Honolulu News

City crews set up a Norfolk Pine tree on the front lawn of Honolulu Hale today. The Co-Cathedral of Saint Theresa in Kalihi-Palama donated the 50-foot tall tree for use as the 2009 city Christmas tree.

U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Inouye has not endorsed a candidate for governor in 2010, but his staff does not dispute Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann's claim that the senator has urged him to run.

Honolulu's new police chief says his five-year plan includes 'restructuring' the department, increasing community service and boosting morale, including possibly bringing back a popular three-day, 12-hour work schedule for some police officers.

Chamber Music Hawaii and the Musicians of the Honolulu Symphony announced that concert pianist Christopher O'Riley will perform a benefit recital on behalf of the Honolulu Symphony musicians at 4 p.m. on Nov.

Honolulu City Councilman Charles K. Djou announced today that he will introduce reforms to address the ongoing problems related to the Honolulu Police Commission's selection of the new Honolulu Police Department Chief.

The Honolulu Police Commission has voted unanimously to name Captain Louis Kealoha as Honolulu's next police chief.

Honolulu is the best place in Hawaii to raise a child, according to a recent ranking by BusinessWeek.

A deal signed yesterday to get the city's $5.3 billion rail project rolling means that the general excise tax money raised for the project is off-limits to state legislators trying to plug Hawaii's $1 billion budget gap, according to Mayor Mufi Hannemann.

The City Council Public Safety Committee is calling for the Honolulu Police Commission to delay picking a police chief until its members can hear from commission chairwoman Christine Camp about the controversy over the selection process.

Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann and 12 local labor unions have inked an agreement that will pay union workers prevailing wages to build Honolulu's rail transit project while guaranteeing that they cannot delay construction by striking.

Saturn of Honolulu is taking over the Cadillac, Buick and GMC franchise from the Pflueger Auto Group .

There's more scrutiny over the selection of Honolulu's next Police Chief. Police Commission Chair Christine Camp was supposed to attend a special meeting to answer concerns, but she was a no show.

Monday, November 16, 2009 at 8:41 p.m. HONOLULU - The military says it has awarded AECOM Design of Roanoke, Va., a $21.5 million contract to design and engineer the Army's new Pacific headquarters at Fort Shafter in Hawaii.

Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle speaks during a press conference Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009 at the State Capitol.

The 2001 meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation will be held in Honolulu, a prestigious international event that local leaders hope will boost Hawaii's stature as a place to do business.

WAIKIKI, Hawaii -A team of CNMI government officials from the Department of Commerce and the Department of Finance, along with representatives from American Samoa, Freely Associated States, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands participated in a weeklong session with officials from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Office ...

A striking looking brunette who calls far off Hawaii her home is a potential spy in nazi-land, even though her father happens to be a bishop.

The stormy weather has caused trouble offshore as well. A pair of sailors had to be rescued on Thursday after being stranded, around 500-miles east of Hawaii.

Sunbathers sit on Waikiki Beach April 3, 2006 in Honolulu, Hawaii. KAILUA, Hawaii a ' Jenn Boneza remembers when the white sandy beach near the boat ramp in her hometown was wide enough for people to build sand castles.

The Honolulu Police Commission heard public testimony on the candidates in the running for police chief.