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Attorneys are demanding that HPD create a policy that prohibits officers from using their police powers when they have a conflict of interest.
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Shut down for months while other drinking spots are allowed to stay open, bar owners say the rules governing Oahu watering holes make no sense.
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Facing a more than $1 billion deficit, Amemiya and Blangiardi say they don’t have enough information to map out the next steps to finish the project.
The latest television commercials from the men who would be Honolulu’s mayor.
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City and state officials say housing is the answer to homelessness. But criminalization can be more politically expedient.
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New data released by Honolulu shows police continue to rack up overtime but a hardship relief fund to help people pay their bills is about to be maxed out.
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More business restrictions will be lifted at midnight.
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Those are among the business restrictions that could be lifted with Oahu’s move to Tier 2 of its reopening plan.
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The little-known rule might be changing as soon as this week. But for now, you risk a citation if you’re gathering with household members without a mask.
Lawsuit: HPD Officer Unlawfully Arrested Son’s High School Classmate
Sunday, October 25Oahu Bar Owners Are Crying Foul Over City Restrictions
Friday, October 23Honolulu Mayoral Candidates Can’t — Or Won’t — Say What They’ll Do About Rail
Blangiardi = Trump, Amemiya = Values
Thursday, October 22No Rest For The Homeless: Bill Would Ban Sitting Almost Anywhere On Oahu
Wednesday, October 21Federal Bailout Money Is Speeding Up Gun Permits But Help With Rent Still Lags
Tuesday, October 20Gyms, Arcades, Vacation Rentals Could Reopen Thursday
Monday, October 19Honolulu: You Need To Wear Masks Outside, Even With Your Own Family
Thursday, October 15Honolulu Rail Cost Now at $9.9 Billion But That Estimate Will Likely Grow
Civil Beat/HNN Poll: Voters Still Sour On Ige And Caldwell
Wednesday, October 14Honolulu Rail’s New Budget Hole Estimated At More Than $1 Billion
Civil Beat/HNN Poll: For Prosecutor, More Voters Prefer Alm Over Kau
Tuesday, October 13Honolulu Council: Government Official Up Against Small Business Owner
Civil Beat/HNN Poll: Blangiardi Holds Commanding Lead In Mayor’s Race
Monday, October 12Honolulu City Council: A Veteran Lawmaker Vs. A Comedian
Danny De Gracia: Don’t Forget The City Charter Questions
Sunday, October 11Ballot Questions Could Bolster Ethics Watchdog’s Staffing And Spending
Thursday, October 8Rail CEO: ‘We Can’t Quit’ On Final Construction Contract
Honolulu Mayor Candidates Say They’d Finish Rail As Planned But Not How They’d Pay For It
Wednesday, October 7Honolulu Police Chief: Case Closure Stats Are Not As Bad As They Look
City Leaders Advance Bill To Withdraw Rail Construction Dollars
Voters Will Have Their Say On A Proposed Honolulu Youth Commission
Tuesday, October 6Honolulu Agencies Asked To Identify Potential Budget Cuts Up To 10%
Monday, October 5Caldwell: ‘Phased’ Construction Of Rail If The Project Runs Out Of Cash
Here’s How Honolulu’s Mayoral Candidates Differ — Or Not — On Police Reform
Sunday, October 4Lee Cataluna: HPD’s Shameful Crime-Solving Record Shouldn’t Be Tolerated
Friday, October 2Waikiki Councilman Raises Late Objection To State’s Pre-Travel Test Plans
Malicious Prosecution Lawsuit Will Cost Taxpayers $1.4 Million In Settlement
Thursday, October 1What’s Stalling The Effort To Update Honolulu’s Parking Policies?
