Friday, January 29, 2016

Four security workers at Honolulu airport indicted for bribery and other top stories.

  • Four security workers at Honolulu airport indicted for bribery

    Four security workers at Honolulu airport indicted for bribery
    HONOLULU –  Four employees of a company that provides security at Honolulu International Airport have been indicted for taking bribes. State Attorney General Doug Chin says an Oahu grand jury indicted the Securitas employees Thursday. Deputy Attorney General Albert Cook says the men allegedly solicited and accepted more than $3,000 in bribes from taxi and shuttle drivers at the airport. In exchange, the drivers were allowed to circumvent ground transportation rules at the airport. Chin says the..
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  • Honolulu to let NFL serve alcohol at Waikiki beach event

    Honolulu to let NFL serve alcohol at Waikiki beach event
    HONOLULU (AP) - Honolulu officials are granting the National Football League a one-time exception to serve alcohol at Queen’s Beach for the league’s upcoming Pro Bowl Beach event.Michele Nekota, director of the Department of Parks and Recreation, said in a release that the department is allowing the NFL to serve alcohol for its event at a cordoned-off section of the beach on Friday and Saturday, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported (http://bit.ly/1JKXyaX).It was still unclear Thursday if the NF..
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  • Terroristic threatening case opened into bomb threats at schools

    Terroristic threatening case opened into bomb threats at schools
    Deputy Chief Marie McCauley talks to reporters at a news conference at the Honolulu Police Department headquarters about the bomb threats that prompted ...
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  • 7 Oahu schools receive bomb threats

    7 Oahu schools receive bomb threats
    12 Oahu schools receive bomb threats Posted: Thursday, January 28, 2016 9:35 PM EST Updated: Thursday, January 28, 2016 10:49 PM EST HONOLULU - A dozen public and private schools on Oahu received threatening phone calls at around 2 p.m. Thursday that indicated a bomb was on campus, according to the Hawaii Department of Education, Damien Memorial School, Maryknoll School and the Honolulu Police Department.The public schools that got the phone calls were Farrington High, Ka..
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  • $39M intial phases of Honolulu innovation block project could be ...

    $39M intial phases of Honolulu innovation block project could be ...
    The $39 million initial phases of the planned 5.5-acre “Kakaako Innovation Block” near the Honolulu waterfront could be completed by 2018, with the remaining ...
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  • Honolulu airport opens bids for car rental facility construction

    Honolulu airport opens bids for car rental facility construction
    The Hawaii State Department of Transportation has opened bids for its consolidated car rental facility at Honolulu International Airport for more than $10 million ...
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  • Michelle Wie stung by bee in LPGA Tour opener in Bahamas

    Michelle Wie stung by bee in LPGA Tour opener in Bahamas
    Michelle Wie hit a ball in the singles on Day 3 at the Solheim Cup golf tournament in St. Leon-Rot, southern Germany, on Sept. 20, 2015. PrevNext. PARADISE ...
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  • Honolulu Dentists Unveil State-of-the-Art Website

    Honolulu Dentists Unveil State-of-the-Art Website
    HONOLULU, HI–(Marketwired – January 28, 2016) –  A Downtown Dental Group, a leading Honolulu dental provider, recently unveiled a new website with fresh features, videos and easy scheduling options for patients. The new website, www.bestdentisthonolulu.com, launched in December and was designed by SmartBox Web Marketing, a leading web dental marketing company. “We want our new website to be convenient and look great for our patients,” said Dr. Wilfred Miyasaki, who operates A Downtown Dental..
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  • Apparent shark bite closes Hanalei Bay

    Apparent shark bite closes Hanalei Bay
    Apparent shark bite closes Hanalei Bay Posted: Thursday, January 28, 2016 7:57 PM EST Updated: Thursday, January 28, 2016 8:06 PM EST HANALEI, Hawaii - Kauai Ocean Safety officials closed Hanalei Bay to swimming until further notice due to a shark bite that occurred at roughly 2 p.m. Thursday.A male visitor had been surfing and was paddling to shore near the Hanalei Pier, when he was bit by what he believes to be a shark. Although officials did not see the shark, lifeguar..
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  • Honolulu Museum of Art Director Steps Down

    Honolulu Museum of Art Director Steps Down
    Some change is in the works at Honolulu’s largest art museum. Stephan Jost is stepping down as the director of the Honolulu Museum to lead Canada's largest art gallery the Art Gallery of Ontario. Over the last five years he oversaw the rebranding of the museum’s different locations including the Spalding House on Tantalus and the historic Doris Duke estate on the slopes of Diamond Head. Jost is credited with balancing the museum’s budget as well as increasing the museum’s attendance, programs a..
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