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Armstrong Builders Receives National Safety Award

Submitted by Becker Communications, Inc.
Monday, February 27th, 2012, 8:00am
Armstrong Builders Receives National Safety Award

Armstrong Builders CEO Robert Armstrong recently traveled to Florida to accept a national award for the Hawaii-based company. 

Armstrong Builders was awarded the Safety Award For Excellence (SAFE) in the single-family home builder category by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).

This award recognizes homebuilders and trade contractors who have developed and implemented exceptional construction safety programs in order to achieve exemplary safety and health in the residential construction industry.  

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Man arrested for assaulting woman with frying pan

Submitted by Anonymous on Monday, February 27th, 7:03 am
Man arrested for assaulting woman with frying pan

A man accused of assaulting a woman with a frying pan on Sunday is in hot water.

According to police, Randy Nelber, 29, and a 26-year-old woman got into an argument in the Kakaako Area.

Their argument escalated and Nelber allegedly grabbed a frying pan and assaulted her with it.

Nelber was later found by police and arrested for second-degree assault.

It is unknown if the woman suffered serious injuries.

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Power restored following outages in Kalihi, Makiki

Submitted by HawaiiNewsNow W... on Monday, February 27th, 4:20 am

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - An overnight power outage could cause some early morning headaches for residents in Kalihi and Makiki.

According to Hawaiian Electric Company, about 350 customers lost power after a possible equipment failure on Kui Place in Kalihi Valley.

The outages started Sunday at about 10:30 p.m. and reportedly stretched into Makiki.

HECO says power has been fully restored in the areas.

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Kakaako man charged with terroristic threatening after freeway shooting

Submitted by HawaiiNewsNow W... on Monday, February 27th, 4:00 am

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Honolulu police charged a Kakaako man with terroristic threatening in connection with a road rage attack. The other driver, Bronson Botelho, 23, said he was leaving a friend's house in Mililani and heading home to Kaneohe on Friday night. According to Botelho, another driver was weaving between vehicles and cut him off on the H-2 near Kipapa Gulch. Botelho said he eventually caught up with the other vehicle.

"(I) pulled up next to the vehicle it was tailing and at that point, he cut behind me and started tailgating me where I slowed down and I didn't jam my brakes, I just let off the gas," Botelho said.

According to Botelho, the other driver yelled at him before speeding off. Botelho said he thought the dispute was over until he heard gunshots near the Aiea exit. He was not hurt, but two bullets pierced the driver's side rear door just inches from where he was sitting.

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Illegal gambling operation discovered in Kakaako

Submitted by HawaiiNewsNow W... on Monday, February 27th, 3:57 am

KAKAAKO (HawaiiNewsNow) - A complaint about a chemical odor led to the discovery of an illegal gambling room in Kakaako. Emergency crews received a call about hazardous conditions around noon on Sunday. As they tried to pinpoint the source of the problem, authorities uncovered the illegal operation.

Michael De Carlo is the general manager of Door to Door Auto Detailing on Kawaiahao Street. He said he subleased some extra space for $1,500 a month to a man who was going to run a telemarketing and import-export business.

"I'm innocent so please don't be judgmental," said De Carlo.

De Carlo said a wall was built after he handed over the keys a little more than a week ago, but he noticed some suspicious activity.

"Then I saw people going in and out and I was like something is not right. That's not the normal behavior plus it wasn't people dressed appropriate like to work," De Carlo explained.

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Woman in critical condition following moped crash

Submitted by HawaiiNewsNow W... on Friday, February 24th, 3:47 am

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A woman is in critical condition Thursday after a truck swerved in front of the moped she was driving, causing her to crash.

Initial reports say that a 21 year-old female was driving a moped in Kalihi near the intersection of School St. and Alaneo St. when a silver Nissan Frontier made a left hand turn into the lane she was driving in.

The woman was transported to a local hospital in critical condition.

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Mayor Carlisle defends rail in State of the City Address

Submitted by HawaiiNewsNow W... on Thursday, February 23rd, 11:00 pm

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Honolulu Mayor Peter Carlisle delivered his second state of the city speech today and rail was a big part of it.

Mayor Carlisle began his speech by talking about his family roots of being frugal. How his 92 year old mother in law still washes and reuses plastic bags and tin foil.  Then as the speech moved along he spoke about projects that will cost billions of dollars including work on the sewers, roads and of course rail.

"This is the time to do this now.  It's not the time to get cold feet when walking to the altar," said Mayor Carlisle during his speech.

He acknowledges rail is a polarizing issue and that the city and the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation or HART are not doing enough to counter critics.

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