The agriculture department has been focusing on coconut rhinoceros beetles on other Hawaiian islands, leaving Oʻahu largely to fend for itself.

A monthly pass would go from $80 to $90 under the proposal in what would be the first increase in three years.

The goal was to get help faster to non-violent offenders with mental illness. Instead, they are showing up again and again at the state hospital.

The Hawaiʻi Community Development Authority is closing in on a final plan for Kalaeloa but major infrastructure needs mean it will be years before new development can begin. 

One of the defense attorneys said his client may be a scapegoat for those truly responsible.

Nobody got hurt, but one council member said she’s concerned the director put public safety at risk.

Terri Ann Otani, who was acquitted in a federal criminal conspiracy trial last year, faces prison time and hefty fines if convicted of the new charges.

Residents of the Hawaiian homestead in Kapolei worry the overgrown foliage could be a bigger hazard soon.

The employee was paid not to work for years as officials mulled over his “impossible” mileage reports. He stopped receiving a city paycheck a few weeks after a Civil Beat story.

Agencies like the Department of Transportation plan to publish after-action reports by the end of the year, officials said.