City crews are catching up on garbage collection backlog
City garbage pickup is expected to return to normal for all Honolulu households today after a week of failing to collect trash from a number of homes from Hawaii Kai to Aliamanu, a spokesman for the Department of Environmental Services said. Environmental Services spokesman Markus Owens said one route, in the Aliamanu neighborhood, did not get serviced Friday as scheduled.Login for more... Print Subscribers ACTIVATIONCurrent print subscribers, activate your premium content account for unlimited online access &..>> view originalHPD officer pleads not guilty to vehicle trafficking charges
A Honolulu police officer pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court on Thursday to charges that he knowingly bought a stolen sport utility vehicle from another officer and arranged with that officer for the fraudulent theft of another SUV. A federal grand jury returned an indictment Wednesday charging Landon K. Rudolfo with conspiring and trafficking in motor vehicles.Login for more... Print Subscribers ACTIVATIONCurrent print subscribers, activate your premium content account for unlimited online access ..>> view original3 judicial nominees win Senate approval
The state Senate unanimously confirmed two nominees by Gov. David Ige to state Circuit Court as well as a third nominee to Honolulu District Court before adjourning a two-day special session Friday. Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee Chairman Gil Keith-Agaran (D, Waihee-Wailuku-Kahului) told his Senate colleagues that each of the nominees demonstrated a “deep commitment to justice” and urged the senators to approve them.Login for more... Print Subscribers ACTIVATIONCurrent print subscribers, activate y..>> view originalAnnual median price up near $700K
OAHU HOME SALES Current Print Subscribers ACTIVATEaccount - OR - Annual median price up near $700K If the mark is eclipsed,it would be nine years after the housing market rose above $600,000 By Andrew Gomes POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 07, 2015 ..>> view original107 year old Hawaii Company changes gets new name
The Hawaii Youth Opera Chorus joins us in studio to talk about their performance of Princess of Paliuli at Hawaii Theatre.The Hawaii Youth Opera Chorus joins us in studio to talk about their performance of Princess of Paliuli at Hawaii Theatre.Jana Moore and Stacey Nomura join us in studio to talk about the Honolulu Waldorf Earth and Arts Fair.Jana Moore and Stacey Nomura join us in studio to talk about the Honolulu Waldorf Earth and Arts Fair.Makittii Hawaii on Kuhio Ave. is popular for its all you can eat buffets, but questionable food practices led to its closure and tens of thousands of dollars of fines.Makittii Hawaii on Kuhio Ave. is popular for its all you can eat buffets, but questio..>> view originalWaikiki restaurant shuts down after four chances to correct violations
WAIKIKI - A buffet restaurant in Waikiki that’s popular with visitors and locals alike was forced to shut down Friday after the state Department of Health’s Sanitation Branch issued a red card for violating food safety practices.Sanitation Branch Manager Peter Oshiro saidMakittii Hawaii at 2380 Kuhio Avenuewas cited for 35 separate violations and fined $35,000, the largest fine to date under the state’s color-coded placard program."Most of it hovers around temperature control violations (and) inability to wash hands properly,” Oshiro said in an interview with KITV4. “Some of the sinks were not stocked with soap and paper towels (and) there were insects and rodent problems observed."Makit..>> view originalBasic protective measures can keep dengue fever at bay
Hawaii is most fortunate to have been spared, so far, from the brunt of a major epidemic of dengue fever. The risk of a full-blown epidemic is low, but caution is warranted. Warm El Nino currents and the broader impacts of climate change continue to produce unusual weather patterns. Places that become wetter than usual invite mosquito migrations. The last time I was sick was exactly 40 years ago. I almost didn’t make it. It was a bad case of dengue. Back in the 1970s it was still possible to travel overland from Europe to India. I took that trip at age 17. The Kurdish uprising was heavily active, but it remained possib..>> view originalDefense chief visits isle troops
China’s ambitions in the South China Sea were very much on the minds of Defense Secretary Ash Carter and the military members asking him questions Friday at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Carter is wrapping up an eight-day trip to the region that included stops in South Korea and Malaysia; a visit to the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in the South China Sea — which got the attention of China; and a question-and-answer session with more than 200 Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard members at Hickam.Login for more... ..>> view originalUS updating nuclear arsenal to deter 'Russian aggression'
SIMI VALLEY, United States — The United States is adapting its “operational posture” to counter Russian aggression, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Saturday.Carter on Saturday accused Russia of endangering world order, citing its incursions in Ukraine and loose talk about nuclear weapons, and said the U.S. defense establishment is searching for creative ways to deter Russian aggressive and protect US allies. “We are adapting our operational posture and contingency plans as we -– on our own and with allies -– work to deter Russia’s aggression, and to help reduce the vulnerability of allies and partners,” Carter told a defense forum at the Ronald..>> view originalSources: Meth lab found in Salt Lake apartment
Sources: Meth lab found in Salt Lake apartment Posted: Saturday, November 7, 2015 11:09 PM EST Updated: Saturday, November 7, 2015 11:12 PM EST SALT LAKE, OAHU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Sources say Honolulu police officers found a meth lab inside a Salt Lake apartment on Friday.Hawaii News Now law enforcement expert Tommy Aiu said meth labs are rare in Hawaii.“We usually just get the product in its final form and then it’s sold and distributed to users as crystal meth,” said Aiu. "Most labs on the mainland are done in an isolated area like the desert or in an area that is away from a community because of the fumes inv..>> view original
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