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Developer Jay Fang wins approval for his 26-story tower despite some rocky moments at Wednesday’s City Council meeting.

Councilwoman Kymberly Pine said the developer needs to address concerns about a planned separate entrance to the lower-cost rental units.

Ikaika Anderson seeks to change the selection process for the Honolulu police and fire commissions, whose members are now mayoral appointees.

A father’s gift to remember his dead son has become a story of special treatment by the Honolulu City Council.

Neighbors complain about homes with 15 or more bedrooms, but they’re defended by a man who said they serve multigenerational households.

But the committee postponed action on a measure to extend the sit-lie ban to areas around schools and libraries.

Only about half as many high rises built before 1975 would have to be retrofitted under an amended version of the measure.

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

The panel tinkered with homelessness proposals, shifting from the concept of safe zones to tiny homes.

Councilwoman Kymberly Pine is also still pushing a measure to ban plastic foam takeout containers.