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Hawaiian Airlines CEO To Retire In March, Replacement Named Courtesy of Hawaiian Airlines

Hawaiian Airlines CEO To Retire In March, Replacement Named

Mark Dunkerley has been one of the longest-tenured CEOs in the airline industry.

Recycle Or Incinerate? The Battle Of The Blue Bins Richard Wiens/Civil Beat

Recycle Or Incinerate? The Battle Of The Blue Bins

Burning more discards could save money as recycling gets more expensive, but environmentalists say it’s the cost of caring for the planet.

North Korean Workers Prep Seafood Going To US Stores, Restaurants Cory Lum/Civil Beat

North Korean Workers Prep Seafood Going To US Stores, Restaurants

Many toil in slave-like conditions in China, but the jobs are still highly sought in a country that rarely allows its citizens to leave.

These North Shore Food Trucks Are Under Fire From Environmentalists Cory Lum/Civil Beat

These North Shore Food Trucks Are Under Fire From Environmentalists

A petition seeks to force the city to enforce land use and coastal zone management laws designed to protect marine areas from overuse.

Is This Obscure Bean Tree Hawaii’s Next Bigtime Crop? Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Is This Obscure Bean Tree Hawaii’s Next Bigtime Crop?

A startup is using former sugar cane land on the North Shore to “grow oil” — pongamia trees whose seeds can be turned into biofuel.

Kaimuki: Sprucing Up A Business District That ‘Totally Depends On Local’ Annebelle Lejeune/Civil Beat

Kaimuki: Sprucing Up A Business District That ‘Totally Depends On Local’

Merchants in this east Honolulu community figure if they want to make the neighborhood more attractive, they’ll have to do it themselves.

This Waikiki Land Fight Is A Doozy Cory Lum/Civil Beat

This Waikiki Land Fight Is A Doozy

The developers have already paid $40 million for the property envisioned to bring a major new addition to Waikiki.

Hawaii Tour Operator Gets Rare Fine For Harassing Dolphins AP

Hawaii Tour Operator Gets Rare Fine For Harassing Dolphins

UPDATED:聽It’s the first such fine against an operator of spinner dolphin tours, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says.

Waikiki High Rise Would Include 450 Rental Units Civil Beat

Waikiki High Rise Would Include 450 Rental Units

The Queen Emma Land Co. proposal also calls for replacing a Food Pantry store with a full-service grocery.

Extra-Tall Hotel Near Ala Moana Approved By Honolulu City Council

Extra-Tall Hotel Near Ala Moana Approved By Honolulu City Council

Developer takes advantage of special permits for building near future rail line, but the city stiffens affordable housing requirement.