Ukulele master Bill Tapia had died at age 103. Tapia died in his sleep today at his home in Westminster, California. Born January 1, 1908, he was just a month short of his 104th birthday. Cause of death is not yet known, but Tapia had been fighting failing health for a while. Tapia had recently […]
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Beat BYU or No Bowl for Hawaii Football
Well, the University of Hawaii football team’s season has come down to this. Either beat BYU this Saturday or no bowl for Hawaii football. It really should not have come down to this, Hawaii should have had this bowl bid locked up weeks ago, but it has. A combination of poor coaching decisions, tons of […]
Police Looking for Help Searching for Armed Robber of Pearl City Restaurant
Police need your help to nab an armed robber that robbed a Pearl City restaurant at gunpoint earlier this month. How can you help? Well, we have posted a picture thanks to CrimeStoppers of the man in question. On Nov. 12, at approximately 3:51 a.m., police said a male entered Harry’s Restaurant, 909 Lehua Avenue, […]
Kailua-Kona Kayaker Goes Missing
Hawaii County police are asking people for help in locating a 41-year-old man who was reported missing after he went kayaking in the Kailua-Kona area of the Big Island (Hawaii). Lance Oliver of Kailua-Kona was last seen on Nov. 22 at Kahalu’u Beach Park. Police say he was scheduled to travel north along the coast […]
Police Corner Suspect After High Speed Chase Ends Near HPU on Windward Side
Honolulu police arrested a 31-year-old man following a high-speed car chase that led them from Manoa to the Pali Highway and Waimanalo before ending on Kamehameha Highway near the Hawaii Pacific University campus on the Windward side of Oahu earlier today. Another passenger (a woman, 20) was also arrested. Officers from the East Honolulu Crime Reduction […]
Maui Police Officer is Charged With Spousal Abuse
A Maui police officer was arrested and charged with spousal abuse. This is just another case of a terrible cop making the rest of the police force n Hawaii look bad. Christopher P. Kealoha, 28, a five-year veteran of the police force, is scheduled to appear in Family Court on Dec. 20 on the misdemeanor […]
Hawaii Rail Contract Finally Signed
The Hawaii Rail Contract has finally been signed. After months and months of stalling, and several years of trying to push the bill through properly (we don’t want another Superferry situation on our hands, Ansaldo Honolulu JV signed a $1.4 billion contract with the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation for 80 rail cars on Monday. […]
Hawaii Board of Water Supply Approves a 70 Percent Increase in Water Rates
As if the prices of every single thing in Hawaii were not already high enough, now we are going to have to pay even more for our water use. The Hawaii Board of Water Supply has officially approved a 70 percent increase in water rates that will take place through the next five fiscal years. […]