Thursday, September 7, 2017

Will Honolulu Ring in 2018 With Silent Fireworks? and other top stories.

  • Will Honolulu Ring in 2018 With Silent Fireworks?

    Will Honolulu Ring in 2018 With Silent Fireworks?
    Will Honolulu Ring in 2018 With Silent Fireworks? PETA Urges New Year's Eve Celebration to Swap Upsetting, Ear-Splitting Fireworks for Dazzling Noiseless DisplaysFor Immediate Release: September 6, 2017Contact: Brooke Rossi 202-483-7382 Honolulu – Honolulu is consistently ranked among the top New Year’s Eve destinations in the country—and PETA is asking the city to close out 2017 with a silent bang. In a letter sent this morning to the organizers of the Bud Light Party of the Year at Aloha Tower..
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  • Honolulu City Council Approves Rail Funding Extension

    Honolulu City Council Approves Rail Funding Extension
    The Honolulu City Council approved the measure to enable the city to receive money to continue funding the rail transit project.  HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka reports. Rail Transit Funding Approved The Honolulu City Council cleared the way to receive up to $2.4 billion from the state to complete the Honolulu rail transit project to Ala Moana Center.  The funding was approved by the legislature and the governor but Mayor Kirk Caldwell says the state gave the city nothing. “Yesterday, I heard folk..
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  • Munis strong as Honolulu deal set

    Munis strong as Honolulu deal set
    Top-quality municipal bonds were stronger at midday as buyers look ahead to the big Honolulu sale set to hit the screens on Wednesday.Secondary market The yield on the 10-year benchmark muni general obligation fell as much as two basis points from 1.85% on Tuesday, while the 30-year GO yield dropped as much as one basis point from 2.68%, according to a read of Municipal Market Data's triple-A scale.
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  • Extra-Tall Hotel Near Ala Moana Approved By Honolulu City Council

    Extra-Tall Hotel Near Ala Moana Approved By Honolulu City Council
    The Honolulu City Council granted special permits Wednesday for a 400-foot-tall, 444-unit condo-hotel near Ala Moana Center, waiving some zoning restrictions ...
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  • HI: Honolulu Rail Bailout Becomes Law with Ige's Signature

    HI: Honolulu Rail Bailout Becomes Law with Ige's Signature
    | Share | Share | Share | Share Sept. 05--Gov. David Ige signed into law today Senate Bill 4, the $2.4 billion funding package aimed at rescuing Honolulu's rail transit project from its latest cost overruns. Ige said his staff worked over Labor Day weekend to complete its legal and policy review and found "no fatal flaws." "I believe that this measure allows this most-important project for the City and County of Honolulu to move forward in a way that will allow it to be completed..
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  • Kakaako to get 3 new restaurants

    Kakaako to get 3 new restaurants
    There are two Doraku locations in Honolulu, while the Bluetree Cafe will be an expansion of the cafe concept operating at 1009 Kapiolani Blvd. Additional ...
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  • You can buy a new Dubai apartment for 50 bitcoin

    You can buy a new Dubai apartment for 50 bitcoin
    By Zahraa Alkhalisi DUBAI (CNNMoney) -- Bitcoin fans are being offered first dibs on 150 apartments in a new Dubai development. Aston Plaza and Residences are offering studios for 30 bitcoin, and one-bedroom apartments for about 50 bitcoin ($242,000), although the prices may vary because they're pegged to the dollar.Once a buyer decides to go ahead with the purchase online the bitcoin price is fixed for 15 minutes. Michelle Mone, a British lingerie entrepreneur and partner in the project, said m..
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  • You're Invited to Hawai'i's Most Coveted, Secret Affair

    You're Invited to Hawai'i's Most Coveted, Secret Affair
    You’re Invited to Hawai‘i’s Most Coveted, Secret Affair (Sponsored) Enter to win two tickets to Le Dîner en Blanc, plus a floral arrangement from J’Adore Floral Designs. Published: 2017.09.06 10:14 AM Photo: Liz Barney   HONOLULU Magazine is giving away two tickets to the sold-out Le Dîner en Blanc, Hawai‘i’s most elegant affair, taking place this Saturday. Le Dîner en Blanc recalls the elegance and glamor of high French society. Each year, thousands of friends, dressed in white evening att..
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  • Hurricane Irma slams into Caribbean as Florida awaits storm

    Hurricane Irma slams into Caribbean as Florida awaits storm
    By Faith Karimi and Steve Almasy CNN (CNN) -- Hurricane Irma hammered a string of northeast Caribbean islands, thrashing them with rain and winds of up to 180 mph, and leaving at least three people dead.The hurricane battered several islands, including Barbuda, St. Martin and the British Virgin Islands. The eye of one of the strongest storms recorded in the Atlantic is swirling over Puerto Rico as it makes its way toward a possibly devastating hit on Florida over the weekend. The National Hurri..
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  • Democrats threaten Senate logjam without stand-alone vote on DACA

    Democrats threaten Senate logjam without stand-alone vote on DACA
    By Tal Kopan CNN WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Congressional Democrats on Wednesday demanded a stand-alone vote on a solution for undocumented immigrants protected under DACA -- threatening to logjam the fall session if they don't get one.Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer drew a line in the sand for Republican congressional leaders."We're calling on (House Speaker Paul) Ryan and (Senate Majority Leader Mitch) McConnell to immediately put the Dream Act for a vote on the floor in the House and Senate," S..
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Bailout measure for struggling Honolulu rail could move to House ... .Honolulu Medical Examiner Requests More Help With Autopsies .
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