Home sales fell 6.7 % in February from 2024. 1 /2 STAR-ADVERTISER / MAY 11 Home sales fell 6.7 % in February from 2024. STAR-ADVERTISER / MARCH 29 The inventory of single-family homes remains low and flat.

An apparent housing error may have led to the death of an inmate at Oahu’s largest jail.In the early morning hours of Feb. 5, Eric Scotton, 33, was found beaten to death inside his cell at the Oahu Community Correctional Center.

A replacement for Aloha Stadium may be built on parts of the existing condemned facility in Halawa as a way to reduce costs and help meet a 2028 opening timetable.

Although picturesque sunsets usually captivate the locals and tourists of Oahu, a strange cloud caught the eye of many Wednesday evening.

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The thin cloud stood out intently against the mountain range and contrasted against the other clouds that filled the sky as the sun set.

Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s administration says its proposed $5.14 billion budget package for fiscal year 2026 will fund more affordable housing projects, deal with the crisis of homelessness and augment core public safety services on Oahu.

The median price for a single-family home on Oahu reached nearly $1.19 million in February, marking a new record high, according to data released by the Honolulu Board of Realtors. The previous median price record had been in May 2022, when the median price was $1.15 million.

More than a year after the Honolulu City Council created a program to reduce the city’s backlog of building permit applications, the city’s permitting department director said she’s close to starting the program.

JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM As a Festival first-day tradition, about 560 Hawaii students from 14 schools had the opportunity Friday to interact with cultural performers from Japan and other Pacific Rim nations.

The ridge aloft is maintaining very stable conditions with sparse available moisture as evidenced by the statewide empty rain gauges. The only caveat were the few windward