A New Community Center Will Give New Life to 114-Year-Old Kakaako Pumping Station
Pacific Gateway Center hopes to open community center by next summer.
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Layoffs, Budget Cuts and Aloha Tower: What’s Next for Hawaii Pacific University?
Hawaii’s largest private university steadily expanded for decades in downtown Honolulu, but the economic downturn has brought challenges. A change in leadership, job cuts, a sharp jump in tuition, and faculty and staff job cuts have shaken Hawaii Pacific University, even as it embarks on an ambitious plan to develop Aloha Tower Marketplace as its new core.
What It’s Like to Live on Hawaii Big Island’s Kilauea, the Most Active Volcano on Earth
It’s private, inexpensive and offers stunning views—but is it worth living in a house that could be torched at any moment? Meet the people who have made Kilauea their home.
Hawaii Races to Watch: Two Attorneys Face Off in City Council District 4 (East Honolulu-Waikiki-Ala Moana)
Meet City Council 4 candidates Tommy Waters and Trevor Ozawa. They will face off in the Nov. 4 general election.
Aiea’s New Public Library Preserves Its Sugar Plantation Past
Aiea’s new public library was built on the site of a sugar mill. And it shows.
Texting While Driving in Hawai‘i? Watch Out For These Most Common Times and Places to Get Fined
It took lawmakers a year to revise a bill cracking down on drivers using mobile devices. We asked for a year’s worth of citations to uncover the most common places and times to get a ticket. Consider yourself warned.
What?! You’re Surprised Hello Kitty is Not a Cat?
Hawaii anthropologist and Hello Kitty author explains why in three questions.
Races to Watch: Ewa Voters Oust Veteran Lawmaker
‘Ewa must choose between a professor, a construction manager and former City Councilmember.
Tourists Rate Hawai‘i One-Star on Yelp: Here’s Why
Tourists have mixed feelings about Hawai‘i’s iconic destinations. Here’s what they’re saying on Yelp about ‘Iolani Palace, Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park and Lanikai Beach.
Storm-tossed Puna Voters Get to Vote for Controversial State Rep. Faye Hanohano
Two polling places closed by Tropical Storm Iselle get chance to makeup election. Will they vote for the outspoken Hanohano?
5 Reasons Hanabusa Filed a Lawsuit to Delay Big Island Election
U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa has filed a motion in Circuit Court to delay the makeup election in Puna. Here’s her argument.
9 Reasons Neil Abercrombie Lost the Hawaii Governor’s Race
Neil Abercrombie is the first elected Democratic governor in the state of Hawaii to lose his bid for re-election.
All Eyes on Big Island: Hawaii U.S. Senate Candidates Schatz and Hanabusa Await Election Results
An election will be held on Aug. 15 in Puna.
Live Blog: Live Results, Commentary and Observations from Hawaii’s Primary Election Night 2014
Join us on Twitter for live election results, commentary and observations.
Last Major Hurricane to Slam Big Island of Hawaii May Have Been 1871
National Weather Service history recounts the Kohala Cyclone.
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What’s going on underneath those shells? From gastronomy to conservation to evolutionary biology, we pry the secrets out of these little limpets.
Kaiseki: Now and Zen: The evolution of an austere diet of Zen monks into contemporary dining experiences at Nanzan Giro Giro, Hakkei and Wada.