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高波警報発令中

ローカルニュース - Fri, 04/05/2013 - 08:40
 州の危機管理室は、カウアイ島、オアフ島、モロカイ島の北岸と西岸、そしてマウイ島の北岸に高波が到達する可能性が高いとして高波警報を発令している。  当局側は、土曜日の午前6時までに、カウアイ島の西岸とオアフ島、モロカイ島、マウイ島の北岸に到達する波の高さは20~25フィートほどになるほか、オアフ島とモロカイ島の西岸では波の高さが15~20フィートほどになると予想。市民に対して、水際には近づかないように注意を促している。 なお、オアフ島のノースショア地区には昨日の時点で高さ8~12フィートの高波が到達。昨日だけで1,115件の警告がライフガードから発せられたほか、9人が救出されている。
参考:KITV4

押収物品のオークションを実施

ローカルニュース - Fri, 04/05/2013 - 08:36
 州当局は昨日、犯罪などに利用されたとして当局が押収、保管していた物品を、公開オークションで売却処分すると発表した。なお、押収物品の売却によって得られる利益は、州や市当局の法執行機関の経費として活用される。 オークションは今週土曜日にオアフ島のニール・ブレイズデル・センターで開催される予定で、オークションの開始は正午となっているものの、落札希望者は午前11時よりオークション対象アイテムのチェックをすることができる。
参考:KHON2

Corrections

Local News - Fri, 04/05/2013 - 04:30
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Obituaries

Local News - Fri, 04/05/2013 - 04:30
Luisa Zunajo Arellano • Coy V. Brown • Restituto Urmeneta Costales; and more

New York Times: Web search at a crossroads, and relevance is the quest

Local News - Fri, 04/05/2013 - 04:30
Say you need a latte. You might pull out your phone, open the Yelp app and search for a nearby cafe. If instead you want to buy an espresso machine, you will most likely tap Amazon.com.

Moderate-priced units proposed for Kakaako

Local News - Fri, 04/05/2013 - 04:30
Honolulu is accustomed to housing booms — especially for luxury condominiums in the urban core. But a workforce housing boom may now be forming.

Stabbing suspect found hiding with blood on his hand, police say

Local News - Fri, 04/05/2013 - 04:30
A Kalihi man charged with stabbing a man during a fight Sunday in the Kee­au­moku Street area tried to flee in the bed of a pickup truck and was found with blood on his left hand, a police affidavit said.

District 9: Share of bad roads is isle's highest

Local News - Fri, 04/05/2013 - 04:30
District 9 boasts has nearly 390 lane-miles of city-owned road — and it earns the dubious distinction of having the lowest share of roads in satisfactory condition and the highest share in substandard condition.

Mayor's talk will involve buses, roads and homeless

Local News - Fri, 04/05/2013 - 04:30
Mayor Kirk Caldwell will re-emphasize his five priorities for Hono­lulu when he delivers his first State of the City speech at Mission Memorial Auditorium next to Hono­lulu Hale this morning.

Kokua Line: Wallet-size birth certificate not accepted as proof of ID

Local News - Fri, 04/05/2013 - 04:30
Question: The state Department of Health used to issue wallet-size, laminated, notarized birth certificates. I had one until recently, when my wallet was stolen. It is much more convenient to have that than the paper version.

Volcanic Ash: Officials' proposals at odds but all tackle homelessness

Local News - Fri, 04/05/2013 - 04:30
It's good to see Mayor Kirk Caldwell and the City Council moving to take real responsibility for Oahu's increasingly vexing homelessness problem.

Newswatch

Local News - Fri, 04/05/2013 - 04:30
Officer's duties restricted after DUI arrest • Northern winds bring record lows to isles • Repairs set off Big Isle sirens • Crimes result in 10-year term

Police and Fire

Local News - Fri, 04/05/2013 - 04:30
Son, 25, arrested in attack on father, 62 • Man with dementia missing since Sunday

'Golf ball' radar heads out after North Korean attack threats

Local News - Fri, 04/05/2013 - 04:30
The towering Sea-Based X-band Radar, a fixture at a Ford Island pier for most of the past year, left Pearl Harbor recently for the second time amid heightened concerns about North Korea's missile program.

Murderer asks to be released, claiming he did not pull trigger

Local News - Fri, 04/05/2013 - 04:30
Attorneys for convicted double murderer Raita Fuku­saku asked the Hawaii Paroling Authority on Monday to set his minimum prison term at 20 years because he was an accomplice to the 1994 gunshot murders, not the shooter.

Mayor open to a 4% pay raise

Local News - Fri, 04/05/2013 - 04:30
Mayor Kirk Caldwell indicated he likely would allow 4 percent pay increases for himself and department heads to take effect as proposed Monday by the Hono­lulu Salary Commission.

UH closer to losing its power to secure contracts

Local News - Fri, 04/05/2013 - 04:30
A bill that would strip the University of Hawaii of procurement responsibilities for new construction was passed by the Senate Ways and Means Committee on Monday, signaling continuing legislative concern over the way the school has handled millions of dollars in projects.

Law creating developer of public land nears repeal

Local News - Fri, 04/05/2013 - 04:30
Legislators are moving closer to repealing the law that created the Public Land Development Corp., with only a few technical issues to resolve.