It was a week where Civil Beat continued to provide stories you wouldn’t find anywhere else on the largest public works project in Hawaii history, Honolulu’s $5.3 billion rail line. We also gave an inside look at a federal trial, with Assistant Editor Sara Lin reporting live from the human trafficking case involving the two brothers who own Aloun Farms. Here are 10 stories from Civil Beat this week that you wouldn’t want to have missed.
- Most Oahu Parcels Within Two Miles of Rail Station
- New Law Jumpstarts Hawaii Land Development
- University of Hawaii Execs Score $22,000 in Tickets To Their Own Games
- Judge Opens Federal Trial for Live News Reports
- Even With Rate Increases, Honolulu Water Cheap
- Berg E-Canned Second Staffer — Or Said He Did
- Live Blog: Aloun Farms Human Trafficking Trial — Day 3 — Pau
- Appeal: Honolulu Ignored $700 Million in Extra Rail Costs for Taxpayers
- Rail Bid Judges Ignored Ansaldo’s Past Problems
- The Truth About Hawaii’s Teacher Planning Days
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