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Top Story: Honolulu police sergeant Chris Kim has won the 2019 CrimeStoppers USA National Award for the CrimeStoppers Coordinator of the Year.
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Honolulu coordinator wins national CrimeStoppers award
CrimeStoppers Honolulu coordinator Sgt. Chris Kim has won the 2019 CrimeStoppers USA national award for Coordinator of the Year.
Kauai, not just Oahu, now being considered for $1.9B defense radar
The Missile Defense Agency confirmed it is looking at the possibility of siting a $1.9 billion Homeland Defense Radar-Hawaii at the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai instead of at one of several spots on Oahu that had been considered since 2018.
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Honolulu coordinator wins national CrimeStoppers award
CrimeStoppers Honolulu coordinator Sgt. Chris Kim has won the 2019 CrimeStoppers USA national award for Coordinator of the Year.
Man sentenced to life in prison in fatal 2017 drunken driving crash on Kauai
A former Washington state man was sentenced to life in prison plus 10 years Thursday for killing a 19-year-old woman in 2017 while driving drunk in a stolen truck.
Waipio Gentry hit-and-run victim identified as Wahiawa man
The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s Office identified Thursday a 61-year-old man killed in a Waipio Gentry hit-and-run as Poia Fagafa, of Wahiawa.
Hawaii hotels top the nation in 2019 for two performance measures
Hawaii hotels finished 2019 with the nation’s top hotel rate and revenue per available room, although occupancy earned a slightly lower ranking as the nation’s third best.
Big Isle police search for driver in fatal hit-and-run
Hawaii island police believe alcohol and inattention were factors in a deadly hit-and-run in Puna late Wednesday.
California man dies in apparent drowning at Ko Olina lagoon
A 71-year-old California visitor has died after he ran into trouble while swimming in a lagoon at Ko Olina.
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Calendar Today BASEBALL College: Hawaii Pacific alumni game, 5 p.m., at Hans L’Orange Park. BASKETBALL ILH Division I boys: Kamehameha at Punahou, ‘Iolani at Saint Louis, 6:30 p.m. ILH Division II boys: Hawaii Baptist at Read More
Ewa is tops in people surveyed wanting to move elsewhere
There’s the airplane noise, the sprawl of tightly packed suburban neighborhoods and, perhaps worst of all, the long haul to work.
Possession of guns key to potential lawsuits
Honolulu Police Chief Susan Ballard’s announcement Thursday that multiple firearms were recovered from the debris at 3015 Hibiscus Drive might serve as a linchpin in the likely litigation of a Sunday crime spree that left two police officers dead and seven homes destroyed by fire.
Hibiscus Drive violence could have been prevented, landlord’s friend says
Thursday morning on Hibiscus Drive, after the reopening of the street and restoration of power to homes for the first time since Sunday’s violence and raging fire, a woman and man stood at a window overlooking the field of ashes left where the blaze burned seven homes to the ground, where a few charred fragments and a sturdy white fence remained standing.
With rail work running late, city might hire new contractor
Critically important utility work in the city center segment of the Honolulu rail line is still running behind schedule, and the rail authority is preparing to hire a second contractor to ensure the work is finished on time and does not delay construction of the last portion of the 20-mile rail system.
‘Point in Time’ survey tallies Oahu’s homeless
Outreach workers fanned out across Oahu on Thursday — starting at 4 a.m. — to survey the island’s homeless population in a one-day, compressed census as part of the nationwide Point in Time Count.
DHHL chief nominee draws disagreement
The state Senate Hawaiian Affairs Committee on Thursday decided to defer for a week a vote on the nomination of William J. Aila as Department of of Hawaiian Home Lands chairman after a nearly eight-hour-long hearing Thursday.
Workers are needed to plant limu in Waimanalo
Volunteers are wanted to clean the reef and plant limu (or algae) at Kaiona Beach Park in Waimanalo at 8 a.m. Saturday.
Bill package addresses wind farms in Hawaii
A host of bills looking to address utility-scale wind energy projects near residential areas in Hawaii has been introduced for this year’s legislative session.
Removal of lead-contaminated soil beneath Kalihi street begins
Crews from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency began the long-awaited removal of lead-contaminated soil beneath Factory Street in the Kalihi-Palama neighborhood earlier this week.
Southwest says isle routes are surpassing expectations
Southwest Airlines officials Thursday praised the better- than-expected performance of its new Hawaii operations on a day in which they vented about another delay in the Boeing 737 Max suspension as well as a whistleblower complaint alleging that the carrier received special treatment by the Federal Aviation Administration in beginning Hawaii service.
State unemployment rates ends steady year at 2.6%
Hawaii’s unemployment rate ended 2019 at the same level it finished the previous year.
On the Move: Schwinn, Fukuda, Kayser Jr. and Smalese
The Hawaii Lumber Products Association has announced its 2020 board of directors, including a new president:
Kokua Line: ID records not required for every renewal, but it’s better to be safe than sorry
Q uestion : What are the documentary requirements for renewing a driver’s license that has already been issued the gold star after previous presentation of all acceptable forms of personal ID? Since I am now of age where I need to renew my license every two years, do I still need to present the same information, or is my current gold-star, photo-bearing license alone sufficient if there have been
Rearview Mirror: Duke Kahanamoku’s birthplace is open to debate
In November I wrote about the 1869 Hawaii visit of Prince Alfred, the Duke of Edinburgh.
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