Officials with the University of Hawai’i at West O’ahu will hold a blessing of its new Kapolei campus on Wednesday.

Rail is going to happen in Honolulu. I have long contended that a rail system will be prohibitively expensive for Oahu families, but the vote this past November settled the issue.

A community group and another residential development company say they want ample time to discuss their concerns about D.R. Horton-Schuler Homes’ large-scale Ho’opili project before the state Land Use …

The wet weather and perhaps the weak economy put a damper on fireworks-related incidents in Honolulu this New Year’s. Fireworks-related incidents in Honolulu were less than half of what they were the year …

Expect rain and light tradewinds tonight, which should reduce the amount of smoke from New Year’s Eve fireworks, the National Weather Service predicts.

NEW YORK A storm-related power outage that struck Friday, and briefly affected a vacationing Barack Obama, kept the Honolulu Advertiser and Honolulu Star-Bulletin from publishing regularly on Saturday, …

The stability of O’ahu’s power grid is under scrutiny again after the second islandwide blackout in two years triggered a water shortage, left people trapped in elevators, shuttered major shopping centers and …

Hawaii’s economy might be humbug this year, but that did not seem to deter last-minute holiday shoppers from making their faithful pilgrimage to Oahu retailers.

The city’s planned $5.3 billion elevated commuter rail project was victorious in the polls on Nov.

Last Monday, Gov. Linda Lingle hosted a news conference to announce an unprecedented effort by her administration, the neighbor island mayors, federal agencies, trade unions, contractors and the private …