Four shelters set up to protect the homeless and others from high winds and waves closed down yesterday after helping more than 100 people, the Red Cross said.

Strong, southwesterly winds buffeted O’ahu yesterday, as forecasters warned residents to get ready for even stronger winds through this afternoon, with gusts upward of 60 mph expected in parts of Windward …

Bellows and Waimanalo Bay beach parks on the Windward side will also be closed as a precaution against breaking tree limbs.

State and city crews are still removing debris left from flooding that hit O’ahu in mid-December, but officials believe they’re prepared for the quick-moving storm that’s expected to drench the Islands starting …

The rains have subsided and now residents of Oahu and Kauai are cleaning up and assessing the damage from last weekend’s downpours.

During four days of operations, Disaster Assistance and Recovery Centers processed 500 requests for services and information from O’ahu residents affected by last week’s high winds, heavy rains and flooding.

Owners and partners Loredana Barth and Tom Captis announce Sugar Mill Bikes opening this Saturday, December 20th on the North Shore in Waialua across from the Sugar Mill.

Former Philadelphia resident Reun Vorn moved his family to Hawaii this year to start a farm in Waialua, growing pumpkins, long beans, eggplants, bittermelons and other vegetables he sold at local markets.

The Disaster Assistance Recovery Center in Hale’iwa will be at the Waialua Community Building today, state Civil Defense said.

Officials from the U.S. Small Business Administration were on O’ahu yesterday touring flood-ravaged areas in response to Gov.