggestions to improve the city. The goal of the Charter Commission is to help improve City operations by reviewing the ... >> view original

Alaska Airlines is fueled by boom in isle tourism

Alaska Airlines Chairman, President and CEO Brad Tilden speaks in Honolulu, Monday, Sept. 21, 2105. Alaska Airlines saw an opportunity in the Hawaii market nearly eight years ago that was too good to pass up. Brad Tilden, chairman, president and CEO of ... >> view original

First Look: Ferraro Choi shares renderings of Honolulu's 'Kakaako Innovation ...

Ferraro Choi, which is designing the “Entrepreneur's Sandbox” and is in the planning phase for the “Innovation Hale,” has revealed renderings for the 360,000-square-foot project. This rendering shows an aerial view of the Kakaako Makai Innovation Block ... >> view original

Kleiner Perkins' Doerr makes "diversity" slip

"We have two new partners who are so diverse, I have a challenge pronouncing their names," joked venture capitalist Doerr at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference on Tuesday. Diversity is still a sensitive issue for Doerr. He is a senior partner at Kleiner ... >> view original

Hillary Clinton's opposition to the Keystone XL is a huge victory for climate ...

At a caucus even in Iowa today, Hillary Clinton finally came out in opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline, which would carry tar sands oil from Canada down to the Gulf Coast. Clinton's shift is a testimony to the extraordinary work done by the climate ... >> view original