Former guard admits to mailing illegal aerial fireworks to Hawaii jail in 2022

HONOLULU (AP) — A former guard had illegal aerial fireworks mailed to Hawaii's largest jail where he worked, the state attorney general said Wednesday. Gilchrist Fernandez, a former corrections officer at Oahu Community Correctional Center in Honolulu, pleaded guilty to importation...

Harmful sewage continues to pollute Kailua Bay despite increased scrutiny

As rains fell hard this week, the treated sewage that flowed into the ocean from the city’s regional wastewater plant in Kailua was found to have abnormally high levels of bacteria, posing a health risk to nearby beachgoers. Now, with more heavy rains headed toward Oʻahu,...

Central Pacific Financial: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

HONOLULU (AP) — HONOLULU (AP) — Central Pacific Financial Inc. (CPF) on Wednesday reported net income of $11.3 million in its fourth quarter. The bank, based in Honolulu, said it had earnings of 42 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 70 cents per...

The death toll from a New Year's Eve illegal fireworks explosion in Honolulu climbs to 5

HONOLULU (AP) — A fifth person has died from injuries suffered during a massive explosion of illegal fireworks at a Honolulu home over New Year's that prompted Hawaii authorities to reevaluate how they enforce the state's fireworks laws, police said Tuesday. The 29-year-old man...

Death toll from New Year's Eve illegal fireworks explosion in Honolulu climbs to 5

Bank of Hawaii: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

HONOLULU (AP) — HONOLULU (AP) — Bank of Hawaii Corp. (BOH) on Monday reported fourth-quarter profit of $39.2 million. The Honolulu-based bank said it had earnings of 85 cents per share. The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four...

Native Hawaiian brothers say police framed them for a tourist's murder in 1991

HONOLULU (AP) — Two Native Hawaiian brothers who were convicted in the 1991 killing of a woman visiting Hawaii allege in a federal lawsuit that local police framed them “under immense pressure to solve the high-profile murder” then botched an investigation last year that would have revealed...

Limits on Honolulu landfills could change after opposition to Wahiawā site

After more than 150 people spoke out last week against building a landfill in Wahiawā over an aquifer, a Honolulu official said the administration doesn’t want it there, either. But a state law gives them no other choice, he said. Now some state lawmakers, including House majority...

Struggling To Survive: Hawaii Residents Take On Debt, Think About Leaving

Money is tight pretty much all the time. So after paying their rent, Puaʻena Vierra and her wife rack up credit card debt for groceries, medical expenses and other necessities. They are among a quarter of households in Hawaiʻi who spent more than their income in 2024. ...

Supreme Court declines to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it won’t hear an appeal from oil and gas companies trying to block lawsuits seeking to hold the industry liable for billions of dollars in damage linked to climate change. The order allows the city of Honolulu's lawsuit against oil...