In the wake of any massive disaster, after the death toll is tallied and emergency shelter found for the newly homeless, the affected community begins to measure what else has been lost. There is infrastructure damage to assess and shelter to provide. But there’s also… [»Read]
An alternative rail plan for Honolulu that promises to save taxpayers an estimated $1.7 billion in cost, shave 1.5 years off construction time–and, last but not least, promises to spare the heart of the city the monstrous effects of overhead concrete rail lines and stations–has… [»Read]
Last month, when the state Department of Human Services announced the elimination of certain medical services, such as kidney dialysis and chemotherapy, for about 7,500 Micronesians, Victor Geminiani immediately filed suit to block the cuts. “If you stop kidney dialysis,… [»Read]
You know you’ve reached Kamilo Nui when you pass the last California-style subdivision and have to brake suddenly when an entire family of feral pigs walks calmly, in single file, across the road that leads up the tiny, picturesque valley in the back of Hawaii Kai…. [»Read]
Local advocacy groups are awaiting a response from the Federal Communications Commission on a challenge filed last week to stop a shared services agreement involving three local television stations. Media Council of Hawaii–formerly Honolulu Community Media Council–requested… [»Read]
Several hundred islanders showed up at the Blaisdell Arena last week to listen to and testify on proposals for a new, comprehensive federal ocean policy before the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force. The task force is the brainchild of President Barack Obama, whose memo… [»Read]
This was supposed to be a story about the Waikiki War Memorial Natatorium. It was going to be a look at the weeks to come following a City-appointed task force’s recommendation to demolish the 82-year-old structure, detailing the process that led to that recommendation…. [»Read]
Task force member How the City identifies her/him Vote What else you should know Hannie Anderson Hawaiian civic clubs, canoe clubs NP Expected to participate in opposition to the task force’s recommendation. Fred… [»Read]
Since being appointed last month, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands’ new boss, Kaulana Park, spends much of his time in DHHL’s brand new office building, Hale Kalanianaole, in East Kapolei. It’s a trek from the department’s former downtown headquarters, and… [»Read]
Gary Maunakea-Forth says the acquisition of a new 11-acre parcel for Mao Farms is already making a big impact. “It’s almost killing me,” he laughs over the phone from Waianae on the Saturday before this week’s dedication and blessing ceremony. “It’s seven… [»Read]
A meeting at the State Capitol last Thursday drew testimony from dozens of people concerned about how planned layoffs of more than 50 state agricultural inspectors will impact Hawaii’s export industry. A few testimonies came from specialists and elected officials–Hilo… [»Read]
The museums of Oahu are helping to lead the way in educating Honolulu’s young people, not only with respect to arts and humanities, but across curricula. As reverberations of the battered economy continue to hamper State spending, these museums are becoming more important… [»Read]
In an earlier version of this story, the names Lillian Koller and Linda Smith were misstated. Honolulu Weekly deeply regrets the errors. Retired cook Calvin Nelson says that when he came to Hawaii from Kwajalein after the United States had seized… [»Read]
Last Friday’s daylong meeting of the State Land Use Commission, to rule on a petition by mega-developer D.R. Horton-Schuler to change the current zoning on 1,500 acres of prime ‘Ewa farmland from agriculture to mixed-use residential and commercial, was anything but… [»Read]
After years of denying the existence of depleted uranium (DU) at its installations in Hawaii, the Army is now seeking a permit to possess tons of the radioactive material. DU has been confirmed at Schofield Barracks and the Pohakuloa Training Area, and is suspected… [»Read]
