honolulu
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This City Just Passed A Law Banning People From Texting While Crossing The Street
Anyone caught texting while crossing the street could be fined up to $35 for their first offense.
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After A Fire In A Honolulu High-Rise Killed 3 People, The Mayor Has Introduced A Bill To Mandate Sprinkler Systems
The new legislation would require fire-sprinkler systems in all high-rise residential buildings on Oahu.
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Honolulu Set To Settle Suit From Lesbians Jailed After Kissing In Public
Honolulu is set to pay $80,000 to a same-sex couple who sued the city and an officer who arrested them for showing public displays of affection in a grocery store.
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Powerful Photos Show What Life Is Like For A Homeless 3-Year-Old In Hawaii
A new documentary film reveals the daily struggles of a family living in a homeless encampment in Honolulu.
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Navy Agrees To Sonar Limits, Other Marine Life Protections In The Pacific
The Navy on Monday agreed to prohibit explosives and sonar, which are harmful to marine life, in certain waters off Hawaii and California.
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Photographer Finds Her Homeless Father And Documents His Life On The Streets
After years apart, photographer Diana Kim found her father living on the streets in Hawaii and documented the struggle to reconnect with him and get help.
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Honolulu City Council Overrides Mayor’s Veto To Expand Sit-Lie Ban
The City Council voted Wednesday to pass an expanded law that prohibits sitting and lying in noncommercial areas after a tent city emerged in recent months.
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Honolulu Police Say Credit Cards Could Solve Golfer “Kidnapping”
Australian golfer Robert Allenby told the Golf Channel he was kidnapped, robbed, and left beaten on the side of the road after a night out in Honolulu. The Honolulu police said Tuesday that they were investigating the case as second-degree robbery and were looking into fraudulent credit card use.
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18 Delicious Foods From Hawaii Everyone Should Try
Kanak attack.
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What $1,000 Rent Looks Like In America
The rent really is too dang high.
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22 Amazing Hidden Gems To Uncover In Hawaii
It’s not just long walks on the beach…
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World War II Veterans Return To Pearl Harbor To Commemorate 72nd Anniversary
Seventy-two years later, veterans gathered in Honolulu, Hawaii, for the anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor.
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Girl Steals A Political Sign, Then Smokes It
Oh, did we mention she’s the daughter of a Honolulu mayoral candidate? And that the sign belongs to her dad’s opponent?
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A User’s Guide To Smoking Pot With Barack Obama
Barry was quite the accomplished marijuana enthusiast back in high school and college. Excerpts from David Maraniss’ Barack Obama: The Story dealing with the elaborate drug culture surrounding the president when he attended Punahou School in Honolulu and Occidental College in Los Angeles. He inhaled. A lot.
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A Very Nasty Obituary
Who knew obituaries were such a popular, posthumous variation of the middle finger? And just to twist the knife, this runs every year in the Honolulu newspaper on the anniversary of Bill’s death. His children and grandchildren don’t seem very fond of Mrs. Willard (Bill) Wannall.