City planners hoping to make Honolulu a more walkable city are trying to change an old rule that bans sidewalks cafes in most parts of town.
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How Do Kids Feel About Being Homeless? We Asked Them
People say kids will adapt to most anything and that certainly seems to be the case for these children in a Honolulu homeless shelter.
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Pod Squad: Rep. Chris Lee Explains Why He’s Against the NextEra Deal
The proposed merger of the state’s largest utility with a Florida-based power company has everybody talking, including our Pod Squad.
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Pod Squad: Straight Talk With NextEra Energy Execs
Cutting through the rhetoric behind the proposed $4.3 billion merger of Hawaiian Electric with Florida’s NextEra Energy
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Pod Squad: Expanding Hawaii State Hospital ‘Long Overdue’
A top Health Department official talks about how an improved facility in Kanoehe could benefit the entire state.
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Pod Squad: Talking Medi-Pot With a Potential Dispensary Operator
Eight business licenses will soon be up for grabs to grow medical marijuana and operate Hawaii’s first dispensaries.
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Pod Squad: The TMT Battle and the Native Hawaiian Leadership Void
Peter Apo joins the podcast to talk about his support for the controversial telescope project atop Mauna Kea.
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Pod Squad: Looking Behind the ‘Facade’ at Vacant Public Housing
While some state-run apartment complexes look good from the front, there may be vacant units in back awaiting major maintenance work.
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Pod Squad: ‘Down-and-Dirty History of Planning’ in Honolulu
The sprawling, unplanned development that was panned in the 1930s continues to this day in Hawaii’s biggest city, says columnist Curt Sanburn.