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OHA awards $40K grant to group helping homeless
State Comments Updated: May 12, 2013 12:05amOHA awards $40K grant to group helping homeless
HONOLULU (AP) — The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is awarding a nonprofit organization a $40,000 grant to help Native Hawaiian families with...
State growth forecast reduced
State Comments Updated: May 11, 2013 12:06amHONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s economy will likely grow faster than the national average, but not as quickly as previously predicted for 2013 and 2014, state economists said Friday.
The state...
Honolulu mayor reveals plan to cut homelessness
State Comments Updated: May 11, 2013 12:06amBy ANITA HOFSCHNEIDER
Associated Press
HONOLULU — Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell announced a pilot project Thursday to address homelessness by providing housing for people within their...
Mechanic: Cable caused helicopter crash
State Comments Updated: May 11, 2013 12:06amJENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER
Associated Press
HONOLULU— A helicopter’s crash-landing in downtown Honolulu that badly damaged a parked car and left a cut on a passenger’s head could have...
Drop in Japanese yen could hurt Hawaii tourism
State Comments Updated: May 11, 2013 12:06amDrop in Japanese yen could hurt Hawaii tourism
HONOLULU (AP) — A drop in the value of the yen could be bad news for Hawaii’s tourism industry.
That’s because the yen is weakening as...
Hundreds line up to honor airman
State Comments Updated: May 11, 2013 12:06amHundreds line up to honor airman
HONOLULU (AP) — Hundreds of people lined up to honor an airman who was killed last month when his aircraft crashed in Afghanistan.
A C-17 carrying Air...
Helicopter crash investigated
State Comments Updated: May 10, 2013 12:06amBy JENNIFER
SINCO KELLEHER
Associated Press
HONOLULU — The president of a helicopter company whose small copter crash-landed on a downtown Honolulu street praised the pilot...
Navy amphibious ship to go on humanitarian mission
State Comments Updated: May 10, 2013 12:06amNavy amphibious ship to go on humanitarian mission
HONOLULU (AP) — The Navy is sending an amphibious dock landing ship to six Pacific island nations over the next several months to provide...
Mental exam ordered in attempted murder case
State Comments Updated: May 10, 2013 12:06amMental exam ordered in attempted murder case
LIHUE, Kauai (AP) — A man accused of pushing a Japanese visitor off a Kauai cliff has been ordered to undergo a mental examination to determine...
Small helicopter crashes on Oahu
State Comments Updated: May 09, 2013 12:06amBy JENNIFER SINCO
KELLEHER
Associated Press
HONOLULU — A small helicopter lost power and came crashing down on a busy downtown Honolulu street Wednesday afternoon, but no one...
