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Territorial Bancorp: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
HONOLULU (AP) — HONOLULU (AP) — Territorial Bancorp Inc. (TBNK) on Friday reported a loss of $775,000 in its second quarter. The bank, based in Honolulu, said it had a loss of 9 cents per share. The holding company for Territorial Savings Bank posted revenue of...
First Hawaiian: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
HONOLULU (AP) — HONOLULU (AP) — First Hawaiian Inc. (FHB) on Friday reported second-quarter earnings of $61.9 million. The bank, based in Honolulu, said it had earnings of 48 cents per share. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of...
Hawaii contractors are still big contributors to political campaigns due to loopholes in state law
Executive officers and employees of government contractors along with their family members donated more than $170,000 to local campaigns between January and the end of June, a Civil Beat review of campaign finance data found. Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s campaign topped the list of...
Bank of Hawaii: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
HONOLULU (AP) — HONOLULU (AP) — Bank of Hawaii Corp. (BOH) on Monday reported second-quarter profit of $34.1 million. The Honolulu-based bank said it had earnings of 81 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 86 cents per share. The...
Jury convicts Honolulu businessman of 13 counts, including murder in aid of racketeering
Jurors in the federal racketeering trial of Michael Miske found him guilty Thursday of 13 of 16 counts, including racketeering conspiracy and murder in aid of racketeering in connection to the 2016 killing of Johnathan Fraser. Some spectators cried and others uttered a quiet...
Honolulu officers who handcuffed 10-year-old can be sued for using excessive force, judges rule
Three Honolulu police officers can be sued on excessive force claims for their part in handcuffing and arresting a 10-year-old girl at Honowai Elementary School in 2020, according to a recent decision by a panel of judges for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The officers —...
Condos’ high-rising insurance premiums are a top issue in these legislative races
Jillian Anderson was planning to make fighting crime in Waikiki the top issue in her campaign for a seat in the Hawaii House of Representatives. Then came the letter from her condo association announcing a 300% increase in insurance premiums, which would be passed on to owners through an...
Police union fears Honolulu department can’t recruit its way out of its staffing crisis
Honolulu has increased its efforts to recruit police officers, including a $25,000 signing bonus announced in March, but union officials say the department is losing so many officers per year that focusing on hiring alone won’t do enough to fill its gaping vacancies. Between 2020...
An Oahu teacher’s futile apartment hunt shows how bad the rental market is
Helen Lau’s life was recently upended by a note on her door. “I regret to inform you that I will not be extending your rental agreement,” wrote Suzi Rim, the owner of the condo that Lau’s been living in since October 2020. Lau had 45 days to move out, the note said. ...
Hawaii wildfire death toll rises to 102 after woman determined to have died from fire injuries
HONOLULU (AP) — The death toll from the deadliest U.S. wildfire in over a century has risen to 102, authorities in Hawaii said Monday. Claudette Heermance, 68, died in hospice care in Honolulu on March 28 of injuries suffered in the fire which devastated the historic town of...
