The mayor would crack down on absentee owners who rent entire houses to tourists, but allow anyone to rent out a room in their home.

The measure would have exempted service personnel from the first $120,000 of property taxes on the assessed value of their homes.

UH General Counsel Carrie Okinaga, the latest appointee to the commission, was Honolulu’s corporation counsel from 2005 to 2011.

Heidi Tsuneyoshi and Carol Fukunaga gain the majorities needed to win their races outright.

UPDATED: The Honolulu prosecutor’s office plans to appeal the ruling and still seeks to prosecute the federal agent in the killing of a Kailua man in 2011.

Oahu has the fastest-growing population of people 65 and older in the country.

Trevor Ozawa and Tommy Waters are locked in a bitter rematch while activist Natalie Iwasa hopes her quiet hard work in the community will resonate with voters.

The bill would make it easier for residents to rent out part of their homes but limit the number of properties listed by absentee owners.

Officers were trying to serve a protective order in Nanakuli on a convicted felon armed with a shotgun.

Active duty service members “already receive substantial benefits for housing in our community,” the Honolulu mayor said.

ALEA Bridge hopes to break ground in November for a 12- to 16-unit transitional housing development in Wahiawa.

At a cost of $3.5 million, Honolulu will equip all its officers with body cameras during the next year — following a step taken by many large urban departments.