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The mayor’s office said the city’s timeline to demolish the Haiku Stairs will start soon.

The Friends of Haiku Stairs, the group attempting to block the city’s demolition of the once legally accessible steel steps built along a sheer ridgeline above Kaneohe, isn’t the only entity interested in the Windward Oahu landmark.

The officers' behavior fell outside the scope of their employment, the City and County of Honolulu said in a motion to dismiss a civil lawsuit.

The city argues that three Honolulu police officers, not the county, are liable for damages resulting from an alleged chase, crash and cover-up in September 2021 that left two people permanently injured.

A lawsuit by the Friends of Haiku Stairs to block the removal of the once-legally accessible steel steps built along a sheer ridge line above Kaneohe has been denied.

Discussions between the administration of Mayor Rick Blangiardi and the City Council have begun on how to best use nearly $80 million in remaining federal funds received during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Officials said the flames posed no threat to homes in the remote area near Mililani Mauka on Oahu, but they're keeping an eye on it.

The iconic shell-shaped outdoor venue on the edge of Waikiki that’s played host to hula festivals, music concerts and other entertainment events for nearly 70 years is expected to undergo major improvements in the future.

An ongoing problem with homeless campers along Makiki Stream near South King Street and Kalakaua Avenue and downstream near Philip and Punahou streets has prompted questions and complaints from readers

Advocates call for the state's landlord-tenant code reformed to better protect tenants from "unscrupulous" landlords.