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Mainland cities tapped for homeless tips - Honolulu Star

Honolulu can look to other parts of the country to find new approaches to dealing with the homeless — from New Orleans to Houston to cities on the West Coast. Despite Hawaii's status as America's only isolated, island state, many areas face similar ... >> view original

American Airlines Plane That Made LAX-To-Honolulu Flight Lacked Safety Protocols

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — American Airlines recently sent a plane from LAX to Honolulu that was not cleared to make the long voyage over the ocean. On Aug. 31, the airline sent a twin-engine A321 on the five-and-a-half hour flight across the Pacific ... >> view original

Honolulu Fire Museum to offer free guided tours

The Honolulu Fire Museum offers a trip back to the early days when HFD was in its infancy. Over the past 164 years, the department has grown. There were 10 fire stations in the 1850's. Today, there are 43 stations housing more than 1,100 firefighters. >> view original

Honolulu Museum of Art sells historic Makiki Heights property to Washington ...

The Honolulu Museum of Art has sold off a second historic property next door to the Spalding House in Makiki Heights, formerly known as The Contemporary Museum, to a partner of a prominent Washington, D.C., law firm who has plans to redevelop the ... >> view original

Honolulu 9/11 remembrance ceremony to honor those lost, salute first responders

The annual 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony will be held to honor the memory of those who were lost in the attacks and salute Honolulu's first responders, including the Honolulu Police Department, Honolulu Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services. >> view original

Honolulu Rail Consultant Under Ethics Probe for Boat Trip with Contractor

A high-ranking consultant who oversees construction on Honolulu's $6 billion rail project is under a city ethics investigation for a sailing excursion he took with his family to watch fireworks along the coast of Oahu on New Year's Eve. Tom LeBeau is ... >> view original

Coast Guard sees Honey Cutter crew safely to Honolulu

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Galveston Island tows the 36-foot Honey Cutter toward Oahu, Sept. 12, 2015, A Coast Guard Station Honolulu 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew escorted the vessel under its own auxiliary power into Keehi Lagoon from ... >> view original

Wahine take down Eagles - Honolulu Star

The hangover was to be expected. After Friday's emotionally draining upset of No. 2 Florida, No. 16 Hawaii was flat and then flatter against Eastern Washington on Saturday night. Still, the Rainbow Wahine (8-1) had enough left to turn back the Eagles ... >> view original

Honolulu rail crews complete 4 miles of elevated guideway

The Honolulu rail project is making headway with the completion of 4 miles of the system's elevated guideway, officials announced Wednesday. “We continue to make progress on the construction of our rail project,” HART Executive Director and CEO Dan ... >> view original

Should McKinley High Go Back To Being Called Honolulu High?

But it was in tribute to exactly that annexation that McKinley's name was affixed in 1907 to what was then Honolulu High School, according to the school website. President William McKinley High School in Honolulu. Cory Lum/Civil Beat. In the century ... >> view original