Allegations filed with the Hawaii Occupational Safety & Health Division echo claims from a whistleblower lawsuit.

Following Civil Beat’s inquiries about the issue, the Department of Human Services is launching a task force to explore solutions.

Honolulu police said they stepped up traffic enforcement on the Westside last summer to help them find criminals and guns. Some residents said they felt harassed. 

In a bid to get a lesser sentence, a former staffer in an Arizona prison where hundreds of Hawaiʻi inmates are held claims she was hired despite her history of mental illness.

The mayor’s office is also looking for a new candidate for an opening on the police commission after Blangiardi’s previous nominee dropped out this week.

Two popular swim spots regularly had bacteria levels above state standards but many more showed occasional spikes, especially places where fresh water meets the ocean.

The 20 state-owned units were installed last year in the parking lot of the Hawaii Cedar Church in Kalihi. The kauhale currently shelters kūpuna and families.

Additional upgrades are needed to prevent contaminated wastewater from being discharged into the ocean.

Solving the problem is seen as an important step in helping recruit and retain much-needed workers on the Garden Island. Initiatives could be models for the rest of the state.

University of Hawaiʻi study has followed 2,000 people since 2022. This year includes after-effects of Maui wildfires