Saturday, September 10, 2016

Honolulu Uber, Lyft bill becomes law and other top stories.

  • Honolulu Uber, Lyft bill becomes law

    Honolulu Uber, Lyft bill becomes law
    Honolulu Uber, Lyft bill becomes law 2016-08-18T14:42:30Z2016-08-18T14:42:30Z (Image: Hawaii News Now/file) HONOLULU (AP) - Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell is allowing a bill placing stricter regulations on ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft to become law.The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports Caldwell returned the bill to the City Council on Wednesday and cited logistical concerns in allowing it to become law without his signature. The council approved the measure Aug. 3.Caldwell says i..
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  • Mark Takai Remembered in Honolulu for Service, Strength

    Mark Takai Remembered in Honolulu for Service, Strength
    Friends and colleagues remembered the late U.S. Rep. Mark Takai as a warm public servant who never gave up when facing adversity, paying their respects in a ceremony at the state Capitol as a soft rain fell and palm branches swayed in the breeze. A singer chanted a Hawaiian prayer as Hawaii Army National Guardsmen carried Takai's flag-draped coffin into the open-air rotunda Thursday, where he lay in state surrounded by wreaths of tropical anthurium. "Mark was a true patriot," said U.S. Hous..
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  • Honolulu rail transit authority to see another member leave

    Honolulu rail transit authority to see another member leave
    HONOLULU (AP) รข€” The agency overseeing Honolulu's $8 billion rail transit project will have to start preparing to fill another vacancy left by its chairwoman, who has announced plans to step down.KHON-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2bGSwAl) that Chairwoman Colleen Hanabusa of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation said Thursday that she will likely leave before the November general election. The former Congresswoman is looking to reclaim her seat as Representative of Hawaii's First Congres..
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  • Honolulu Vietnamese restaurant is up for sale

    Honolulu Vietnamese restaurant is up for sale
    The owners of Pho Ca Dao, a Vietnamese restaurant in Honolulu, are looking to sell their establishment after being open for less than a year, Pacific Business ...
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  • City upgrades smart meters in Honolulu

    City upgrades smart meters in Honolulu
    What began as a small line of handmade soaps has, over time, expanded to become a full line of natural Hawaiian Island Botanical lotions, be…
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  • Honolulu woman overcomes crash injury with motivation ...

    Honolulu woman overcomes crash injury with motivation ...
    Life is full of hardships and challenges, but it’s how we respond to them that matters. A Honolulu woman is inspiring others with her story of courage and perseverance. Paula Harris has always lived life to the fullest: “I played golf a couple of times a week. I walked a lot, swam.” But on April 13, 2012, her life changed forever while crossing the street on busy Vineyard Boulevard. “The next second I said I’m going to be hit, and I was slammed right here and I was thrown this way,” she recall..
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  • Annual Greek Festival brings cultural experience to Honolulu

    Annual Greek Festival brings cultural experience to Honolulu
    HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - From 35th annual Greek FestivalSaints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Pacific announce the return the Greek Festival.The 2016 Festival will be held at McCoy Pavilion in Ala Moana Park on August 27th and 28th from 12 noon until 9PM. This marks the 35th year for the popular festival.The festival includes old favorites including Greek specialties like Spanakopita (Spinach Pie), Gyro Sandwiches, Moussaka, Greek Chicken, Souvlaki (shish-ka..
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  • Why Honolulu is the next great art city

    Why Honolulu is the next great art city
    In the past few years Honolulu’s art scene has been exploding with wider international appeal. Case in point: avant-garde art star Yayoi Kusama, who notably installed her first Hawaii exhibition this past spring—the polka-dotted “Footprints of Life” sprawled across Ward Village’s IBM building courtyard, a prelude to a new commissioned piece she’ll present at next year’s 2017 Honolulu Biennial. It’s interest from global icons like Kusama that’s creating ripples outside the art community, with a H..
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  • FDA tests confirm hepatitis A virus in scallops from Philippines

    FDA tests confirm hepatitis A virus in scallops from Philippines
    ... Hawaii Renovation · Hawaii Warrior World · Hokulea · Honolulu Street Pulse ... an intentional threat' · Honolulu restaurant worker is among 38 new hepatitis A ...
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  • It's Dinner and a Show in Downtown Honolulu

    It's Dinner and a Show in Downtown Honolulu
    It’s Dinner and a Show in Downtown Honolulu Hawai‘i Theatre partners with Downtown restaurants to offer dinner-and-movie pairings at a new festival starting tomorrow. By Catherine Toth Fox Published: 2016.08.18 10:56 AM disney’s The Hundred-Foot Journey is the first movie to be screened at Hawai‘i Theatre’s Screen Cuisine, starting tomorrow. Photo: Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios   Ditch the popcorn.   Hawai‘i Theatre’s new festival pairs food-related films with dinner at Downtown restaurant..
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Katie Ledecky dazzles in 4x100 relay, but Aussies too much for US .Foodland may eventually build new Honolulu store .
Businesses brace for traffic changes ahead of major world ... .USA tops Group G with 2-2 tie against Colombia .

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