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HECO Seeking $2M From HART For Work Done On Canceled Substation Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

HECO Seeking $2M From HART For Work Done On Canceled Substation

The substation is no longer needed based on the rail authority's latest projections on power usage and deferral of the Pearl Highlands parking garage.

After Lahaina, Makakilo Residents Press Harder For Another Exit Off Their Hill Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

After Lahaina, Makakilo Residents Press Harder For Another Exit Off Their Hill

The dry West Oahu neighborhood has just one way in and out. A decades-long push to build another route has failed to gain traction.

Rail Changes Planned For Kakaako Mean Fewer Trees, More Buses David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Rail Changes Planned For Kakaako Mean Fewer Trees, More Buses

Halekauwila Street may become a bus-only route between South Street and Keawe Street.

Restricted Parking Zone Bill Passes Honolulu Council, But There Are Catches Ben Angarone/Civil Beat/2023

Restricted Parking Zone Bill Passes Honolulu Council, But There Are Catches

Residents near beaches and legal hiking trails will not be able to restrict parking in their neighborhoods.

A Small Honolulu Restaurant Will Pay A Huge Fine For Sexual Harassment In The Workplace Madeleine List/Civil Beat/2023

A Small Honolulu Restaurant Will Pay A Huge Fine For Sexual Harassment In The Workplace

The federal employment commission says sexual harassment complaints by restaurant workers are on the rise nationally.

Teenager Charged With Murder After Cockfight Shooting That Killed 2 AP Photo/Carlos Giusti/2019

Teenager Charged With Murder After Cockfight Shooting That Killed 2

Bail was set at $2 million for the suspect in the April shooting that killed two people.

Micronesian Tenants Fight Back Against ‘Terrible’ Apartment Conditions David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Micronesian Tenants Fight Back Against ‘Terrible’ Apartment Conditions

Advocates call for the state's landlord-tenant code reformed to better protect tenants from "unscrupulous" landlords.

Search For Gunman Prompts Lockdown At Army’s Schofield Barracks Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Search For Gunman Prompts Lockdown At Army’s Schofield Barracks

UPDATE: Police arrested the suspect on Molokai Thursday night, after he triggered a lockdown at Schofield Barracks and fled.

Minimum Qualifications Proposed For Honolulu Emergency Manager Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Minimum Qualifications Proposed For Honolulu Emergency Manager

A draft charter amendment would require at least five years of experience for the job.

Honolulu Responds To ACLU Homelessness Lawsuit Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Honolulu Responds To ACLU Homelessness Lawsuit

The ACLU lawsuit had asked a court to stop what it called 'targeted enforcement and harassment.'