HPD Crime-Solving Record Is The Worst It’s Been In At Least 40 Years
Monday, September 28Honolulu Mayor Candidates Debate Whether To Debate
How Honolulu’s Mayoral Candidates Would Tackle The Pandemic
Friday, September 25Honolulu Pulls Out Of Public-Private Partnership Plan For Rail
Thursday, September 24Robbins Keeps His Job, But Rail Faces More ‘Substantial’ Impacts To Schedule And Cost
Tuesday, September 22New Honolulu Plan Opens Beaches, Parks, Social Gatherings To Groups Of 5
Monday, September 21Honolulu Rail Board May Replace CEO Andrew Robbins
Honolulu Mayor’s Race: ‘It’s Not Dirty Politics, It’s Just Politics’
Friday, September 18Honolulu Rail P3 Bidder Wants More Than $2 Billion For The Final Stretch
Thursday, September 17Councilwoman Files Ethics Complaints Over Chair’s Departure To Union Job
Honolulu Police Are Issuing An ‘Unprecedented’ Number Of Pandemic Tickets
Wednesday, September 16CARES-Funded Lab Hitting Delays In Delivering Coronavirus Tests
Monday, September 14This Is How Honolulu Is Spending $387 Million In CARES Act Money
Sunday, September 13Handi-Van Riders Forced To Verify Disability In Person Despite Pandemic
Friday, September 11Honolulu Council Chair Ikaika Anderson Already On Payroll Of Local Union
Thursday, September 10HPD Is Getting Millions To Enforce The Shutdown While Aid For Struggling Residents Lags
Rail Board Confronts Project’s Deepening Financial, Contract Concerns
Solo Activity Order Yet Another Senseless Move From Caldwell
Wednesday, September 9City: People With Disabilities May Visit Parks, Beaches With A Caregiver
Ikaika Anderson Resigns From Honolulu City Council
Kalihi Has The Worst COVID-19 Outbreak In Hawaii. Here’s How The Community Is Responding
Tuesday, September 8Oahu Parks, Beaches To Reopen – But Only For Solo Activity
Friday, September 4Here’s What Honolulu Is Doing To Test Hard-Hit Communities For COVID-19
Tuesday, September 1Honolulu Prosecutor Back On Job Amid Ongoing Investigation
Honolulu Settles Malicious Prosecution Case Involving Kaneshiro, Kealoha
A Historic Flyby Takes To The Skies Around Oahu
DOH Won’t Give Honolulu The Data It Needs To Detect Coronavirus In Our Sewage
Thursday, August 27Crucial Contract For Honolulu Rail Project Delayed For 6th Time
Payments From Honolulu’s $25 Million Hardship Fund Are Mired In Red Tape
Wednesday, August 26Honolulu Is Taking Contact Tracing Into Its Own Hands
Tuesday, August 25Oahu Goes Back To Stay-At-Home Order While Virus Testing Ramps Up
Monday, August 24Alm To Kau: Ask Me For A Job When I’m Elected Prosecutor
Beaches, Parks, Trails Closed? Honolulu Mayor’s COVID-19 Rules Defy Science, Experts Say
Sunday, August 23Honolulu Police Officer Awaiting Trial For Domestic Abuse
Thursday, August 20Honolulu Prosecutor Candidate Has Been On Both Sides Of Alleged Crime Boss
Wednesday, August 19Feds Revamp Ala Wai Flood Control Plan After Community Opposition
Tuesday, August 18Caldwell Files To Officially Replace Corporation Counsel Under Investigation
Sunday, August 16From Early On, Miske Was On The Path To A Life Of Crime
Friday, August 14This Whistleblower Exposed The Health Department’s COVID-19 Shortcomings
Thursday, August 13Honolulu Rail Costs To Climb With Dispute Over Airport Section
