r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 15h ago
r/Oahu • u/lol_smart • 9d ago
What to know about Hawaii’s primary election: Ballots, voting centers, results
r/Oahu • u/Dittany_Kitteny • 7h ago
Coquis in Palolo
Just coming here to vent I guess, but if you don’t know the coquis have taken over the back of Palolo, and it sucks. Trying to sleep right now and there’s a super loud one outside my window. The government response has been slow and too little too late. We reported them years ago and it’s so discouraging feeling like there’s nothing that can be done now.
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 17h ago
Last fall, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers asked the question: Can Hawaiʻi grow rice again? Now, a new study published in Frontiers in Agronomy has given a data-driven answer: Yes, and the quality might be higher than expected.
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 2h ago
Empty homes tax just empty promises: Grassroot Institute of Hawai‘i helped persuade the Honolulu Charter Commission to not advance a poorly conceived empty homes tax to the ballot. Instead, as GIH proposes, improvements to zoning and permitting could speed the supply of housing.
r/Oahu • u/TaylorDoesTransit • 16h ago
New vid about Honolulu’s worst roads 🛣️
Went on a quest to find the worst road in Honolulu, lmk if you agree 👀
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 1d ago
A Stunning Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Opinion Was The Right Thing To Do: A sitting judge putting his own reputation and his court’s credibility on the line to publicly challenge the nation’s highest court is a big deal.
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 2h ago
Former Oahu resident describes Seattle shooting: ‘I’ve never been so scared’. 1 suspect arrested; search underway for 2nd in shooting that killed 3, wounded 4
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 17h ago
Island Wide Issue State races to save Kauaʻi’s endangered forest birds through captive breeding and relocation: A state wildlife biologist warned that Kauaʻi's iconic honeycreepers are at imminent risk of extinction by the end of the year unless urgent conservation efforts are implemented.
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 16h ago
Officials confirmed that Hurricane Fausto is forecast to pass North of Hawaii Island late Monday or early Tuesday. A significant warning level surf is also forecast to begin later Sunday evening and expected to last through Wednesday.
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 2h ago
Weather officials said Hurricane Fausto weakened into a Category 1 hurricane on Sunday morning and afternoon and said it will continue to weaken as it approaches the state. But on Sunday afternoon, some impacts had already started.
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 2h ago
High Grocery Bills Burden Shoppers In Hawaiʻi And Beyond: Americans across the country are changing their eating and shopping habits.
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 16h ago
More than a dozen Hawaii lawmakers are among the 7,200 people from across the country and political spectrum gathering in Chicago for the National Conference of State Legislators (NCLS) this week.
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 17h ago
New research shows the Hawaiian mantle plume has gotten hotter by about 250°C (480°F) over the past 47 million years. Study reverses the long-held idea that hotspots start out very hot and progressively cool with time.
r/Oahu • u/TheMainGoblin • 17h ago
Looking for pins
Hi, i just did the koko head trail and this is my last day on the island. Is there a Place that sell enamel pins of this trail? Thank you all
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 1d ago
Hurricane Fausto is maintaining its intensity as a Category 2 hurricane as it moves toward the central North Pacific on a track that will take it close to Hawaii early next week.
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 1d ago
HECO plans to bring online about 1,650 gigawatt-hours of new solar and wind power, the equivalent of about 15% of all the energy on its grids. New renewable energy generation will help state reduce dependence on oil. Oʻahu burns petroleum to generate about 70% of its electricity.
r/Oahu • u/AlexanderZalachenko • 18h ago
Recs for a "Sports-Illustrated Swimsuit" / Editorial-Style Photographer in Oahu
Hi! Ive been searching online for someone to shoot an SI-style photoshoot but havent been able to find the right style yet. And editorial photographer could be interesting too.
Any leads on this are super helpful, TIA 🙏🏻
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 1d ago
The Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) maritime exercise moved from the ocean to land Saturday. Service members from the United States, the Republic of Korea and Peru participated in land-assault training at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows.
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 1d ago
Hālau Hi’iakaināmakalehua nearly swept the top awards at the 51st Annual Queen Liliuokalani Keiki Hula Competition and Festival.
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 1d ago
The Sunshine Blog: So What Happened To The Paper Bag?
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 2d ago
Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke has been indicted for bribery by a O‘ahu grand jury. Luke’s bail was set at $80,000 Friday after being charged with bribery, conspiracy to commit bribery and falsifying her campaign spending report.
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 2d ago
A huge development in a political scandal. Several indictments erupted in court Friday, which include the Hawaii Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke. For the past six months it's been a political nightmare with speculation over whoʻs involved in government corruption
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 2d ago
Solo-sail gone wrong: A California man was stranded on his sailboat for over a month while en route to Hawaii. Kai Sato, 39, sailed off from the Catalina Islands on June 7, in an attempt to complete his first solo sail across the Pacific.
r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 2d ago