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Federal Bailout Money Is Speeding Up Gun Permits But Help With Rent Still Lags Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

Federal Bailout Money Is Speeding Up Gun Permits But Help With Rent Still Lags

New data released by Honolulu shows police continue to rack up overtime but a hardship relief fund to help people pay their bills is about to be maxed out.

Governor Approves Next Stage In Oahu Reopening Plan Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Governor Approves Next Stage In Oahu Reopening Plan

More business restrictions will be lifted at midnight.

Volunteers Needed For Free Kupuna Delivery Service Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat/2020

Volunteers Needed For Free Kupuna Delivery Service

With COVID-19 cases holding steady, a statewide delivery service needs more volunteers to deliver food, medications to kupuna.

More Hawaii Parents Are Pulling Their Kids From DOE To Home School Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

More Hawaii Parents Are Pulling Their Kids From DOE To Home School

The increase in the first three months of the current school year is a likely sign of the way COVID-19 has impacted school enrollment.

Lee Cataluna: Protection For Renters Can Be A Nightmare for Landlords Courtesy: Selina Lewis

Lee Cataluna: Protection For Renters Can Be A Nightmare for Landlords

Hawaii’s strict eviction moratorium leaves homeowners with little protection against bad tenants.

4 COVID-19 Cases Confirmed On Lanai Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

4 COVID-19 Cases Confirmed On Lanai

At least one of the people diagnosed is believed to have contracted the virus while traveling.

DOE Officials Have Spent $38M On Devices For Students Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

DOE Officials Have Spent $38M On Devices For Students

Hawaii school officials have purchased 49,000 computers for students but 23,000 have yet to be delivered.

New State Program Helps Businesses Adapt To A Changing Economy Denby Fawcett/Civil Beat/2020

New State Program Helps Businesses Adapt To A Changing Economy

A $25 million fund can be tapped for a range of business initiatives.

Domestic Violence Is On The Rise In Hawaii Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Domestic Violence Is On The Rise In Hawaii

Many of the domestic violence survivors reaching out for help have been Native Hawaiian.