Wednesday, August 12Mayor: ‘Give Us Evidence’ Potluck Caused Virus Cluster At Honolulu Hale
Tuesday, August 11‘A Heart Of Gold’: The Other Side Of Accused Crime Boss Michael Miske
Monday, August 10Honolulu Hale Shuts Down Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
Saturday, August 8Honolulu Council: Veteran State Lawmakers Tupola, Say Clinch Races
Honolulu Prosecutor: Steve Alm Finishes First, Megan Kau Second
Honolulu Mayor: Blangiardi And Amemiya Advance To Runoff
Thursday, August 6The Interisland Travel Quarantine Is Coming Back, Oahu Beaches And Parks To Close Again
Wednesday, August 5Civil Beat/HNN Poll: Hawaii Voters Don’t Like School, Tourism Reopen Plans
Tuesday, August 4Caldwell: Top City Official Who’s Subject Of An FBI Investigation Will Remain On The Job
Civil Beat/HNN Poll: Blangiardi Holds Double-Digit Lead In Honolulu Mayor’s Race
Civil Beat/HNN Poll: Steve Alm Still Ahead In Race For Honolulu Prosecutor
Sunday, August 2Police Reform, Pandemic Top Issues For Candidates In City Council Race
Honolulu Managing Director ‘Subject’ Of Federal Investigation
Thursday, July 30Oahu Bars To Close For Three Weeks Starting Friday
Hanabusa, Esser Surge In Campaign Cash In Race For Mayor, Prosecutor
Alleged Oahu Crime Boss’ Nightclub Was A Popular Place For Political Fundraisers
Tuesday, July 28Getting A Ballot In The Mail For Your Dead Relative Is Not As Weird As It Seems
Off-Roaders Could Soon Be Blocked From This East Honolulu Beach
Monday, July 27The Feds Are Back In Hawaii As Corruption Probe Picks Up Steam Again
Sunday, July 26Homelessness, Housing Are Top Issues In District 3 Council Race
Friday, July 24Rail’s P3 Proposals Finally Arrive But Costs Remain Sealed
Ala Wai Flood Control Project Looms Large In District 5 Council Race
Race For Open Leeward Council Seat Focuses On Cost Of Living, City Services
Thursday, July 23HART: COVID-19 Could Cost Rail $450 Million
Where Honolulu’s Prosecutor Candidates Stand On Criminal Justice Reform
Wednesday, July 22Honolulu Police Chief Denies Racial Disparities Are Proof Of Profiling
Union Labor Now Required On Big Honolulu Public Works Jobs
Megan Kau Promises To ‘Prosecute All Crimes’ In New TV Ad
How Kym Pine Is Using the ‘Power Of Incumbency’ In Mayor’s Race
Tuesday, July 21Honolulu’s Next Mayor Will Face Major Obstacles On Rail
Monday, July 20Honolulu Replaces Head Of COVID Recovery Agency Hired Just Weeks Ago
Here’s How Honolulu’s Mayoral Candidates Want To Help The Economy
Friday, July 17Honolulu Gets Creative In Efforts To Test Sewage For COVID-19
Thursday, July 16This New PAC Is Attacking Mayoral Candidate Keith Amemiya
Monday, July 13Colleen Hanabusa: ‘You Don’t Need Someone Who Needs Training Wheels’
Sunday, July 12VIDEO: The Job Interview — Honolulu Mayoral Candidate Kym Pine
Kym Pine: The New Face Of ‘Working Families’ Or Just The Status Quo?
Friday, July 10Amemiya, Alm Lead Campaign Money Races For Mayor, Prosecutor
Keith Amemiya: Political Outsider Or Establishment Insider?
Thursday, July 9New Deal Reached To Fix Laniakea Parking, Traffic And Safety Problems
Rick Blangiardi: This Former TV Exec Wants To Be CEO Of Honolulu
Wednesday, July 8VIDEO: The Job Interview — Honolulu Mayoral Candidate Mufi Hannemann
Mufi Hannemann: He Was Mayor Once Before. Will That Help Or Hurt With Voters?
