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City seeks to terminate tow contractor after audit finds hundreds of drivers overcharged
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - City officials are moving to terminate a towing contract with All Island Automotive Towing after the city said an audit revealed it had been overcharging hundreds of drivers. All Island Wreckers, also known as All Island Automative Towing, was contracted by the city in January 2023 and...
Remains of Arkansas-born sailor lost at Pearl Harbor identified, set to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery
The remains of a sailor born in Arkansas and killed in the early hours of the Pearl Harbor attack that pulled the US into World War II have been identified and will receive a formal military internment.
USS Missouri exhibit shares wartime era through the eyes of local residents
Dorinda Nicholson was 6 years old and living on the Pearl City Peninsula when Japanese bombers attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941. She still has vivid memories. The octogenarian was back in Honolulu to help open a new exhibit at the USS Battleship Missouri Memorial. Her story is the basis for “Life After Infamy: The Resilience of the Aloha Spirit in Wartime Hawaii.”
Candidate Q&A: State House District 35 — Ikeda Rahman Perreira
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 10 Primary Election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected. The following came from Ikeda Rahman Perreira, Democratic candidate for state House District 35, which covers portions...
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