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Unite Here Local 5 will hold a vigil today in support of members who work at the hotel
The storied but money-losing Ilikai Hotel will close tomorrow after more than 45 years of hosting Waikiki vacations for millions of travelers, many of them repeat visitors to Hawaii.
Current guests have been told they will [...]
Continue Reading →Three women donned scuba masks and jumped into the waters off Oahu’s North Shore, floating inside a submerged cage as about a dozen sharks glided toward bloody fish scraps tossed into the water by a tour company.
Tourist Kim Duniec said the experience of coming eye to eye with sharks was exhilarating.
“Their eyes [...]
Continue Reading →Sen. Daniel K. Inouye’s staff contacted federal regulators last fall to ask about the bailout application of an ailing Hawaii bank that he had helped to establish and where he has invested the bulk of his personal wealth.
The bank, Central Pacific Financial, was an unlikely candidate for [...]
Continue Reading →TheBoat made its last run yesterday.
“I’m a little sad that it’s going away, because the people on the west side need alternatives,” said TheBoat project manager Darin Mar.
About 200 people crowded the dock at Aloha Tower Marketplace yesterday afternoon hoping to catch one last ride to Kalaeloa. Makakilo resident Hannah Lima is [...]
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