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Carlisle ‘Not Happy’ About Excessive Overtime Use by City Workers

Honolulu mayor and City Council members will scrutinize city overtime use following Civil Beat's investigation.

Inside Honolulu: Nov. 17

Sam Moku to be Community Services nominee, city may seek modifications to consent decreee, Rose Martinez enters the City Council race.
Road to Riches: Getting Paid for Overtime Work — Twice

Road to Riches: Getting Paid for Overtime Work — Twice

Several workers in Honolulu's roads division claimed overtime twice on the same day for different jobs done at overlapping times, Civil Beat investigation shows.
Inside Honolulu: Nov. 16

Inside Honolulu: Nov. 16

The mayor is happy he hasn't fired a bunch of city workers, City Council on-demand is a month behind, garlands and holiday ornaments deck the Hale.
Road to Riches: City Workers Claimed 5,525 Overtime Hours for Illegal Stream Dumping

Road to Riches: City Workers Claimed 5,525 Overtime Hours for Illegal Stream Dumping

The city paid workers overtime to fill an area the size of a football field in Waianae's Mailiili stream with concrete rubble. Fifteen employees earned more than 100 hours each for the work.
Share Your Own Stories of Aloha for Thanksgiving Civil Beat

Share Your Own Stories of Aloha for Thanksgiving

Thankful to live in Hawaii? As the nation celebrates holiday, we thought it would be a good time to publish stories of aloha from readers.
Road to Riches: Overtime at City Road Division

Road to Riches: Overtime at City Road Division

Five employees logged enough overtime to more than double their pay, with one construction worker earning more than $100,000 in one year, Civil Beat investigation reveals.
Inside Honolulu: Nov. 15

Inside Honolulu: Nov. 15

Tiny turnout for hearing on massive energy project.
Inside Honolulu: Nov. 12

Inside Honolulu: Nov. 12

City Council committee advances police plan to install "overt" video surveillance in several Oahu neighborhoods.
‘I Think I’m Peter. They Think I’m the Mayor.’

‘I Think I’m Peter. They Think I’m the Mayor.’

One month since he took office, Peter Carlisle is still getting used to his new gig. He acts like the mayor, but says he doesn't always feel like it.