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Aliʻi Coffee Co. is now open at Ala Moana Center

Aliʻi Coffee Co. is now open at Ala Moana Center

The coffee biz — which closed its Ward Centre and downtown Honolulu locations — recently opened in Ala Moana Center. The menu is the same; customers can enjoy the business’s signature cold brews and lattes. Aliʻi Coffee Co. plans to open another location soon on Monsarrat Avenue.

Kelli Shiroma BraiottaJuly 15, 2026

Hamada: Airport carjacker skating on kidnapping charge

Hamada: Airport carjacker skating on kidnapping charge

Lawrence and Rose Ching are stunned that the man who carjacked them at Honolulu International Airport — driving off with their teen daughter in the back seat — isn't getting charged with kidnapping. ASD opinion columnist Rick Hamada agrees and takes a close look at the definition of the crime.

Rick HamadaJuly 15, 2026

Silent Spirits at the Hilo Hawaiian

Silent Spirits at the Hilo Hawaiian

Life thrived along Hilo Bay and Waiākea Peninsula, with abundant taro lo‘i, fish ponds, for centuries before Western contact. Spiritual life was ever-present and the landscape was dominated by the towering Kūakaʻananuʻu heiau, where men were sacrificed in elaborate ceremonies. Now the site is home to Hilo Hawaiian Hotel, and guests share stories of spectral visitors from long ago.

Lopaka Kapanui and Tanya KapanuiJuly 15, 2026

Kooky Rental Cars!

Kooky Rental Cars!

ASD history columnist DeSoto Brown takes us on a spin behind the wheels of the wacky, colorful rental cars that tourists loved in 1960s Hawai‘i. Open-air jeeps and dune buggies, these vehicles came from such exotic places as England, Italy, France and Toledo, Ohio. They all promised a fun time in the Islands.

DeSoto BrownJuly 14, 2026

Community Voices: Planting the seeds for progress

Community Voices: Planting the seeds for progress

Two laws supported by Grassroot Institute of Hawai‘i have passed, allowing farmers to run home kitchen operations on their properties and build on-site housing for much-needed workers.

Keliʻi AkinaJuly 14, 2026

Community Voices: Empty homes tax won’t go away

Community Voices: Empty homes tax won’t go away

Legislative attempts to pass the tax have failed, so proponents have a new idea — make an empty homes tax a charter amendment that people can vote on in the next election. The proposal is making headway, even as the draft amendment contains all the same conundrums as the failed bills.

Tom YamachikaJuly 14, 2026

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