Hanneman agrees: Let voters make rail decision
HONOLULU (AP) — Accepting a detour from his plan to fast-track a $3.7 billion Oahu rail transit system, Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann on Thursday supported letting voters decide whether the city should proceed with the project. Hannemann said he also backs having voters determine whether a transit authority should be created to oversee design, construction and operation of the 20-mile system linking East Kapolei and Ala Moana. ‘‘I would endorse language that would put the Public Transit Authority and the overall question of whether to proceed with rail transit together,’’ Hannemann said. ‘‘This is the clearest and most sensible way to present this issue to voters.’’ Two approaches for resolving the transit issue have emerged from the City Council as amendments to the City Charter. Councilman Charles Djou proposes separate charter amendments on the rail question and the transit authority. On Thursday, Councilman Todd Apo submitted his version of a charter amendment that combine
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LIHUE (AP) — The state attorney general has convened a special investigative grand jury to look into Kauai’s deadly dam break in 2006.
According to the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, the panel has subpoenaed more than a dozen people, including
Turtle slaughter conviction will net reward
Appalled by the slaughter of a protected green sea turtle last week, North Shore residents have raised a $1,200 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible.
A 200-pound, 30-year-old fema
Hawaii management to buy Love’s Bakery
HONOLULU (AP) — The state’s largest wholesale bakery is being sold by its Japanese parent, returning ownership of the 157-year-old company to Hawaii, officials said Wednesday.
Daiichiya-Love’s Bakery will be purchased by its local managem
Hawaii-based group only U.S. medical mission to Myanmar
HONOLULU — The leader of the only U.S. medical team to enter Myanmar since a cyclone struck two months ago said Monday he saw a surprising number of replanted rice paddies and more reconstruction than he expected.
Dr. Carl Lum spoke a da
Minister accused in sex abuse case
HONOLULU (AP) — An Oahu grand jury on Wednesday indicted a Kaneohe minister for allegedly sexually abusing a young female over eight years.
Manuel Guillermo Taboada, 56, was arrested Monday and indicted on four counts of first-degree sex
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