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Full Wilson Tunnel Honolulu-bound closures to begin Tuesday

So beginning Tuesday, Oct. 20, from 9 p.m.-4 a.m., both lanes of the Honolulu-bound direction of Likelike Highway will be closed from the H-3 Freeway split into town. The lane closure will be in effect from 9 p.m.-4 a.m. every night until the repairs ... >> view original

Honolulu offers rain forests, snorkeling and rich history

This Dec. 7, 2013 file photo shows a Navy rifleman standing at attention by the USS Arizon at the ceremony commemorating the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor in Honolulu. The Pearl Harbor memorial is one of Hawaii's most popular tourist ... >> view original

United Airlines Flight Returns to Honolulu Due to 'Mechanical Issue'

A United Airlines plane from Honolulu to Washington, D.C., returned to Hawaii shortly after takeoff Saturday night after a "mechanical issue," the airline said. A passenger on the Boeing 767 posted on Twitter that the plane turned around an hour and a ... >> view original

Honolulu picks Massachusetts firm to replace 52k streetlights

The City and County of Honolulu has chosen Massachusetts-based Ameresco Inc. to replace about 52,000 of its streetlights with more efficient LED lighting, an executive from the city confirmed to PBN. Late last year, the city released a request for ... >> view original

Local entrepreneurial family to launch Honolulu's first art studio…with a 'Twist'

Aspiring to bring an entertainment option that offers a new creative outlet to Hawaii's largest city, Painting with a Twist is set to open in Honolulu on Thursday, August 20, 2015. It's a place where friends come together to paint, drink wine and ... >> view original

Honolulu Restaurant Closed for Food Safety Violations

The Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) Sanitation Branch has issued a red “closed” placard to Blue Water Shrimp and Seafood Market located at the Ala Moana Shopping Center in Honolulu. Numerous health inspections revealed chronic temperature ... >> view original

Honolulu's Chinatown may add more food-type tenants along rail route

The City and County of Honolulu is looking into bringing in more food vendor tenants, including food trucks, to the city's Chinatown as part of its transit-oriented development plan for the area. Transit-oriented developments are being planned along ... >> view original

Has paradise disappeared? Chasing the Hawaiian ideal in modern Honolulu

But look at Honolulu today and you wonder whether paradise has disappeared. The boulevards' high-end shops mimic those in Vegas, as does the traffic; Honolulu's ranks among the worst in the nation. Northeasterly trade winds blow about 80 fewer days a ... >> view original

Officials: Eel, not shark, might have attacked Hawaii surfer

HONOLULU — Initial observations indicate a surfer was bit by an eel, not a shark, over the weekend off Hawaii's popular Waikiki Beach, but officials said Monday they're working to confirm that. The surfer was hurt Saturday, hours after a shark ... >> view original

Obama meets with Texas teen clockmaker at 'Astronomy Night'

WASHINGTON — President Obama hosted 300 students, 11 astronauts, and Bill Nye (the Science Guy) on the south lawn of the White House on a clear Monday night for the second "Astronomy Night." And in the third row, among the students, was Ahmed ... >> view original