Tuesday, July 74th Honolulu Employee Tests Positive For COVID-19
Monday, July 6ACLU Presses HPD To Fix Racial Disparities In Policing
Thursday, July 2Honolulu Sued Over Fatal Police Shooting Of Waianae Man
How Rick Blangiardi Got Caught Up In A 1980s Bank Fraud Scheme
Wednesday, July 1New TV Spots Promote Keith Amemiya’s Democratic Roots
Pedestrians In Hawaii Need More Space. Here’s How To Give It To Them
Honolulu Fire Chief’s Plan For A New Rescue Unit Ignites Controversy
Monday, June 29HPD Chief Says There’s Less Racial Bias In Hawaii. She’s Wrong
Sunday, June 28Kym Pine Touts ‘Strong, Passionate’ Leadership In Political Ad
Wednesday, June 24Why ‘Mayor Mufi’ Wants To Be Mayor Mufi Again
20 Years Of Honolulu Police Misconduct Summaries Document Serious Bad Behavior
Monday, June 22How 12 Teens Who’d Never Met Before Organized Honolulu’s Black Lives Matter Protest
Sunday, June 21John Pritchett: Police Protection?
Friday, June 19Man Who Died In Honolulu Police Custody Identified As 28-Year-Old Kaneohe Resident
Honolulu Police Chief Hopes Nationwide Reform Movement Skips Hawaii
Thursday, June 18Man Dies In Kaneohe While In Honolulu Police Custody
Wednesday, June 17Shoddy Record Keeping By HPD Skews Public Picture Of Police Killings
Hanabusa: There’s No Time For On-The-Job Training In A Crisis
Saturday, June 13The Honolulu Star-Advertiser Is Gutting Its Newsroom
Wednesday, June 10Rail Investigation Is Latest Casualty Of COVID-19
Survey Counts Over 4,400 Homeless People On Oahu Before COVID-19
Monday, June 8Honolulu Police To Temporarily Halt Use Of Vascular Neck Restraints
Caldwell Names Two New Honolulu Police Commissioners
How A Major Campaign Donor Got A Million-Dollar Cleaning Contract In Honolulu
Friday, June 5With Tourists Gone, City Will Open Kalakaua to Bikers and Pedestrians
Thursday, June 4HART Has Spent Millions On Rail Design Work That May Not Be Used
Honolulu Is On The Brink Of A New Political Era
Wednesday, June 3Honolulu Police Chief: George Floyd’s Death Was ‘Avoidable’ And ‘Criminal’
Tuesday, June 2Honolulu Unveils $19 Million Plan To Coordinate Economic Recovery
Monday, June 1Two Reform-Minded Members Quit The Honolulu Police Commission
Mufi Hannemann Is Running For Honolulu Mayor — Again
Civil Beat/HNN Poll: Retired Judge Enjoys Double-Digit Lead In Prosecutor’s Race
Thursday, May 28HART’s ‘Out-Of-The-Box’ Plan To Keep Construction Moving Fizzles
Civil Beat/HNN Poll: Honolulu Mayor’s Race Is Up For Grabs
Wednesday, May 27Honolulu Mayoral Candidates Tout Experience, Need For Change
Tuesday, May 26Honolulu Hair Salons, Offices, Gyms Will Reopen In Waves Starting Friday
Saturday, May 23Another Crackdown On Honolulu’s Homeless Has Legal Experts Crying Foul
Friday, May 22Honolulu Is Testing Sewage To Watch For The Spread Of COVID-19
Thursday, May 21The Pay Keeps Flowing For Accused Honolulu Officials On Leave
Wednesday, May 20The Navy Replaced Its Leaky Fuel Tanks In California. Why Not Oahu?
