The tenants had been at risk of losing their homes after the Central Y said it could no longer afford to subsidize their rents.

UPDATED: Civil Beat has updated the story to reflect that the wind turbines are not certain to come down at the end of their power contracts. Kahuku's wind turbines, which irked neighbors, might have to come down at the end of their 20-year contracts after a Honolulu City Council decision last week.

A Kamaka Air Cessna 208 Caravan was conducting a training flight when it crashed into a vacant state-owned building, officials said.

Kauluwela Community Park in Honolulu has been without lights since March 2021. The city says local residents don't want them back.

Prison officials hope the exercise room will boost inmates' sense of well-being, telling them it's "a step towards reclaiming your own strength.”

Restaurant workers, advocates and government officials say practice of restaurant owners scooping up tips meant for employees is far more common than it seems.

Property owners worried about increasing costs got their way Wednesday when the City Council killed its empty homes tax and extended the deadline for condo fire safety measures.

The Honolulu Board of Water Supply opposes the decision, but the mayor and the director of the Department of Environmental Services think they can prevent leaks.

Luigi Mangione lived at the Surfbreak co-living community near Ala Moana Park on Oʻahu. He was arrested Monday in Pennsylvania, five days after the shooting of an insurance executive.

Lesley Macpherson, herself a longtime Hawaiian monk seal volunteer, remains on the job. Other seal advocates are calling for her removal.