Saturday, April 16, 2016

Honolulu: 6 perfect places to watch free fireworks over Waikiki Beach and other top stories.

  • Honolulu: 6 perfect places to watch free fireworks over Waikiki Beach

    Friday – the day on which Hawaiians greet each other with “Happy Aloha Friday” – colorfully comes to a close each week with fireworks on Waikiki Beach.The 10-minute show, which begins at 7:45 p.m., is presented by Hilton Hawaiian Village. And while the resort offers some terrific vantage points for the pyrotechnics, there are others, too. With help from Honolulu locals, I’ve compiled this list of six suggestions of great places from which to enjoy the Friday night show in the sky: 1. The Hilton..
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  • Grabauskas: Honolulu Rail Audit 'A Mess'

    Grabauskas: Honolulu Rail Audit 'A Mess'
    Dan Grabauskas, who heads the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation, made a preemptive strike Thursday by criticizing a yet-to-be-released city audit ...
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  • Island Air to resume flights between Honolulu, Kona

    Island Air to resume flights between Honolulu, Kona
    Island Air to resume flights between Honolulu, Kona 2016-04-15T18:30:07Z2016-04-15T18:30:07Z (Image: Hawaii News Now/file) KONA, HAWAII (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii travelers may soon have more interisland flight options now that Island Air plans to offer air service between Oahu and the Big Island, the airline announced Thursday.Pending government approval, the airline said it will launch five daily round-trip flights between Honolulu and Kona starting June 14.“Both the community an..
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  • Honolulu Airport has highest number of runway incidents

    HONOLULU (AP) — Officials are working to reduce the number of incidents that occur on the runways of Honolulu Airport, which has had the nation's highest number of runway mishaps for the past three years.Last year, the Federal Aviation Administration reported 36 incidents at the airport, ranging from minor runway violations to a near-collision between a helicopter and a twin-engine plane. There were 42 incidents in 2014 and 13 the previous year.Dozens of pilots attended a forum at the airport W..
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  • Councilmen, mayor travel to Honolulu to plead for more TAT

    Councilmen, mayor travel to Honolulu to plead for more TAT
    When it comes to raising revenues, the county administration and County Council have few options other than raising property taxes. That’s why they’ve been carefully watching what the state Legislature does with the county’s second-largest funding source, the transient accommodations tax. A delegation including Mayor Billy Kenoi, County Council Chairman Dru Kanuha and Hilo Councilman Dennis “Fresh” Onishi, who is executive vice president of the Hawaii State Association of Counties, met Thursday..
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  • Judge overturns 1957 cold case murder conviction, Jack ...

    Judge overturns 1957 cold case murder conviction, Jack ...
    By Ann O'Neill CNN SYCAMORE, Illinois (CNN) -- The man convicted in the oldest cold case ever brought to court broke into a wide grin as a judge ordered him released from prison Friday and granted him a new trial.Jack McCullough, 75, was serving a life sentence for the 1957 murder of 7-year-old Maria Ridulph. Judge William P. Bradley threw out the conviction after a prosecutor found "clear and convincing evidence" that McCullough was wrongly found guilty.He was freed shortly after the hearing an..
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  • Honolulu's Kono makes the cut at the 2016 LOTTE Championship

    Honolulu's Kono makes the cut at the 2016 LOTTE Championship 2016-04-15T08:39:13Z2016-04-15T08:39:13ZBy Collin Harmon, Sports Anchor (Image: Hawaii News Now KO OLINA, OAHU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Howling winds made scoring conditions tough on Wednesday during the first round of the 2016 LOTTE Championship.  Thursday the winds eased and so did the big numbers.  Punahou graduate Stephanie Kono followed up a first round 72 with a one-under 71 in the second round to make the cut."I made a..
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  • Honolulu's Best-Kept Secret is Out: the 808 Center

    Honolulu's Best-Kept Secret is Out: the 808 Center
    Honolulu’s Best-Kept Secret is Out: the 808 Center The 808 Center may be hidden behind Wal-Mart, but its reputation as a food hub is picking up. By Catherine Toth Fox Published: 2016.04.15 11:53 AM (page 1 of 5) The menu at Pho Ca Dao in the new 808 Center features a variety of Vietnamese fare, from deep-fried spring rolls to grab-and-go bahn mi sandwiches to spicy bun bo hue. Photos: Steve Czerniak  In 2008, federal agents and Honolulu police closed down an illegal casino operatio..
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  • Lee leads Lotte by 2

    Lee leads Lotte by 2
    Minjee Lee tees off on the first hole of the Lotte Championship at Ko Olina Golf Club on Wednesday. 1 / 2. PrevNext. Minjee Lee fired a 6-under-par 66 today and ...
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  • Security experts, Homeland Security warn Windows users to ...

    Security experts, Homeland Security warn Windows users to ...
    A screenshot of the QuickTime logo from Apple's website. Security experts are calling for users of QuickTime on Windows computers to uninstall the software ...
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