Free ‘Pop-Up’ Health Clinic In Kalihi Aims To Cover The Newly Uninsured
Monday, May 18Honolulu Spared From Paying A Hefty Price For Lack Of Trash
Saturday, May 16Oahu Retailers Welcome Back Shoppers With Disinfectant And Some Doubt
Friday, May 15Honolulu Council Rebuked Again For Violating Open Meetings Law
Thursday, May 14HART: Utility Work In Town Will Cost At Least $135M More Than Expected
Wednesday, May 13First COVID-19 Cases Reported In Hawaii Public Housing
How Honolulu Will Spend $487 Million In Federal Funds
The Pandemic Ignites A Bike Boom In Honolulu
Tuesday, May 12City Council Grows Anxious As Rail’s COVID-19 Problems Deepen
Pandemic Forces Honolulu Council To Slash Budget
Wednesday, May 6Honolulu Moving To Expand Crackdown On Homeless
Honolulu To Allow Delayed Property Tax Payments
Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Kealohas Stuck In Limbo
Monday, May 4A Prominent Developer Was Charged With Assault. Then The Case Languished For A Year
Punahou Coach Accused Of Sex Abuse Went On To Other Schools
Wednesday, April 29Honolulu Official On Leave After Sex Abuse Accusations In Lawsuit
Public Shut Out Of Honolulu Police Commission Meeting
Tuesday, April 28Rail Meeting Crashes Online, Leaving Public In The Dark
Saturday, April 25The Trash That Fuels Oahu’s Power Plant Is Vanishing As Fast As The Tourists
Friday, April 24Hawaii Foodbank Gets $2 Million Boost
Thursday, April 23Honolulu Will Hold Off On Purchase Of Questionable Virus Test Kits
Caldwell: Reopen Golf Courses First, Church Services Will Have To Wait
Wednesday, April 22Virus Test Kits Touted By City Lack Federal And State Approval
Tuesday, April 21Caldwell Extends Oahu Stay At Home Order To May 31
Saturday, April 18Rick Blangiardi Is Back On TV, But This Time He’s A Political Candidate
Thursday, April 16HART Explores Ways To Keep Rail Work Going Amid COVID-19 Setbacks
Paused For Pandemic, Honolulu Homeless Sweeps To Resume
Wednesday, April 15Coronavirus Site For Oahu’s Homeless Will Not Offer Testing
Tuesday, April 14Honolulu Will Require Masks At Businesses And Riding Transit
Monday, April 13Caldwell: No More Night Driving Restrictions For Oahu
Coronavirus Won’t Stop Father And Son From Finishing Community Project
Saturday, April 11How Honolulu Lost Its Top Ranking For The Nation’s Worst Traffic
Thursday, April 9COVID-19 Slows Honolulu Rail Progress, Could Delay Opening
Nighttime ‘No Driving’ Rules To Be In Place On Oahu Over Easter Weekend
Wednesday, April 8Nonprofit Plans To Stock Oahu Public Bathrooms During Pandemic
Tuesday, April 7Caldwell Stops Waimanalo Project ‘Indefinitely’ After Bone Discovery
New Honolulu Tent Program Will Allow Social Distancing For The Homeless
Oahu Traffic Is Gone, For All The Wrong Reasons
Monday, April 6Construction Resumes At Waimanalo Park Despite Pandemic And Protest
Thursday, April 2Oahu Homeless Shelters Are Desperate For More Room As Virus Looms
Wednesday, April 1Honolulu Mayor: Prison May Be ‘Safest Place’ To Ride Out COVID-19
Honolulu Council Axes Caldwell Budget Increases As Virus Concerns Grow
Friday, March 27Honolulu Cuts Some Bus Service As Ridership Plummets
Honolulu Steps Up Effort To Protect Homeless Population From Virus
Tuesday, March 24Honolulu To Reopen Public Bathrooms, State Keeps Theirs Closed
Honolulu’s Spending On Homeless Stagnates Even As Problem Persists
Honolulu Bus Drivers ‘On The Front Lines’ Of The Coronavirus Crisis
Monday, March 23‘Borderline Criminal’: Honolulu Not Following CDC Advice For Homeless
Sunday, March 22Honolulu Mayor Orders ‘Stay At Home, Work From Home’ For All Oahu
Wednesday, March 18Last Call: Caldwell Orders Bars, Restaurants To Restrict Service Starting Friday
Tuesday, March 17Condo ‘Disaster’: Waikiki Maintenance Fees Hit $1,800
Monday, March 16First Coronavirus Case Reported In Hawaii Not Linked To Out-Of-State Travel
