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Little did Justin Guy know that holding a sign that read “Homeless Please Help” on a Kailua-Kona street corner would spark a free speech case resulting in changes to the law that protects everyone’s First Amendment rights on Hawaii island.

State crews, including 70 inmates, began a cleanup of the homeless encampment beneath the H-1 freeway viaduct Monday.

Kahaunani Mahoe- Thoene was so eager to put up an accessory dwelling unit on her Waimanalo lot that she filled out all the information for her building permit even before Mayor Kirk Caldwell signed Bill 20 on Monday morning.

Adolfo Garza can tell you all about the sweltering Hilo heat last month and this month. This is his first summer living in town, and he has been baking in his second-floor apartment in the Waiakea Houselots neighborhood.

The city on Thursday morning will launch the second phase of its enforcement action targeting the Kakaako homeless encampment.

The Makapuu Lighthouse Trail and parking lot will close Tuesday through Friday and again Monday through Sept. 23 for repaving in an ongoing $2.7 million improvement project.

Emergency service provider assaulted • Crippled sailboat towed to Honolulu

Bees have been swarming in Hawaii and experts say warm weather caused by El Nino may be responsible.

Kokua Line has received numerous questions and complaints about metered street parking in urban Honolulu marked for use by specific companies, rather than being available to the general public. Michael D.