March 9 – Well-loved Ethel’s Grill in Kalihi has opened up a new location at the Oahu Club in Hawaii Kai. You don’t have to be an Oahu Club member to eat…
Category: Neighborhood News
East Oahu News – Friday Update 03/03/2017
March 2 – A visitor from South Carolina was rescued from high surf at China Walls in the Portlock area. After receiving medical attention, he was transported to a local hospital. [Star-Advertiser]…
What should sustainable agriculture look like in Hawaii?
Senate bill 1313 seeks to require an additional 10 percent of our food be locally sourced. It’s the brainchild of Senator Brickwood Galuteria, whom argues that our state’s reliance on food imports imperils…
East Oahu News – Friday Update 02/24/2017
February 24 – Nine units with 35 firefighters responded to the blaze at a two-story Kaimuki home on 4050 Iwalani Place at approximately 11:06 p.m. February 23. When firefighters arrived, they observed smoke…
East Oahu News – Friday Update 02/17/2017
February 14 – Randall Roth at Hawaii Free Press weighs in on the Department of Education (DOE) treatment of former award-winning Kaiser Principal John Sosa. [Hawaii Free Press] February 13 – A…
East Oahu News – Friday Update 02/10/2017
Feb 9 – State lawmakers are considering bills to create official campgrounds for the homeless in Honolulu. The Senate Human Services Committee on Wednesday gave tentative approval to Senate Bill 1243, which would…
East Oahu News – Friday Update 02/03/2017
February 3 – Representative Gene Ward seeks bill to create “urine-free zones.” Proposed House Bill 1595 would make it illegal to go to the bathroom on:(1) Public playgrounds and playground equipment (2) Public bus…
East Oahu News – Friday Update 1/27/2017
Jan 21 through Jan 25 – Water main break causes closure of Kalanianaole On Saturday, January 21, 2017 at about 4:45 a.m., a 24-inch water main break occurred before the intersection of…
Kahala to Hawaii Kai after the BWS water main break: a personal account
Then came dreaded Monday On Saturday, after the water main broke at Ainakoa and Kalanianaole, our family received a text from a relative informing us of the blocked highway. We were in…