Hawaii

Teahupoo mega-swell filters northward to Central America, Hawaii and California

The owners of Da Kitchen are considering opening a new location on Oahu after the planned closure of their Moiliili location this Saturday. Da Kitchen is a popular local and Hawaiian food restaurant that got its start on Maui before expanding to Oahu in June 2010. Co-owners Mariah Brown and Les Tomita decided to close Da Kitchen’s only Oahu restaurant after failed lease negotiations with the landlord, the St. Louis Alumni Association. Da Kitchen will continue to operate its two locations on Maui,…

Even the president of the United States can’t keep his prom photos a secret. Not that he’d want to – a white jacket and a blue tie is a good look for President Obama. But still, come on, right? The photos come from a former classmate, Kelli Allman, who attended Punahou School in Hawaii with the President back in 1979. TIME Magazine originally obtained the photos. Allman’s yearbook also contains a note from Obama (then Barry Obama), which reads: Kelli, It has been so nice getting to know you this year. You are extremely sweet and foxy. I don’t know why Greg would want to spend any time with me at all! You really deserve better than clowns like us; you even laugh at my jokes! I hope we can keep in touch this summer, even though Greg will be gone. Call me up, and I’ll buy you lunch sometimes. Anyway, good luck in everything you do and stay happy. Your Friend, Barry Obama “Greg” refers to Greg Orme, a basketball player and Obama’s close friend at the time. As to what happened at the prom: “It was a really fun, happy time. We were all cracking up, and everyone was smiling,” said Allman. “It was pretty typical from there out as far as what happens at prom: the dinner and the dancing and the photos.”

Kauai Island Utility Cooperative’s 12-megawatt Anahola Solar photovoltaic project on Kauai’s East side is one step closer to becoming a reality following the release Thursday of a draft environmental assessment that showed an “anticipated finding of no significant impact.” The $55 million project includes a substation and a baseyard/customer service center on more than 60 acres of state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. Through its subsidiary, KIUC Renewables One LLC, the cooperative is…

From the redevelopment of the Neal S. Blaisdell Center into a residential project to a full service grocery store and a limited amount of hotels for travelers and business professionals, the Hawaii Community Development Authority’s Kakaako transit oriented development overlay plan is aimed at utilizing TOD to improve the existing quality of the area as a whole. The public will get its first look at the plan, which includes about 600 acres, on Thursday evening. After the plan is reviewed, the…

The Lanai Community Plan Advisory Committee has approved plans for a new ultra-luxury hotel and to set aside 200 acres for industrial development, committee member Alberta de Jetley told PBN. The plan approved Wednesday night calls for setting aside 100 acres for light industrial development and 100 acres for heavy industrial development on Lanai, she said. The committee also approved adding the third hotel that billionaire Larry Ellison, the CEO of Oracle Corp. (Nasdaq: ORCL) who bought most of…

Hawai?i Island police are searching for a 17-year-old P?hoa girl who was reported missing. Monica Carvalho has been missing since Sunday evening (May 19). She is described Caucasian, 5-foot-2, 110 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair. Police ask that anyone with information on her whereabouts call the Police Department’s non-emergency line at 935-3311. Tipsters […]

Hawai?i Island police are searching for a 17-year-old Kea?au girl who was reported missing. Lexis Jenkins was last seen in Kea?au on Saturday (May 18). She is described as African-American, 5-foot-5, 105 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. Police ask that anyone with information on her whereabouts call the Police Department’s non-emergency line at […]

Utah’s Vivint Solar Inc. continues to lead the pack of solar photovoltaic companies in Hawaii so far this year. Through April, the home security installation giant has managed to slay the top Hawaii companies with the largest share of the $160.6 million in stated value of PV projects for all of Oahu, according to an analysis of data from the City and County of Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting. Of that total, the top 15 contractors were responsible for $117.6 million, or about 73…

Offenders operated schools in 17 U.S. States and Canada including Damien Memorial High School in Honolulu The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors for The Christian Brothers Institute and The Christian Brothers of Ireland, Inc. have approved the terms and conditions of a consensual reorganization plan in the Chapter 11 cases of The Christian Brothers Institute […]