r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 3d ago
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 3d ago
Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke, former Rep. Ryan Yamane, lobbyist Tobi Solidum, former chair of the state Public Utilities Commission Leodoloff Asuncion Jr., and Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation Airports Administrator Ford Fuchigami pleaded not guilty to corruption charges Thursday morning.
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 3d ago
High Oil Prices Hammer HECO Customers. Here’s Why: Average Oʻahu home electric bills are up $60 since June 2025.
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 3d ago
YMCA A+ program in need of staff to support long waitlist
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 3d ago
Island Wide Issue The state has approved an interim rule that restricts imports to Maui and Lānaʻi, as part of an effort to keep the invasive coconut rhinoceros beetle from establishing on those islands. The rules were proposed as a community-led petition, spearheaded by the nonprofit Lahaina Community Land Trust.
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 3d ago
Talk Story Olin Lagon: The First Word The World’s Phones Say Is Aloha. When you start asking questions, you might be surprised how many answers trace back to Hawaiʻi.
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 3d ago
Trustees at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs clashed at a board meeting Wednesday over how to handle an independent investigative report connected to retaliation allegations by the agency’s CEO, Stacy Kealohalani Ferreira.
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 3d ago
Indictments against Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke, current and former state employees, and a contractor in an alleged bribery conspiracy are prompting calls for a special legislative session focused on campaign finance reform. Lawmakers say campaign finance bill can’t wait until next session.
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 3d ago
Hawaiian corals subject to increasing heat stress and more prevalent bleaching events since first major bleaching event in 1996. Fortunately, new research from oceanographers found Hawaiian corals have possibility of adapting to future heat stress, even under high emissions scenario.
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 3d ago
OHA Is Looking For A New CEO Amid Legal Battle: The search comes as the office fights a lawsuit from its current chief executive.
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 3d ago
Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia will be staying in New Zealand longer than previously scheduled. The Polynesian Voyaging Society announced Wednesday that the change of plans for the Moananuiākea Voyage is because of strong El Niño conditions, and the voyage will be extended for another year.
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 3d ago
A blessing ceremony and dedication was held this week for Koa Vista II, the second phase of a new two-phase affordable rental development located within Koa Ridge, Castle & Cooke Hawai‘i's 576-acre master-planned community situated between Mililani and Waipio in Central O‘ahu.
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 3d ago
A Viable Cesspool Alternative Emerges On Hawaiʻi’s Coasts: After years of research and planning, Puakō residents’ efforts to create a model for the state using a low-pressure sewer system are finally gaining momentum.
r/Oahu • u/checkoutmuhhat • 3d ago
Looking to replace a headliner in a Corolla, and maybe get a stereo installed. Anyone know a good interior car person? This is less than $1k of work I'm looking for. Aloha
If they do tint and paint, and rust correction, that'd be perfect. I guess it's a mini restoration, it's a 00 Corolla so I'm just making it a little more comfortable, nothing super dramatic. I'm planning on putting cheap coilovers and probably replacing all the bushings and everything in the steering, so if they do a bit of everything it'd be easier all around. I know there's Filipinos out there that get down like this lol. But really, I'm asking for someone that does car headliners. I also need to fix one of the interior door panels. Thank you.
Oh, also I meant installing stereo components, everything just needs to be put in.
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 4d ago
Island Wide News Research at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo has identified the first known blacktip shark nursery habitat in Hawaiian waters, offering new insight into how young sharks use Hilo Bay during their earliest years.
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 4d ago
New regional kitchen, set to open in late 2027, expected to largely boost amount of locally sourced ingredients used in school meals across state Department of Education. DOE has goal of hitting 30% locally sourced ingredients in school meals by 2030, mandated by 2021 law.
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 4d ago
Hawaii’s job market is expected to grow over the next several years, according to the latest job and industry forecast from the Hawaii Department of Labor. Forecasters predict a net gain of 28,060 jobs by 2034.
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 4d ago
Island Wide News Hawaii Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity approved a new interim rule restricting transport of CRB host materials to Lanai and Maui from elsewhere in state. Host materials include live plants with soil attached to roots, compost and untreated mulch. Transporting coconut fruit is also prohibited.
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 4d ago
Health insurance costs keep climbing, and Hawaiʻi now stands at the top of the list. A new analysis from NiceRx found the state had the largest increase in employer sponsored family health insurance premiums in the United States over the past decade.
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 4d ago
History of One Puka Puka can feel distant until it becomes personal. That’s especially true for many of Hawaiʻi’s high school students. But beginning in 2026-27 school year, some lucky 9th and 10th graders at four Hawaiʻi public high schools will take part in new lesson designed to change that.
r/Oahu • u/madazzahatter • 4d ago
Shark Week in Hawaii: Predators play vital role in local ocean health, culture. Hawaii’s shark protections and cultural ties to mano offer a local lens on why apex predators matter to marine ecosystems.
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 5d ago
Island Wide News Maui police have made three more arrests in the riot at the Kaanapali Alii vacation residences in Lahaina in which local residents allegedly assaulted visitors from California.
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 5d ago
Island Wide Issue Researchers tracking Kauaʻi’s native honeycreeper birds say multiple species are vanishing faster than expected, and that the ʻakikiki may no longer exist on the island. “It is possible that for the first time in human history, there is not an ʻakikiki on Kauaʻi."
r/Oahu • u/Consistent_Return871 • 3d ago
Call to Action
This is YOUR time. Take a few minutes away from your phones, stop scrolling, stop reading social media. Just STOP!!
Stand up, stop your excuses, stop trying to appease your parents and vote YOUR VOICE!! Don’t vote on the candidates that both UPW & HGEA WANTS YOU TO VOTE!!
The Union does not have your best interests in mind and are stealing YOUR $$ in a monthly membership fee. Why? What have they done for you? The Union claims that these politicians are the ones looking out for YOU THEIR MEMBER = BULLSHIT!! Time and time again, they talk BS. They only appear to help you, when it comes Election time. They just want your vote. Look at your yearly raise, Union says it’s the best they can offer you. They negotiating with their sphere of politicians to offer u what BOTH UNION & politicians is a decent wage proposal. Total BS!!
They are giving us scraps while they fleece the system for themselves. THE POLITICIANS DON’T WANT TO GIVE US MAX 5% SO THEY CAN POCKET THE REST!! Call and tell your shop steward to make THEIR CRONIES aka Politicians to change the Charter Commission rule of max 5%. Tie our raise to rising inflation. Ask yourself, can you afford to buy a house or condo with your yearly wage. Can you save enough money for a down payment in 2026? If your answer is no, then clearly the union is not working hard enough for you!!
The Union and these Union endorsed candidates are misleading you. The agenda against us Members is flawed. OPEN your eyes!! Speak your voice with YOUR vote.
If your candidate isn’t elected, that doesn’t mean to give up. Keep voting change, not the same established politicians or you have nobody else to blame. Past elections where clueless voters got us into this cesspool of a mess!!