Halawa Heights Road between Aliipoe Drive and Iwaiwa Street was closed today while crews repaired an 8-inch water main break that also damaged the roadway.

A Honolulu police officer fired three shots at an escaping Honda that was dragging another police officer down Cooke Street this morning, Honolulu police Maj.

On November 25, the Honolulu police department began a new program of posting photos of drunk driving suspects online.

Fire officials have determined that the fire that destroyed a St. Louis Heights home early Wednesday morning was caused by accident.

Honolulu's selection as the host city for the 2011 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum is wonderful news for us.

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Louis M. Kealoha faces a huge challenge as he takes the helm of the Honolulu Police Department, and it has nothing to do with the selection process that got him the job.

The 2,500 employees at the Honolulu Police Department have a new boss. Louis Kealoha was sworn in today as police chief.

Honolulu is among the bottom half of a list of the most dangerous cities in the U.S. Washington, D.C.-based publisher CQ Press examined FBI statistics for murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and motor vehicle theft when determining its annual rankings, which have rankled public officials for 16 years.

A couple dozen Honolulu firefighters were fighting a building fire in Saint Louis today and had it under control at around 7:10 a.m. Fire Capt.

Louis M. Kealoha will be sworn in as the city's 10th chief of police at 3 p.m. tomorrow.

The city plans to toughen its bulky-item refuse curbside pickup policy after officials received numerous complaints about residents who place their items on the curb weeks before the scheduled pick-up. The administration will submit legislation to the City Council to impose a fine of $500 per day for violators.

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Rush returned to Honolulu yesterday after a three-month deployment to the Northwest Pacific and Asia.

For the second time in less than three weeks, a Honolulu police officer has fired multiple shots at a vehicle.

Honolulu's bid to host the 2011 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders Meeting, featuring President Obama and 18 other heads of state, began with a phone call to state tourism liaison Marsha Wienert from a former U.S. ambassador to APEC with local ties.

The readings at this 2-mile-high station show a troubling upward curve as the world counts down to crucial climate talks: Global warming gases are building in the atmosphere at record levels from emissions that match scientists' worst-case scenarios.

City officials on Wednesday broke ground for a new entrance to Honolulu Zoo, part of a $3.2 million renovation project to spruce up the front of the zoo.

The Honolulu Academy of Arts 28th World Art Bazaar opens Saturday, offering gifts from more than 35 faraway places.

Fire at a downtown home left a family homeless on Saturday night. The two-alarm fire broke out just before 6 p.m. at 1475 Punchbowl St.

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