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Already suffering from Covid-19’s blow to tourism and the continuing shutdown of travel from Japan, small businesses in Kailua are bracing for the impact of a bill to crack down on illegal short-term rentals.

Interim Chief Rade Vanic told the Honolulu Police Commission that the department will gather data on vehicle pursuits before deciding on any changes.

Current funding will get the rail line to Chinatown, but it needs to get at least to downtown to be functional, city leaders say.

A new commissioner could deliver a tie-breaking vote sometime in 2022.

State lawmakers cracked down on pension spiking in 2012 – but only for new employees. The old-timers continue to stick taxpayers with ever-growing bills from the state pension system. 

Honolulu Prosecutor Steve Alm said there is not enough evidence. The federal agent was acquitted of murder in 2014 for the shooting death of Kollin Elderts.

The trendy Honolulu neighborhood is a designated special “community development district.” But critics say it has done little to ease the island’s affordable housing crisis.

The Hawaii Law Enforcement Officer Independent Review Board recommended against prosecuting the officers involved in the death of Dustin Spencer.

Isabella Kalua’s body has not been found and police are still investigating her cause of death.

His entrance raises to five the number of Democrats seeking the office. Will Ron Menor make six?