October 2, 2023
HONOLULU (AP) — The Navy on Thursday issued written reprimands to three now-retired military officers for their roles in the spill of jet fuel into Pearl Harbor’s drinking water in 2021 but did not fire, suspend, dock the pay or …
March 9, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department will permanently shut down the Navy’s massive fuel tank facility in Hawaii that leaked petroleum into Pearl Harbor’s tap water, and will remove all the fuel, the Pentagon said Monday. Pentagon press secretary John …
March 24, 2020
HONOLULU — The owners of adjacent Honolulu buildings are embroiled in a dispute over renovation work that has involved alleged property damage, personal safety hazards and a requested court injunction. A vacant, 12-story tower nicknamed the “pimple building” is being …
August 9, 2019
HONOLULU — Honolulu police said Wednesday surveillance video recorded images of the same man at three different high-rise hotels near Waikiki Beach where fires were intentionally set in recent days. Two rooms were burglarized while guests were evacuated from one …
March 26, 2013
No injuries are reported after a car-sized boulder slammed into a Honolulu carport Saturday morning. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports the boulder slid down the side of a mountain and split in two after crashing into two vehicles and damaging part …
December 5, 2012
Honolulu residents can adopt a tsunami siren in their neighborhood. It’s part of a program from the Hawaiian city and county’s emergency management department aimed in part at getting citizens to take ownership of the system. The department’s John Cummings …
September 26, 2012
Honolulu officials have acquired a device that will allow for detecting radiation on any debris from the Japan tsunami. City officials say debris arriving in Hawaii is unlikely to be radioactive, but the $15,000 hand-held device is a precaution. KITV …
December 20, 2011
Honolulu, Hawaii’s rail authority is considering ditching an insurance program that was supposed to save the city $20 million. The program would have covered contractors working on the planned 20-mile rail line. The interim director of the Honolulu Authority for …