Makaha News

Golfer Lenore Muraoka Rittenhouse and water sportsman Richard 'Buffalo' Keaulana comprise the 2010 class of the Hawai'i Sports Hall of Fame, it was announced yesterday .

Four days after suffering a setback in court, Sandra Maloney asked a judge for permission to replace her lawyer, Randy Oyama.

The nuclear attack submarine USS City of Corpus Christi will shift from its home port in Guam late next year to Pearl Harbor, the Navy announced yesterday.

The Honolulu Board of Water Supply last night continued to work on a broken 24-inch water main under Farrington Highway in Nanakuli and was hoping to complete the repairs in time for this morning's rush-hour commute.

Circuit Judge Michael Wilson denied a motion by accused peacock killer Sandra Maloney to dismiss the case against her.

The Board of Water Supply said crews are responding to a water main break on Farrington Highway between Nanakuli and Haleakala avenues.

A Makaha woman charged in the beating death of a peacock asked a judge to throw out the case Monday.

The State Department of Transportation said there will be a 24-hour, weekend-traffic modification on Farrington Highway at Makaha Bridge 3A from 1 p.m. today until 9 p.m. Sunday.

The Lingle administration will meet this afternoon with the state Board of Education and Schools Superintendent Patricia Hamamoto for the first official talks between the parties on a proposal to restore 27 classroom days to the public school calendar, beginning in January.

The state House and Senate may have to amend the law to use the 'rainy day' fund to reduce teacher furloughs because money from the fund cannot cover wages for state workers.

Three public-sector union leaders yesterday asked the state Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund to cancel open enrollment in health care plans for government workers, claiming potential delays in processing applications could disrupt coverage for workers in January.

Mobi PCS said it has activated cellular sites in Waipahu and Makaha that enhance its voice and data coverage in those areas.

Police opened an arson investigation after an abandoned building in Kalaeloa was hit by fire twice on Tuesday.

A 33-year-old Makaha man was arrested yesterday as a suspect in a sexual assault case reported earlier this year on behalf of a 14-year-old girl.

A 23-year-old man who was shot by police Tuesday in Waikele after he allegedly drove a stolen SUV at two police officers faced stolen-vehicle and refusal-to-stop charges in 2004, state court records show.

Jay Furfaro is a man with many roles, but steward is the one he considers most important.

If you are a local or non-local some of the best restaurants might be the little hole in the wall type joints where the cook prides themselves on just cooking good food.

Authorities charged a 34-year-old Makaha woman who allegedly cashed a stolen check belonging to a 70-year-old man and used her own identification when presenting the check to a bank teller in Waianae.

While sensitive to parents outraged by the loss of classroom instruction time for their children because of teacher furloughs, Gov.

Traffic on two bridges along Farrington Highway in Makaha has been reduced to one lane in both directions because of structural damage.