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The Surge Of Federal Funding To Hawaii For Broadband Continues With A New $149M Grant Tim Wright/Civil Beat/2021

The Surge Of Federal Funding To Hawaii For Broadband Continues With A New $149M Grant

The top priority is to provide service to residents in unserved or underserved areas, and the state plans to generate a list by December of the properties that will benefit.

Hawaiian Telcom Wins A $37M Grant To Install Undersea Cables To Improve Broadband Service Getty Images/iStockphoto

Hawaiian Telcom Wins A $37M Grant To Install Undersea Cables To Improve Broadband Service

The new federal funding would provide additional fiber links between the islands to make service more reliable, and to reach unserved rural communities.

Hawaii’s Local Film Industry Has Long Taken A Back Seat To Hollywood. New Money Might Help Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Hawaii’s Local Film Industry Has Long Taken A Back Seat To Hollywood. New Money Might Help

Attempts to change Hawaii’s film incentives sparked a feud between Senate leaders and the manager of the Hawaii film office.

Hawaii’s Cockfight Economy Is Worth Millions Of Dollars A Year Courtesy Bernie Llanes/Aggressive Gamefarm

Hawaii’s Cockfight Economy Is Worth Millions Of Dollars A Year

Prize-fighting chickens battle for six-figure purses while the sale and export of prize birds is a lucrative business.

Condo Management Giant’s License Is Reactivated By Hawaii Regulators Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Condo Management Giant’s License Is Reactivated By Hawaii Regulators

The lapse highlighted complaints about the imbalance of power between condominium owners and the property managers.

Lawmakers Consider Higher Bar For Labeling Hawaii Coffee David Croxford/Civil Beat/2022

Lawmakers Consider Higher Bar For Labeling Hawaii Coffee

A bill upping the percentage of coffee beans that needs to come from Hawaii to be labeled as such got pushback from some coffee retailers.

Hawaii Property Management Giant Under Scrutiny Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaii Property Management Giant Under Scrutiny

Records indicate that Associa Hawaii has been operating with an inactive license.

Booze Battle Heats Up As Judge Slaps Liquor Commission Critic With Court Order Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Booze Battle Heats Up As Judge Slaps Liquor Commission Critic With Court Order

The fight over the temporary restraining order is the latest controversy involving the commission, which has been accused of corruption and discrimination.

Why 2 Of Hawaii’s Best-Known Brands Are Battling In Court Stewart Yerton/Civil Beat/2022

Why 2 Of Hawaii’s Best-Known Brands Are Battling In Court

Hawaiian Host won a first round in arbitration. But it is pressing forward with a lawsuit in state court against First Hawaiian Bank.

Senators Reject Governor’s Pick For Economy Chief But Give Thumbs-Up To New DHHL Director David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Senators Reject Governor’s Pick For Economy Chief But Give Thumbs-Up To New DHHL Director

Gov. Josh Green said Chris Sadayasu “would have made a good DBEDT director” and they’ll discuss “next steps.”