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Hawaiian Home Lands Broadband Customers Say The Service Has Been Bad For Years Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaiian Home Lands Broadband Customers Say The Service Has Been Bad For Years

State regulators and the governor stopped the communications company from cutting off phone and internet services over the weekend.

DHHL Tells Beneficiaries To Ditch Sandwich Isles Communications Service Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

DHHL Tells Beneficiaries To Ditch Sandwich Isles Communications Service

The company says that encouraging homesteaders to go to other service providers has driven down revenues.

Hawaiian Electric Shareholders Overwhelmingly Supported Exec Pay Raises In 2023 Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023

Hawaiian Electric Shareholders Overwhelmingly Supported Exec Pay Raises In 2023

The board didn’t consider wildfire mitigation in executive performance metrics.

Details Emerge On New Billion-Dollar Undersea Cable Project Tim Wright/Civil Beat/2021

Details Emerge On New Billion-Dollar Undersea Cable Project

The Pacific Connect Initiative will create new fiber links between Hawaii and other Pacific regions.

The Last Major Tax Bills Still Alive This Session Would Cut Income And Estate Taxes Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

The Last Major Tax Bills Still Alive This Session Would Cut Income And Estate Taxes

It’s a tight budget year and lawmakers are being criticized for advancing a major reduction in the state inheritance tax that would only benefit Hawaii’s wealthiest families.

Who Will Pay For Maui Fire Property Damage? Look For A ‘Fund 2’ Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Who Will Pay For Maui Fire Property Damage? Look For A ‘Fund 2’

Hawaiian Electric Industries’ president and chief executive has said the company may look at “shareholder contributions” and new fees on customers to help cover claims.

Class-Action Lawsuit Targets Aggressive Cosmetic Vendors David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Class-Action Lawsuit Targets Aggressive Cosmetic Vendors

A Honolulu law firm is pursuing claims on behalf of more than 150 people who say they were victimized by predatory skin care businesses.

Honolulu Mayor Signs Bill To Give Financial Relief To Businesses Hurt By Rail Construction David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Honolulu Mayor Signs Bill To Give Financial Relief To Businesses Hurt By Rail Construction

The city鈥檚 upcoming budgeting process will determine how much funding is available to dole out.

How Much Housing Should Be Allowed In Oahu’s Business Districts? Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2021

How Much Housing Should Be Allowed In Oahu’s Business Districts?

The City Council is considering a bill that would expand the number of mixed-use districts in Honolulu amid a worsening housing crisis.