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Community opposition in Kohala is growing over a proposal that would allow the development of a parking lot near the Pololū Valley trailhead. The proposal would open the door to the development of a 13-lot subdivision along the Pololū Valley ridgeline. Private landowners are donating land on the Pololū Valley floor and near the trailhead in exchange for the subdivision.
Hawaii Public Radio reporter Ku uwehi Hiraishi has the story.
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Restaurateur takes over father s former Benihana location
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Fifty years ago, entrepreneur and restaurateur Hiroaki “Rocky” Aoki opened Benihana in Waikiki’s Hilton Hawaiian Village. It was one of the first in the chain that now spans 76 locations around the globe.
In 2018, the Waikiki Benihana was rebranded as Rocky Japanese Steak Teppan Restaurant and is now under new management by
Kevin Aoki, Rocky s son. Like his father, Aoki is a restaurateur and runs several Oahu restaurants Doraku Sushi and Izakaya, Bluetree Cafe, 1938 Indochine and Qing Mu Noodles. He discusses the history of this particular restaurant and what it means to him and his family.
Marking the anniversary of the Hibiscus Drive Shooting
A Pass in Review ceremony held for officers Tiffany Enriquez and Kaulike Kalama in 2020.
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One year ago, two Waikiki police officers were killed in a shooting on Hibiscus Drive. The gunman also attacked his landlady and a neighbor before setting a fire that destroyed and damaged seven homes. We look at the efforts around healing in the Hibiscus Drive neighborhood, and talk to Senator Karl Rhoads, Head of the Judiciary Committee, about Hawaii s firearm and mental health laws.