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Rail’s ultimate price tag remains a mystery, but HART’s own risk reports show the costs steadily climbing.
Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell has signaled he supports the bill. Its restrictions on food-vendor plastics would roll out in the next two years.
Sefo Fatai says a woman he thought would give him money to pay off a debt to his boss handed him meth instead, plunging him into an eight-year ordeal fighting the criminal justice system.
As housing costs rise, renters have to cut bigger and bigger checks just to get in the door.
As the police corruption investigation continues with a focus on other city agencies, leaders and voters must take steps to guard against similar problems.
City officials blame heavy call volumes and technological issues for a system that has been problematic for years.
Ikaika Anderson is set to finish his third and last council term next year, and Alan Kekoa Texeira hopes to succeed him.
There’s a new effort to restore the sacred Pahukini Heiau and increase public access.
Damien Kim announced his departure five months ago, but the City Council can’t find a qualified successor.
Claire Caulfield/Civil Beat
The amount of microplastics washing up on Hawaiian beaches is expected to double by 2030.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Some iconic surf breaks could be completely eliminated while others will see bigger waves than ever before.
Richard Wiens/Civil Beat
Oahu’s waste-to-power facility has a hidden carbon cost, but is it better than shipping all our recyclables off-island?
Claire Caulfield/Civil Beat
Hawaii is unlikely to get a recycling facility anytime soon, so your soda cans and water bottles must travel thousands of miles to be recycled.
As housing costs rise, renters have to cut bigger and bigger checks just to get in the door.
As the police corruption investigation continues with a focus on other city agencies, leaders and voters must take steps to guard against similar problems.
City officials blame heavy call volumes and technological issues for a system that has been problematic for years.
Ikaika Anderson is set to finish his third and last council term next year, and Alan Kekoa Texeira hopes to succeed him.
There’s a new effort to restore the sacred Pahukini Heiau and increase public access.
Damien Kim announced his departure five months ago, but the City Council can’t find a qualified successor.
The city will likely take its former police chief to court.
It’s the second round of orders sent to rail staff. The agency still won’t say how many employees have received subpoenas.
He has the support of the police union and the chair of the police commission.
UPDATED: Both the city and a state court judge have issues with the environmental impact reports, halting the controversial flood control project.
His office says it’s not clear what the feds want to talk about, but that Dwight Nadamoto will cooperate.
Laurie Loomis’ operation, including flying women from the Marshall Islands for adoptions, resembles that of a recently indicted Arizona lawyer, but thus far she has faced no consequences.
Hawaii’s Coffee Blend Law Deceives Consumers