Friday, March 13Feds Want Katherine Kealoha In Prison For 14 Years
Honolulu Cancels Meetings And Travel, Considers Disaster Funding
Honolulu: Virus Outbreak Is No Excuse To Not Pay Your Property Tax
Thursday, March 12Honolulu Police Corruption: Feds Want Judge To Throw The Book At Kealohas
Monday, March 9Acting Prosecutor Dwight Nadamoto Announces Run For The Job
Friday, March 6Coronavirus Is Causing A New Set Of Problems For Honolulu Rail
Judge: Honolulu City Council Violated Open Meetings Law
Wednesday, March 4Honolulu Agrees To Post Financial Disclosures Online
Hawaii’s Largest Private College Is Fighting For Its Future
Tuesday, March 3Honolulu’s $2.98 Billion Budget: More Rail Funding and Police, No Tax Increase
Monday, March 2Honolulu Ethics Commission Scrubs Financial Disclosures From Website
This Oahu Developer Is Planting A Native Hawaiian Forest
Wednesday, February 26City Leaders Unveil Most – But Not All – Of Future Rail Operations Costs
Tuesday, February 25Caldwell Took In $155,000+ From Territorial Bank in 2019
Monday, February 24HART Employee Reported Improper Use Of Federal Funds In 2015
Tuesday, February 18Denby Fawcett: How Marketeers Turned The Diamond Head Shoreline Into The Gold Coast
Friday, February 14HART Grapples With Lessons Learned From West Side Rail Construction
Thursday, February 13Florence Puana, Grandmother of Katherine Kealoha, Dies At Age 100
Honolulu Is A Top Potential Market For E-Scooters — But They’re Still A Year Away
Tuesday, February 11Denby Fawcett: City Removes 2nd Fence From Diamond Head Seawall
Thursday, February 6State To Pull Out Of Dillingham Airfield, Leaving Businesses Up In The Air
Monday, February 3New Police Misconduct Reports Show A Range Of Bad Behavior
City Stops Planned $700 Million Blaisdell Renovation
Saturday, February 1Amemiya Raises Most Campaign Cash In Honolulu Mayor’s Race
Caldwell Raises Nearly $300K For 2022 Governor’s Race
Defense Attorney Kau Leads Honolulu Prosecutor’s Race In Campaign Cash
Sterling Higa: It’s Time To Clean Up Chinatown
Thursday, January 30SLIDESHOW: Emotions Run High At Memorial Service For Slain HPD Officer
Feds: HART Shouldn’t Promise To Have Rail Ready In October
There’s A Lot Of Parking In Ala Moana – If You Know Where To Look
Wednesday, January 29The Honolulu Morgue Is Still A Mess
Can Fixing Parking Rules Make Honolulu More Affordable?
Tuesday, January 28Prosecutor Candidates Promise To Restore Trust, Change Culture
Friday, January 24HART Struggles To Keep Critical Utility Work On Schedule
Thursday, January 23Caldwell Talks Homelessness, HUD and Honolulu Rail In Washington DC
Plenty Of Warning Signs But Few Treatment Options In Police Killer Case
Tuesday, January 21Police Find Human Remains At Diamond Head Home Where Two Cops Were Killed
Sunday, January 19Man Suspected Of Fatally Shooting 2 HPD Officers Was Facing Eviction
Thursday, January 16Honolulu Sues To Recoup Kealoha Retirement Money
Monday, January 13Oahu Is Overhauling How It Counts The Homeless
Friday, January 10Sheehan Out As Honolulu Police Commission Chair
Sterling Higa: Why Can’t I Find An Apartment To Rent In Honolulu?
Thursday, January 9HART: ‘This Is The Year’ For Limited Rail Passenger Service
Wednesday, January 8Auditor: Handi-Van Software – And Perhaps Its Operator – Need An Overhaul
Tuesday, January 7Honolulu Police Official Says Suspect Shot Because ‘He Was Not Compliant’
Audit: Honolulu Can’t Meet Building Industry Demands For Permits
Vacation Rentals Are Still Thriving In Kailua
Monday, January 6Honolulu Police Shoot Man In Kailua
Former SHOPO President Sues Over Police Chief Comments In A Civil Beat Story
Friday, January 3Honolulu Businessman Files Federal Complaint In Prosecutor Impeachment Effort
TheBus Redux: A City Transit Leader Responds To Riders’ Questions
