CB Archives - Honolulu Civil Beat

The internal dialogue kicked in big-time when we started searching for a new comfort zone, which we may find in Portland.

With the right design, walkers and cyclists can coexist on the Capitol grounds. Legislators, however, are pushing for an outright ban.

In the revote for the East Honolulu City Council seat, Trevor Ozawa had a financial advantage over Tommy Waters in the latest reports.

Electronic smoking devices are a step in the right direction, not a cure-all, for addiction.

Cheryl Kakazu Park, director of the Office of Information Practices, is working hard to get around a Supreme Court ruling on the Uniform Information Practices Act.

Visitors love Honolulu’s iconic state monument  — perhaps too much. Now there are plans to move pedestrian traffic to a different tunnel and possibly restrict vehicle access.

Hawaii’s policy for seizing property has long been criticized because it can affect people who are only suspected in crimes, sometimes not even charged.

Amy Klobuchar, the U.S. senator from Minnesota, said she doesn’t see Medicare-for-all happening anytime soon. But she likes a Hawaii senator’s alternative.

Kristina Ballina wants to move out of her parents’ Honolulu home but at age 28, she doesn’t think she can afford to.

Adults aged 25 to 34 are facing higher college tuition, higher rents and bigger housing prices than previous generations.

The State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers challenged the right of Police Chief Susan Ballard to reassign officers.

The longer the construction at Henoko continues, the more resentment there will be towards the U.S.

The promise of what Hawaii could be seems simultaneously more powerful and empty than ever today.

The road was completely closed Tuesday and portions will remain shut down all week while the area is surveyed.

There is a “significant public interest” in how the Honolulu Police Department handles misconduct investigations of its officers, the judge says.

The man was shot in the torso after he attacked the officer, said state Public Safety Director Nolan Espinda.

The U.S. Justice Department wants to present evidence of the Kealohas’ alleged financial crimes to help establish motive for the broader conspiracy case.

UPDATED: House Speaker Scott Saiki’s anti-moonlighting bill would apply to the governor as well as Hawaii’s mayors.

The Hawaii state senator from the Big Island is highly critical of opponent Tulsi Gabbard’s meeting with Syrian president Assad.

After last year’s big flood and hurricane damage, two local communities are finding their footing with disaster plans tailored for their areas.

Two Hawaii lawmakers who are also employers say paying a decent minimum wage motivates people to perform well.

We need to address Hawaii’s own economic crisis before we embrace the much-touted Green New Deal.

California is taking the lead in a case that alleges constitutional violations.

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

News of a criminal investigation arrives as Honolulu looks to seal the deal on the release of $744 million from the Federal Transit Administration.