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- Developer testifies why he sued lot owner over HPP house mistakeby 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 ongoingby 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 reachedby 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 offensesby 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 rentalsby 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 caseby 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 conservationby 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’ injuriesby 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 offensesby 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 hoursby 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.