Voters created the office less than two years ago. Now Council Chair Ernie Martin wants to slice its budget in half.
Natanya Friedheim
Natanya Friedheim was a reporter at Civil Beat. She covered city government, general assignments and produces video content.
Natanya joined Civil Beat as an intern in August 2016 after completing an internship at Pacific Business News. Born and raised on Oahu, Natanya moved to Oakland, California to attend Mills College. As a student, Natanya taught civics classes at a public middle school in Oakland and worked in a preschool classroom. Upon completing her B.A. in literary and cultural studies with a minor in government, she returned to Oahu to settle down and start her career in journalism.
In her free time, Natanya is at the beach, waist deep in mud at a lo'i kalo or makes goofy videos for her social media platforms.
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Caldwell Wants A Sidewalk Sit-Lie Ban Everywhere On Oahu
If it’s approved, the proposal to move more homeless people out of public spaces could face a legal challenge.
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Will Lawmakers Help These Low-Income Tenants Stay In Their Lahaina Homes?
More than 250 tenants of a subsidized Maui apartment complex fear eviction amid the owner’s plans to raise rents to market rates.
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New Honolulu Housing Bill Seeks The Middle Ground
UPDATED The City Council passed a measure Wednesday that includes concessions to both housing advocates and developers.
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Honolulu Can’t Access 66,000 Personal Documents After System Crashed
Some birth certificates, passports, and other documents can’t be retrieved because of a vendor’s computer malfunction.
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Hawaii County Closes Its ‘Safe Zone’ Homeless Experiment
For seven months Kailua-Kona’s 1-acre government sanctioned homeless encampment sheltered about 25 people.
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Oahu’s First Trailer Park Just The Latest In New Wave Of Public Housing
Since Gov. David Ige’s emergency proclamations loosened up regulations, some new-look subsidized housing is taking shape.
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Community Vents Frustration Over State’s Mixed Signals On Waianae Camp
At a special neighborhood board meeting Thursday, supporters of a homeless encampment asked for a long-term plan.
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Ige: State Looking For Land To Relocate Waianae Encampment
The governor contradicts state officials who last week announced an imminent sweep and a possible federal grant to build an education center.