Waipahu News

There were 803 homes sold last month, an increase of more than 130 percent in comparison to a year ago, the Northwest Multiple Listing Service reported Thursday. That’s because first-time buyers rushed to qualify for a tax credit that had...

Bowers + Kubota Consulting was recognized by the U.S. Green Building Council for the design and construction of a warehouse and office building in Waipahu that meets a number of environmental standards. Environmentally friendly features incorporated into the building include...

In a letter to the stations' owners yesterday, the commission requested "complete, unredacted" copies of documents previously filed by Raycom Media Inc. and MCG Capital Corp...The commission also wants the station owners to explain aspects of the agreements that seem...

City ambulance crews took seven people from Waipahu Intermediate School to Hawaii Medical Center West yesterday following complaints of a strong smell of gas. Three ambulances were sent to the school after 11 a.m. The patients included two students under...

A superb description about how we should not judge somebody before they are given a chance to act. Kudos to the little Girl! As seated next to a little black girl on the airplane when the stranger turned to her...

Police have called in the Specialized Services Division to a possible barricade situation at Awanai Street in Waipahu after hearing gunshots tonight, authorities said. At 7 p.m. police were called because of gunshots being heard. The officers responded and heard...

The Hawaii Farm Bureau Foundation and Aloha Air Cargo have formed a new partnership that they say "champions local farmers." The program gives foundation members access to an exclusive discount program, including up to 35 percent off air freight from...

At 'Iolani School, where 200-pound football players are considered rare jewels, 315-pound Sealii Epenesa and 270-pound Kaena Moose have been the Raiders' two huge diamonds in the rough. The senior defensive tackles anchor an otherwise typically small Raiders unit that...

The Midshipmen are third nationally in rushing (282.55 yards per game), and they run 89 percent of the time. "Elliott has shown himself to be a real effective run defender," defensive line coach Dave Aranda said of the 6-foot-3, 255-pound...

After a delay of more than a decade, chef Kusuma Cooray of the Culinary Institute of the Pacific has finally realized a dream: releasing a new line of curry mixtures made to her specifications and fabricated at First Commercial Kitchen...