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  • 1 week ago | civilbeat.org | Matthew Leonard

    New alliances take shape as Native Hawaiians occupy all three of the top positions. Honolulu City Council members voted Tuesday to reshuffle their leadership in an apparent response to a recent dustup over sewer rate increases. The council’s new-vice chair is Andria Tupola, replacing Matt Weyer, who had held the post only since January. The new floor leader is Esther Kiaʻāina, replacing Radiant Cordero.

  • 1 week ago | apnews.com | Matthew Leonard

    An Oʻahu court is being asked to reverse a decision made by the State Historic Preservation Division backing plans by the City and County of Honolulu to demolish the Haʻikū Stairs. The suit was filed in district court Thursday by the Friends of Haʻikū Stairs – a nonprofit that has lobbied for retaining all or part of the 50-year-old mountain path that rises more than 2,000 feet offering climbers spectacular views of the Windward Coast.

  • 1 week ago | civilbeat.org | Matthew Leonard

    The State Historic Preservation Division hasn’t adequately explained why it now supports the stairs’ removal, the suit says. An Oʻahu court is being asked to reverse a decision made by the State Historic Preservation Division backing plans by the City and County of Honolulu to demolish the Haʻikū Stairs.

  • 1 week ago | standard-journal.com | Matthew Leonard

    A helicopter that crashed on Kauaʻi in July, killing the pilot and two passengers, broke up in-flight after it hit turbulence causing the main rotor blades to strike its airframe, National Transportation Safety Board investigators found. The conclusion was made without data revealing the helicopter's final moments because it wasn't carrying a flight recorder that would have shown its altitude, airspeed and the last actions taken by the pilot.

  • 1 week ago | apnews.com | Matthew Leonard

    A helicopter that crashed on Kauaʻi in July, killing the pilot and two passengers, broke up in-flight after it hit turbulence causing the main rotor blades to strike its airframe, National Transportation Safety Board investigators found. The conclusion was made without data revealing the helicopter’s final moments because it wasn’t carrying a flight recorder that would have shown its altitude, airspeed and the last actions taken by the pilot.

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