Plus a new legislator is sworn in, Kaimuki’s “parklets” are taken out and Democrats throw a debate party.
Runway and taxiway shoulder reconstruction continued into the wee hours Saturday, lighting up a usually obscure section of Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024Viewed from Lagoon Drive, construction crews removed excess pavement and regraded infield areas near a runway. The project will reduce debris and bring the airport into compliance with Federal Aviation Adminstration requirements. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)A Sky Elements Hawaii drone light show rises over Aloha Stadium on Saturday during the Megabon Festival, a Japanese bon dance event. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024The 15-minute show featured 300 synchronized drones visible from the stadium and the Halawa and Salt Lake areas. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s facility has reopened in Iwilei after a $5.9 million renovation that included the addition of new autopsy stations, lighting, ventilation and air conditioning systems, enhanced security features and updates to investigators’ stations. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)The renovated facility was blessed and officially reopened Monday. It’s a far more comfortable work environment than it used to be — the building was so rundown that there were concerns about employee health and the quality of lab results. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)If you’ve traveled through Kaimuki you may have encountered small “parklets” on the roadside, taking up one or two parking spaces and affording areas to snack and drink coffee. The parklets were an outgrowth of the pandemic that began in 2020 so people could have outdoor areas to socialize. On Tuesday, Re-use Hawaii began dismantling the nooks to restore parking spaces. David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024Debate-watchers met up at Democratic Party headquarters on King Street on Tuesday to watch Vice President Kamala Harris take on former President Donald Trump. At times the crowd was raucous, making it difficult to hear the candidates. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)Virginia Lee Costa, 69, displayed a flag amid saluting police officers during Wednesday’s 9/11 memorial service at Tamarind Square. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024Participants were given small U.S. flags during the service in downtown Honolulu. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024Hawaii Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald swears in Matthias Kusch as the District 1 state representative Thursday in the office of House Speaker Scott Saiki. Kusch was appointed by Gov. Josh Green to replace Mark Nakashima, who died in July.(David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)Nurses from Kapiolani Medical Center along with small contingents from other unionized hospitals walk a picket line outside the facility on Punahou Street in Honolulu on Friday. The Hawaii Nurses Association OPEIU Local 50 is protesting what it describes as unsafe staffing conditions. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)
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