Services Set For Mark Takai
The family of the late Mark Takai on Tuesday announced two ceremonies for the congressman to honor “the beloved servant leader.” On Aug. 18, he will lie in state at the Hawaii State Capitol Rotunda: 10...
View ArticleElection For Vacant House Seat
The state Office of Elections said Tuesday that it will conduct a special election Nov. 8 to fill a vacancy in the 1st Congressional District. The election will be held in conjunction with the...
View Article$3.7M To Fight Diseases
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has given Hawaii’s Department of Health $3.7 million to fight infectious diseases. Just over $1 million will help fight arbovirus diseases like Zika...
View ArticleCaldwell’s Inaction On Police Reform Draws Political Attacks
An ongoing federal corruption investigation into Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha has become a campaign theme in the race for Honolulu mayor. Candidates Charles Djou and Peter Carlisle have both...
View ArticleDjou Holds A 9-Point Lead Over Caldwell In Mayor’s Race
Charles Djou leads incumbent Kirk Caldwell 42 percent to 33 percent in the race for Honolulu mayor in The Civil Beat Poll, suggesting that neither candidate will garner a majority of the votes in the...
View ArticleYamane Heads City Ethics Panel
Jan Yamane is the new executive director and legal counsel of the Honolulu Ethics Commission. The announcement was made by the commission Wednesday. Yamane replaces Chuck Totto, who resigned in June...
View ArticleSheehan Confirmed for Police Board
Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell’s nominee for a fresh face on the Honolulu Police Commission, former prosecutor Loretta Sheehan, was confirmed by the City Council on Wednesday morning — but not...
View ArticleGabbard Voting For Clinton
A well-known, outspoken backer of Bernie Sanders for president says she’s now backing Hillary Clinton. U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, a Democrat, released this statement Wednesday: “I’m proud to...
View ArticleCandidate Q&A: State Senate, District 19 — Will Espero
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 13 primary election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions. The following came from Will Espero, a Democratic candidate for state Senate District 19,...
View ArticleCandidate Q&A: State Senate, District 11 — Joe Kent
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 13 primary election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions. The following came from Joe Kent, a Libertarian candidate for state Senate District 11, which...
View ArticleActivist Explains The Thinking Behind The Finger
We tried it your way. We joined the party. We followed the rules. We were respectful. We were dismissed. It has become very clear that we are not wanted within the Democratic Party on both a local and...
View ArticleJob Cuts Loom At The Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Oahu Publications, the publisher of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser and a number of other Hawaii publications, trimmed its staff this week, eliminating eight nonunion employees who worked for several of...
View ArticleCity Council Votes To Impose Regulations On Uber, Lyft Drivers
The Honolulu City Council approved a bill to regulate ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft on an 8-1 vote Wednesday in a victory for taxi companies that ended months of discussion. After the...
View ArticleNeal Milner: Why We All Need To Shed Our Political Nostalgia
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are the two most unpopular presidential candidates in modern American history. But the despair and lack of control the public feels goes well beyond those two people....
View ArticleHow Mayoral Candidates Would Tackle Housing And Homelessness
Mayor Kirk Caldwell is taking heat from his political opponents who say he hasn’t done enough to lessen homelessness and increase affordable housing in Honolulu. That’s not to say he hasn’t tried....
View ArticleVoters Aren’t Happy About Rail, But Still Want It Fully Built
How do Oahu voters feel about the Honolulu rail project? Not so great. The Civil Beat Poll shows that 41 percent of people surveyed say that how the rail work has unfolded — with cost overruns and a...
View ArticleCandidate Q&A: Honolulu City Council, District 7 — Joey Manahan
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 13 primary election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions. The following came from Joey Manahan, a candidate for Honolulu City Council, District 7,...
View ArticleCandidate Q&A: Honolulu City Council, District 9 — Emil Svrcina
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 13 primary election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions. The following came from Emil Svrcina, a candidate for Honolulu City Council, District 9 which...
View ArticleWill Congress Pass Zika Bill?
More than 40 Senate Democrats sent a letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Speaker Paul Ryan Thursday, asking the Republican leaders to reconvene Congress so lawmakers can pass funding to...
View ArticleHow Kirk Caldwell Blew Through $500K In Just 29 Days
If Oahu residents think they’ve heard a lot on radio and television lately about how wonderful Kirk Caldwell is, it’s because they have. The mayor’s re-election campaign spent more than $524,000 from...
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