Thank you for your support of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this complimentary article! The city Department of Environmental Services Director, Roger Babcock, has identified four potential sites to replace the aging Waimanalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill in Kapolei. These sites could include federally owned properties in West Oahu and on the Windward side. Babcock revealed that …
WASHINGTON >> Republicans Reject Rep. Jim Jordan for House Speaker, Creating Turmoil In a surprising turn of events, Republicans have rejected Rep. Jim Jordan as their choice for House speaker. Despite the support of President Donald Trump, Jordan fell short of the GOP majority needed to secure the position. A total of 20 holdouts within …
WASHINGTON >> Republicans have selected Rep. Jim Jordan as their nominee for House speaker in a move that could bring the far right of the GOP to a central position of power in the United States. Jordan, a founding member of the Freedom Caucus and a staunch ally of Donald Trump, received support from high-profile …
Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story! Breaking ground in Makiki, Paul Lam commenced the construction of a 26-unit, three-story walk-up for low-income renters in December. Lam Capital LLC, led by Lam as the principal developer, utilized a city program aimed at increasing the availability of affordable housing on Oahu. Lam has announced …
Republicans in Washington are facing challenges in their efforts to elect the next House speaker. After removing Kevin McCarthy from the job, they have nominated Rep. Steve Scalise for the position. However, the deeply divided majority is struggling to unite and hold a public floor vote. Scalise, the current majority leader and a survivor of …
WASHINGTON >> President Joe Biden has been interviewed as part of an independent investigation into his handling of classified documents, according to a statement released by the White House late Monday. This could indicate that the investigation is reaching its conclusion. The investigation, led by special counsel Robert Hur, focuses on the improper retention of …
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New York >> In the ongoing New York civil fraud trial, an accountant who prepared Donald Trump’s financial statements took the witness stand for the fourth consecutive day. The trial aims to examine whether the former president exaggerated his wealth. Surprisingly, Trump did not attend the proceedings on this particular day, even though he had …
Thank you for your support of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. We appreciate your loyalty. Enjoy this captivating story! A Palolo Valley neighborhood has endured a slow but steady underground landslide over the course of several years. This unfortunate phenomenon has resulted in buckled roads, eroded hills, sliding houses, broken waterlines, and cracked retaining walls that have …
Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story! The Honolulu City Council will be addressing the issue of illegal gaming rooms on Wednesday with the consideration of two bills. Bills 57 and 58 aim to assist law enforcement in shutting down the approximately 100 gambling parlors that operate on the island of Oahu every …