Thursday, July 14, 2016

Average hourly wage in Honolulu just slightly above nation and other top stories.

  • Average hourly wage in Honolulu just slightly above nation

    HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The average hourly wage in urban Honolulu was $23.71 an hour last year, about 50 cents more than the national average, according to a new federal analysis.Meanwhile, the review from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that the average wage for seven occupations in Honolulu was significantly lower than the rest of the nation.The analysis puts a new spotlight on wages in the islands, which have long trailed the nation despite Hawaii’s high cost of living.Ri..
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  • Passenger heading to Honolulu arrested for biting flight attendant

    Passenger heading to Honolulu arrested for biting flight attendant
    Passenger heading to Honolulu arrested for biting flight attendant 2016-07-12T23:06:52Z2016-07-13T01:40:40Z (Image: Hawaii News Now/File) HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A passenger aboard a Hawaiian Airlines flight has been arrested after allegedly biting a flight attendant.Togio Aumeaualogo, 35, was on Hawaiian flight 466 Tuesday morning from Pago Pago, American Samoa to Honolulu. Witnesses say he was belligerent, threatened the flight crew and then bit one of the flight attendants...
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  • Biden to visit Honolulu this week

    Biden to visit Honolulu this week
    Biden to visit Honolulu this week 2016-07-13T03:10:30Z2016-07-13T03:14:09Z (Image: White House) HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The vice president will be arriving in Honolulu on Thursday to attend trilateral meetings with Korea and Japan, and meet U.S. and international military personnel in Hawaii for the Rim of the Pacific exercises.Vice President Joe Biden will stay overnight Thursday, before departing Friday for Australia.During his Honolulu visit, Biden will attend a meeting wi..
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  • Waikele ice cream store worker confirmed to have hepatitis A

    Waikele ice cream store worker confirmed to have hepatitis A
    Patrons of a Baskin-Robbins ice cream store in Waikele Center during the last two months may have been exposed to the hepatitis A virus after one ofthe store's ...
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  • Band of 700 ukulele players to perform at Honolulu festival

    Band of 700 ukulele players to perform at Honolulu festival
    The sound of music, specifically ukuleles, will waft through Waikiki in a really big way. More than 700 ukulele players, most of them children, will take the stage at the Ukulele Festival Hawaii in Honolulu on Sunday.The giant band will be directed by festival founder Roy Sakuma, who taught the kids how to play the diminutive stringed instrument. The band’s performance of Hawaiian songs is the highlight of the annual festival that began in 1971. The event is also will feature ukulele bands from..
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  • Candidate Q&A: Honolulu Mayor — Charles Djou

    Candidate Q&A: Honolulu Mayor — Charles Djou
    The following came from Charles Djou, one of 11 candidates for Honolulu mayor. The other candidates are Kurt Baker, Zachary Burd, Peter Carlisle, Ernest ...
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  • Bodies positively identified as 2 missing fishermen

    Bodies positively identified as 2 missing fishermen
    Bodies positively identified as 2 missing fishermen Posted: Tuesday, July 12, 2016 7:04 PM EDT Updated: Tuesday, July 12, 2016 11:43 PM EDT LIHUE, Hawaii - The Kauai Police Department say that the two bodies found in waters off of the Garden Isle on Friday have been identified as two of the missing fishermen.An autopsy identified the bodies as 30-year-old Derek Tomas and 30-year-old Jensen Loo.  The cause of death for both men was accidental drowning.The men disappeared ..
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  • Driving in Honolulu ranks in the middle of the pack, report says

    Driving in Honolulu ranks in the middle of the pack, report says
    Honolulu placed 49th in WalletHub's rankings for 2016 Best and Worst Cities for Driving, released Tuesday. WalletHub, a personal finance website, compared ...
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  • 'Iolani School librarian seeks owner of mystery photo

    'Iolani School librarian seeks owner of mystery photo
    'Iolani School librarian Linda Reser is trying to find the owner of a photo she found in a stack of books. PrevNext. When 'Iolani School librarian Linda Reser was ...
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  • Paul Ryan defends support of Donald Trump

    Paul Ryan defends support of Donald Trump
    By Stephen Collinson CNN (CNN) -- House Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday defended his endorsement of Donald Trump -- despite his frequent differences with the presumptive GOP nominee -- saying the only alternative is giving the presidency to Hillary Clinton."It is a binary choice," Ryan said at a CNN town hall hosted by Jake Tapper. "It is either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton. You don't get a third option." But the challenge facing Ryan was clear when he was asked a question by Zachary Marcone, a..
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