The proposed fee could improve safety and cleanliness in the area, but critics say it won’t fix the underlying challenge facing downtown.

Civil Beat followed up on three previously broken pieces of infrastructure we’ve written about. Here’s what we found.

A state judge told a Honolulu deputy corporation counsel accused of basing his argument on a fictional case created by artificial intelligence, ‘Don’t do it again.’

Courts are increasingly grappling with mistakes made by an unethical reliance on artificial intelligence programs, but Honolulu’s top lawyer says the erroneous argument in the high-profile case was the result of sloppy work.

The Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency says two dozen new sirens will be installed by the end of the year.

Supporters say new requirements in Bill 53 would protect neighborhoods from the side effects of increased housing density. Opponents fear the changes would hamstring an already struggling program.

State support for gang intervention efforts has dropped since the 1990s and tracking has been minimal since then, too.

Demolition is still planned to start in late August, but a larger master contract covering the entire site is still being negotiated.

More than one corrections officer has caught the interest of the U.S. Department of Justice.

The contracts have not been publicly released, but officials promised to publicize the documents after they’re signed by all parties.