HC&S Fined $600K For Emissions
Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company was fined $600,000 by the state for violating air quality regulations. The state Department of Health said that the excess emission and reporting violations...
View ArticleCandidate Q&A: Hawaii County Council District 4 — Michael Bernard
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 13 primary election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions. The following came from Michael Bernard, a candidate for Hawaii County Council District 4,...
View ArticleIge Looks To Reduce Unsheltered Homeless To ‘Functional Zero’
Armed with $12 million in supplemental funding to stem the state’s homeless crisis, Gov. David Ige unveiled a four-year plan Thursday that aims to reduce the number of unsheltered homeless people to...
View ArticleWhat #BernieOrBust Means To Me Now
Bernie Sanders’s recent endorsement of Hillary Clinton has left many of his supporters wondering what to do next. For some, the next logical step is to stay at home on election day, vote for some...
View ArticleCivil Geeks: NASA Launches Hawaii Student Experiments Into Space
“This project is cool, can I join?” said Richard Kahakui, a senior at University of Hawaii Manoa, describing his interest in Project Imua. It’s not often that you can put on your resume that you worked...
View ArticleCaldwell Ad ‘Fact-Checks’ Djou on Rail, Homelessness
Welcome to Ad Watch, a Civil Beat series in which we analyze campaign messages from Hawaii candidates and national spots aimed at Hawaii voters. A new 60-second radio commercial from the campaign of...
View ArticleWhy The Hawaii GOP’s Only Senate Seat May Be In Jeopardy
State Sen. Sam Slom has held the District 9 seat representing East Honolulu for two decades, but a pair of Democratic candidates are spending thousands of dollars in hopes of unseating Hawaii’s only...
View ArticleValley Fever Risk Won’t Slow Flow Of Hawaii Inmates To Arizona
Wayne Hunt is worried. For months, he’s been battling lingering flu-like symptoms. He is constantly short of breath. He feels weak, exhausted. He’s even coughing up blood. Hunt knows exactly what’s...
View ArticleCandidate Q&A: Senate District 2 — Russell Ruderman
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 13 primary election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions. The following came from Russell Ruderman, a Democratic candidate for the state Senate 2nd...
View ArticleCandidate Q&A: Senate District 2 — Fred Fogel
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 13 primary election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions. The following came from Fred Fogel, a Democratic candidate for the state Senate 2nd District,...
View ArticleFTA Gives Honolulu More Time For Rail Plan
The Federal Transit Administration has agreed to give city officials more time to come up with a plan to either find the money to finish the Honolulu rail project as originally planned or end it at...
View ArticleCandidate Q&A: House District 14 — Sandra Combs
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 13 primary election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions. The following came from Sandra Combs, a Democratic candidate for the state House, District...
View ArticleCandidate Q&A: House District 12 — Tiare Lawrence
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 13 primary election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions. The following came from Tiare Lawrence, a Democratic candidate for the state House, District...
View ArticleJudaism In Hawaii Politics
The Times of Israel has a recent article headlined A Small Island of Judaism in Hawaiian Politics. “Josh Green, a Democrat and the state’s Majority Whip, is among a handful of politicians with Jewish...
View ArticleTropical Storm Darby Preparations
Government officials, utility providers and others are preparing for Tropical Storm Darby and its potential impacts to Hawaii residents, visitors and businesses. The National Weather Service Central...
View ArticleState Sued Over Kauai Pesticides
The nonprofit environmental law firm Earthjustice filed a lawsuit Monday against Hawaii’s Agribusiness Development Corporation alleging it allows pesticides and chemicals to flow unchecked through...
View ArticleCandidate Q&A: Maui County Council — Don Couch
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 13 primary election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions. The following came from Don Couch, a candidate for the Maui County Council’s South Maui...
View ArticleCandidate Q&A: Maui County Council — Kelly King
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 13 primary election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions. The following came from Kelly King, a candidate for the Maui County Council’s South Maui...
View ArticleAdvocates For Elderly Sue State Over Inspections Of Care Homes
The state’s failure to post inspection reports of state-licensed care facilities online has prompted advocates for the elderly to go to court to force the state to comply with the law. The Hawaii...
View ArticleSewer Spills, Road Closures, Handi-Van Problems In Darby’s Wake
A day after Tropical Storm Darby hit Honolulu, 13 Handi-Van buses were out of commission, thousands of gallons of wastewater was spilled and highly used roads were still closed. The tropical storm...
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