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Judge: Honolulu Can Continue To Clear, Seize Homeless Property

The lawsuit involves Honolulu's stored-property ordinance, which requires the city to give 24 hours' notice before seizing property and to store it so people can retrieve belongings for a $200 fee. The city's sidewalk nuisance ordinance allows the city ... >> view original

Honolulu's Pacific Office Properties slices its losses by $1M

Pacific Office Properties Trust Inc., which was formed by Honolulu real estate investor Jay Shidler, sliced its losses by about $1 million in the second quarter when comparing the same quarter last year, according to a regulatory filing. The Honolulu ... >> view original

More than 100 vacancies in Honolulu parks department, one-third for groundskeepers

Broken urinals, vandalized walls, and rusted floors are common sights at beach bathrooms around Honolulu. "You'll go from stall to stall to stall and a lot of them don't have locks, they'll be out of toilet paper, there's just gross stuff spread around ... >> 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

Former Honolulu police officer awarded with Medal of Valor

A former Honolulu police officer was driving to the North Shore when right before his eyes he saw three trucks in a dangerous situation. "Everything was in slow motion. I knew it was going to be bad because I saw the power lines drop and I saw other ... >> view original

Hawaii's Blue Startups names 10 companies to sixth cohort

Hawaii's Blue Startups has named 10 startup companies, including five from cities in Asia, Europe and North America, to its fall cohort in Honolulu. The companies, which come from Hawaii, Singapore, Los Angeles, Toronto, Las Vegas and Barcelona, were ... >> view original

Heels & Picks: Infrared Rabbit

There's a new band on the scene in Honolulu and you may feel them coming before you see them. Rock band Infrared Rabbit is about to launch not one, but two albums simultaneously and with those infrared wavelengths sneaking up on you, music fans ... >> view original

Truth From Dare: Coming Home

After being in Honolulu for several years the questions started coming from the locals and people who had moved here recently. They wondered why I wasn't ready to move back to a big city and how I tolerated being on an island for so long. I'll admit it ... >> view original

'Super blood moon' to give stargazers a rare show

For the first time in decades, skygazers are in for the double spectacle on Monday of a swollen "supermoon" bathed in the blood-red light of a total eclipse. The celestial show, visible from the Americas, Europe, Africa, west Asia and the east Pacific ... >> view original