Hawaiian Telcom Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2017 Results

Received merger approval from stockholders and Hawai‘i Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Achieved fourth quarter and full year consumer strategic revenue(1) growth of 2 percent and 1 percent Increased Hawaiian Telcom TV subscribers by 9 percent …

Hawaii denies request for phone logs related to false missile alert

Caleb Jones, The Associated Press Published Tuesday, March 13, 2018 2:52AM EDT Last Updated Tuesday, March 13, 2018 5:18AM EDT HONOLULU – Hawaii officials have repeatedly pointed to a low-level state employee and a breakdown in his agency’s leadership …

More gun regulation and buy back programs are some ideas at the Hawaii State Capitol

HONOLULU – From the President down to local lawmakers, people are talking about gun control.  “We’re looking at gun control again because of what has happened with the shootings in Florida and Las Vegas,” Rep. Cindy Evans said.  At the State …

Some students in Hawaii schools, will walk out of their classrooms to protest gun violence Wednesday morning

HONOLULU – Students across the country, including Hawaii, is expected to walk out of their classrooms Wednesday morning to protest gun violence.  The national walk out will last 17 minutes, one minute for each life lost in the Parkland Florida school …

Hawaiian Telcom reports drop in Q4 results, says merger plan on track

Hawaiian Telcom said it’s on track to complete its merger with Cincinnati Bell as scheduled, once all regulatory approvals are received. The announcement came alongside fourth-quarter results showing widening losses on a further drop in sales.  …

Hawaii denies request for phone logs related to false alert

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii officials have repeatedly pointed to a low-level state employee and a breakdown in his agency’s leadership as the main cause for a January missile alert that left hundreds of thousands of islanders thinking they might die in a …

Honolulu begins replacing street lamp bulbs with LED lights

HONOLULU (AP) — The City and County of Honolulu have begun replacing tens of thousands of street lamp light bulbs with LED lights that are energy efficient. Crews began replacing the bulbs on Monday. The city estimates that it will be using 60 percent …

Honolulu Police investigate road rage incident caught on camera

Honolulu Police are investigating a violent road rage incident that was caught on camera. 38-year old Christopher Louie said the attack happened around 9:30 Friday night, while his girlfriend and two kids were also in the car.  His family was driving home …

Hawaiian Telcom Q4 Loss Per Share $0.78

6:00am EDT March 13 (Reuters) – Hawaiian Telcom Holdco Inc ::HAWAIIAN TELCOM REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2017 RESULTS.Q4 LOSS PER SHARE $0.78.Q4 REVENUE $91.6 MILLION.‍ FOURTH QUARTE CONSUMER STRATEGIC REVENUE GROWTH OF 2 PERCENT.‍ FULL YEAR NET …

At least 6 kid-on-kid sex assault reports on Hawaii bases

A decade after the Pentagon began confronting rape in the ranks, the U.S. military frequently fails to provide justice to the children of service members when they are sexually assaulted by other kids on base. An Associated Press investigation finds that …

Honolulu taxpayers shelling out big bucks for every hiker rescue

It takes nearly 4,000 steps to reach the top of Haiku Stairs but when you do, some say it’s one of the most breathtaking views in the world. “You can see all the way up the coast to Chinaman’s hat and beyond and all the way up to Leeward Coast,” Vernon …

Hawaiian Electric, Amber Kinetics Begin Kinetic Energy Storage Demonstration with Elemental Excelerator Support

The five-ton flywheel stores electricity as rotational kinetic energy and is capable of charging and discharging for multiple duty cycles per day with no loss of capacity. The environmentally friendly system is 98 percent steel that can be recycled at the …

Tigers Return to Action in Hawaii

Hawaiian Music Icon Peter Moon Passes Away

Peter Moon. Photo credit: Brett Uprichard Peter Moon, the beloved musical artist and composer who helped inspire a renaissance of Hawaiian music for a generation of followers in the 1970s, passed away on Feb. 17th, at the age of 73. A private funeral …

Deal to redevelop YMCA of Honolulu property ends in $2M arbitration award

Lawmakers shoot to adjust Hawaii’s gun measures

Posted: Monday, March 12 2018 2:51 PM EDT2018-03-12 18:51:47 GMT The US Naval Academy announced Monday that disciplinary proceedings have been opened against five officers accused of using illegal drugs such as cocaine, ecstasy and mushrooms. The US Naval …

Hawaii balks at media requests for internal records on botched missile alert

HONOLULU – Hawaii officials have repeatedly pointed to a low-level state employee and a breakdown in his agency’s leadership as the main cause for a January missile alert that left hundreds of thousands of islanders thinking they might die in a nuclear …

Lucky we live Hawaii, where Daylight Saving Time isn’t observed

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – On Sunday, most Americans lost sleep — on purpose. The “spring forward” part of Daylight Saving Time kicked in Sunday morning. Suddenly, in places where it was 2 a.m., it was 3 a.m. instead. The twice annual tradition …