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The ZipperLane on the H-1 freeway was fully closed at 12:45 p.m. Monday after a delay due to mechanical problems with the ZipMobile.

Honolulu parks officials are investigating a wounded duck found at Kapiolani Park.

The National Weather Service expects the rainy weather to dissipate but continue with some brief showers over Oahu and Maui through Friday.

Question: In Friday's paper on Page A15, it lists "Fight the Bite" about preventive measures for mosquito control, including spraying of areas that attract mosquitoes.

The Hawaii Community Development Authority says a $7 million appropriation from the Legislature to move utility lines underground in Kalaeloa isn't enough to complete the project after bids to do the work came in high, and it will ask for an additional $6 million.

A taxicab driver who was convicted of sexually assaulting a passenger in July 2014 is no longer allowed to drive a cab in Honolulu.

While tourism apparently hasn't suffered much yet, there's growing concern the visitor industry on the Big Island could take a major hit if the number of dengue fever cases continue to mount.

The state Board of Agriculture is expected to vote today on an initiative that would ban wild animals, such as lions, elephants and tigers, from being brought to Hawaii for display at circuses and fairs.

As V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft are increasingly deployed around the world, the Marine Corps said a May 17 "hard landing" by a packed aircraft at Bellows that killed two Marines and injured others was the result of pilot error in "severe brownout conditions."

Hawaii received a grade of “C” on the latest March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card. With the state falling short of an above-average grade for the past several years, Lin Joseph, director of program services for the March of Dimes Hawaii chapter, said, “We are disappointed that we didn’t see greater improvement.”