City officials were not pleased yesterday with the suggestion that a tax dedicated to Honolulu’s $5.3 billion commuter rail project be diverted temporarily to help balance the state budget.

The potentially life-threatening gusts predicted for much of Hawaii end up moving out of harm’s way, as Mother Nature decides to spare the islands a severe blow.

A new generator coming on line next summer should reduce the time Oahu residents spend in the dark during the next blackout, Hawaiian Electric Co.

Former Aloha Airlines employee Maria Chong of Nanakuli hit the bull’s-eye yesterday as the first person hired by Target Corp.

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts broke ground yesterday on a family-oriented resort expected to open in Ko Olina on O’ahu’s Leeward Coast in 2011 and announced that the company has donated $100,000 to four public …

Many families are getting ready for Halloween festivities, and AARP wants to remind you to include safety in your plans.

The Army will begin a $1.2 million yearlong study to try to determine the long-term effects of the dumping of 2,000 World War II-era conventional weapons on the sediment, shellfish, limu and fish near Ordnance …

The Army will be embarking on groundbreaking studies of deep-water chemical munitions dumped off O’ahu’s south coast after World War II, as well as testing underwater robots to remove conventional bombs …

While promoting its proposed $3.7 billion commuter rail project, the city administration has reminded voters that West O’ahu residents endure the worst traffic congestion on the island and that relief is needed …

NANAKULI - Local bodybuilder Johnny Ligsay has been putting in a little bit of muscle and a lot of heart into teaching teens at Nanakuli High about health and nutrition.