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This Federal Bailout Is Bringing A Lot More Money To Hawaii Than The Last One In 2008 Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

This Federal Bailout Is Bringing A Lot More Money To Hawaii Than The Last One In 2008

The Great Recession’s federal stimulus program focused on building projects while CARES is putting more money directly into the pockets of residents and business owners.

Hawaii Is Seriously Short On Census Job Applicants Getty Images/iStockphoto

Hawaii Is Seriously Short On Census Job Applicants

Hawaii’s census response rate is among the lowest in the nation.

Federal Spending Deal Pumps Millions Of Dollars Into Hawaii Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Federal Spending Deal Pumps Millions Of Dollars Into Hawaii

Congress passed a budget that includes money for programs the Trump administration tried to cut.

Hawaii’s Only Federal Halfway House Is Closing, Putting More Offenders Behind Bars Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Hawaii’s Only Federal Halfway House Is Closing, Putting More Offenders Behind Bars

The city of Honolulu bought the building as a new home for the Sand Island Treatment Center.

Despite Shutdown, Hawaii Housing Programs Are OK — For Now Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Despite Shutdown, Hawaii Housing Programs Are OK — For Now

Officials worry that if the shutdown drags on too long, landlords will be reluctant to accept Section 8 housing vouchers in the future.

By Land And Sea, The Shutdown Takes Its Toll On Hawaii AP

By Land And Sea, The Shutdown Takes Its Toll On Hawaii

A recent study finds the latest federal budget impasse is hitting the islands especially hard.

Hawaii Does Fine Raking In Federal Dollars Without Earmarks Chad Blair/Civil Beat

Hawaii Does Fine Raking In Federal Dollars Without Earmarks

There’s talk in Congress of resurrecting the system for bringing home the bacon. But lawmakers say it’s questionable how much that would help the state.

Schatz Introduces Bill To Shore Up Local Emergency Alert Systems Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Schatz Introduces Bill To Shore Up Local Emergency Alert Systems

The bill would require alerts to run repeatedly on TV and radio, and potentially also run on streaming services such as Netflix.

Feds Will Spend $345 Million To Prevent A Devastating Waikiki Flood Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Feds Will Spend $345 Million To Prevent A Devastating Waikiki Flood

Every year there’s a small chance a flood will engulf Waikiki, destroying buildings and throwing Hawaii’s tourist mecca into mayhem.

Supreme Court Justices Skeptical About Hawaii’s Challenge to Trump Travel Ban Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Supreme Court Justices Skeptical About Hawaii’s Challenge to Trump Travel Ban

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in one of the most high-profile cases so far of President Donald Trump’s tenure.