Makiki neighborhood board to meet this evening

On the agenda: restrooms at Thomas Square; discussion on the city's proposal to issue a single-vendor towing contract; and an update on the Scottish Rite day care facility.

Hawaii Independent Staff / Neighborhood Board Commission <
Police raid Occupy Honolulu encampment

Police raided Occupy Honolulu 3 a.m. Wednesday morning, seizing tents and personal belongings. Video coverage at The Doug Note.

Hawaii Independent Staff / Occupy Honolulu / The Doug Note <
Cayetano releases FTA emails

“This is the most mismanaged project in 28 years of office,” Cayetano said today after reading several of the emails to the media. He is running for mayor in 2012, and critical of how his opponents, Honolulu Mayor Peter Carlisle, and former city Managing Director Kirk Caldwell, managed the project.

Hawaii Independent Staff / Rail / Hawaii Reporter <
Governor Cayetano and Judge Walter Heen
Kauai county council considers halting Koloa evictions

Councilwoman JoAnne Yukimura, via TheGardenIsland.com:

“The resolution is mainly a request for a sincere effort (by Grove Farm) to find a solution. We are simply asking them to sit down and find alternatives. It’s a lot of work, but it shows a willingness to find a pono resolution."

Ikaika M Hussey / Koloa Camp evictions / Read TheGardenIsland.com <
Koloa residents and supporters at a meeting with Senator Clayton Hee last week
Courtesy Photo
Maui flash flood warning extended to 12:45 am

The National Weather Service in Honolulu has continued the Flood Advisory for the Island of MAUI effective until 12:45 a.m. This Advisory may need to be extended beyond 12:45 a.m. if heavy rain persists.

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Gallery: Stormy Tuesday

Photos and videos from the community

Hawaii Independent Staff / Read
City: Rain leads to sewer overflows in East Honolulu

Flooding led to an overflow of 40,000 gallons of stormwater and untreated waste into Maunalua Bay and the Ala Wai today.

Hawaii Independent Staff / Sewers and infrastructure / Read
Linked from Tannya Boyd Joaquin
Campaign Spending, Ethics Commission seek members

Application deadline is extended to March 29.

Hawaii Independent Staff / Read Judiciary <
Hilo station dumps Limbaugh

In case you missed it.

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Reapportionment commission resumes today

Meeting today at 2pm in State Capitol room 329.

Hawaii Independent Staff / Reapportionment / 2011 Reapportionment Commission <