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The resumption of tradewinds and fewer showers were expected Sunday as tropical depression Jimena moved out of range of the Hawaiian Islands.

It could have been the most miserable high school football game of the season. Maybe ever.

A state license awarded to businessman Albert Hee to provide telecommunications services on Hawaiian homelands requires that Hee apply some of his profits to job training and education programs for Native Hawaiians, but Hee now says his company has never actually paid out any benefits under that provision.

Honolulu can look to other parts of the country to find new approaches to dealing with the homeless — from New Orleans to Houston to cities on the West Coast.

Honolulu rail officials have spent just over $100 million in final design plans to build the second half of the island’s 20-mile transit project, but they’re not certain how much of that work they’ll ultimately use.

The lava lake in Kilauea’s Halemaumau Crater dropped more than 40 feet between Thursday and Friday as normal fluctuation continued in response to cyclical deflation-inflation activity at the volcano’s summit area.

Breaking every library’s rule, dozens of students shouted in the middle of Pohakea Elementary School’s library last week, but what they shouted would make any librarian’s day.

Man allegedly stole truck, equipment • Paddler found at beach park hospitalized

Fire Department accredited for fourth time • Apparel stolen from surf store • Police seeking tips in burglary

City building inspectors have issued a notice of violation to Castle & Cooke Land Co. for a leaky roof over a three-story office building in Iwilei that was evacuated because of flooding Sept. 3.