Former City Councilman Duke Bainum purchased a $2.3 million, four-bedroom house in Kahala in a sale that closed July 22, the same day he rented an Ala Wai apartment to establish residency and be eligible for an open council seat.

The University of Hawai'i Board of Regents today will consider performance-based pay raises for dozens of UH administrators, including school President David McClain and Manoa Chancellor Virginia Hinshaw.

Award-winning urban planner Robin Foster, an expert on coastal issues who offered free services to many local nonprofit organizations, died July 23 at his Kailua home after an extended illness. He was 58.