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After days of difficult and dangerous underground repairs, power was restored Thursday to hundreds in the Chinatown area — but HECO officials say more upgrades will be needed. The outage started Monday night, leaving residents in the dark and forcing businesses to close.

 
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HECO crews are continuing to make repairs to underground cables as hundreds in the Chinatown area remain without power. The outage started Monday night, leaving residents in the dark and forcing businesses to close. Officials said repairs were set back on Wednesday night when a so-called arc flash happened inside a manhole.
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A 29-year-old man is dead after he was thrown from his motorcycle and hit a utility pole in North Kona Tuesday night, officials said. The incident happened just before 8 p.m. at the intersection of Palani Road and Kealakaa Street.
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Getting back online. It's been 6 days since a ransomware attack targeted Honolulu transportation. When one impacted service could be restored.

Banning gifts. Honolulu's mayor is expected to sign off on a new law which will impact all city employees. Why this decision is being made.

Renewed effort to help find new homes for rescued animals from the August fires. What Maui first responders are doing to help house these pets.    
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Honolulu police confirmed Wednesday that a suspect wanted in a terroristic threatening and attempted murder over the weekend has been arrested. The suspect was arrested around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. According to HPD Lt. Deena Thoemmes, the first incident happened around 8:15 p.m. in the Ward-Ala Moana area.
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