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  • Developer testifies why he sued lot owner over HPP house mistake
    by John Burnett on April 26, 2024 at 10:05 am

    An Oahu developer who filed a lawsuit against a California woman who owns a Hawaiian Paradise Park lot on which his contractor mistakenly built a house more than a year ago testified Thursday that he paid contractors, subcontractors and vendors more than $300,000 in cash and that there was no insurance bond on the construction.

  • Investigation of alleged beating by HPD officers is ongoing
    by none on April 26, 2024 at 10:05 am

    An internal investigation is ongoing nearly five months after Honolulu police allegedly hit a man with a car before beating him and his son during a New Year’s Day manhunt and shootouts with an attempted murder suspect.

  • Compromise committee draft for state budget bill reached
    by none on April 26, 2024 at 10:05 am

    Hawaii House and Senate leaders resolved their differences over spending priorities Tuesday evening, settling on a conference committee draft of the state budget bill that appropriates $19.2 billion for operations during the fiscal year beginning July 1.

  • Kailua-Kona man convicted of sex offenses
    by none on April 26, 2024 at 10:05 am

    A Kailua-Kona jury has convicted a 32-year-old Kailua-Kona man of first-degree electronic enticement of a child and attempted promotion of pornography to minors.

  • Key committee passes vacation rentals
    by none on April 26, 2024 at 10:05 am

    The full House and Senate will now consider the question of whether to allow each county to determine how — if at all — to regulate short-term vacation rentals on their islands, including the possibility of outlawing them.

  • HPP lot owner cross-examined in house snafu case
    by John Burnett on April 25, 2024 at 10:05 am

    Attorneys for a developer and construction company that in 2022 built a house on the wrong lot in Hawaiian Paradise Park on Wednesday cross-examined the lot’s owner, who they’re suing for unjust enrichment.

  • Hawaiian Electric lifts request for power conservation
    by none on April 25, 2024 at 10:05 am

    Hawaiian Electric on Wednesday lifted its call for energy conservation on Hawaii Island, and customers can resume their normal use of electricity.

  • Police: Decomposed body has ‘suspicious’ injuries
    by none on April 25, 2024 at 10:05 am

    Police have initiated an unattended death investigation after human remains were discovered on an Ocean View property.

  • Kailua-Kona man convicted of sex offenses
    by none on April 25, 2024 at 10:05 am

    A Kailua-Kona jury has convicted a 32-year-old Kailua-Kona man of first-degree electronic enticement of a child and attempted promotion of pornography for minors.

  • Dump truck crash closes Akoni Pule Highway for 3 hours
    by none on April 25, 2024 at 10:05 am

    Police are investigating a traffic crash that lead to the closure of Akoni Pule Highway for three hours near Kawaihae Harbor on Wednesday.