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When you get your medicine by mail order, you lose the chance to have a convenient consultation about what you’re taking.

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Honolulu Rail Agency Hit With Federal Subpoena

UPDATED: HART must provide consultant contracts, lists of contractors, change orders, archaeological studies and correspondence with the Federal Transit Administration.

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Tracy Yoshimura already submitted nearly 900 online signatures to the Supreme Court, but now he’s collected paper signatures.

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Her son was one of five teenagers who robbed and shot a Pearl City man during a home invasion 19 years ago. Now the victim has wound up with her house as part of his restitution claim.

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The House Judiciary Committee should reject an Office of Information Practices proposal to codify government secrecy.

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Tom Yamachika: Squirreling Away Money At The DOT

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The state agency wants to raise fees and taxes even as if fails to spend what it already has.

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The concern about driving under the influence must not overshadow the point that speeding was also involved in the fatal incident.

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Bring Hawaiian Airlines Call Center Back To The Islands

These are good-paying local jobs that a company with huge profits can afford.

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Is Hawaii Prepared For What Southwest Airlines Might Bring?

We need a working, practical consensus on how to best negotiate continuing growth in visitor numbers.

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Overdue Report Holds Up Hawaii Plan To Prevent Gender Discrimination Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

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The Legislature approved creating a state version of the federal Title IX law, but its January 2020 implementation will be delayed.

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Here’s One Idea For Keeping Crime Out Of Waikiki — Keep Offenders Out Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Here’s One Idea For Keeping Crime Out Of Waikiki — Keep Offenders Out

UPDATED: A bill before the Legislature would prohibit people with three or more Waikiki-related misdemeanors from being in the district at night.

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As the death toll mounts for inmates in custody, legislators push bills to force disclosure of information.

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Dozens of programs and offices are getting closer scrutiny under a new House process that’s less reliant on the Finance Committee.

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Katherine Kealoha And Her Brother Are Free Pending Trial On Drug Charges

The former city prosecutor and Dr. Rudolph Puana are accused of running an illegal opioid racket out of his medical clinic.

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A new move by the attorney general could resolve the longstanding question of who owns the pothole-plagued roads.

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Excessive euthanizations and hostile working conditions are alleged by an organization that includes former and current employees.

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State Attorney General Clare Connors contends the Honolulu prosecuting attorney should be temporarily removed from office because of his potential entanglement in a federal corruption case.

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Honolulu Police Corruption: Drug Charges Filed Against Katherine Kealoha And Her Brother

A new indictment links Kealoha to a drug distribution ring centered at her brother’s Big Island pain clinic.

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City Councilwoman Calls For Forensic Audit Of Honolulu Rail Project Cory Lum/Civil Beat

City Councilwoman Calls For Forensic Audit Of Honolulu Rail Project

UPDATED: Heidi Tsuneyoshi wants an independent probe to determine if public money has been misappropriated and if project officials have acted illegally.

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A newly unsealed federal complaint reveals the identity of a high-ranking official believed to be a key player in the scheme.

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Pod Squad: In Hawaii, Men Still Earn More Than Women Chad Blair/Civil Beat

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The AAUW offers scholarships to help women and girls mitigate the wage gap, which has only widened locally.

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A new task force makes clear that the state has had the wrong criminal justice policy for the past 40 years.

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