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Residents Say Indefinite Closure Of Park Leading To Haiku Stairs Is Unfair Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Residents Say Indefinite Closure Of Park Leading To Haiku Stairs Is Unfair

Moanalua residents want their park reopened, despite ongoing litigation over the future of Haiku Stairs.

Chinatown Business Owners Filing Claims From June Power Outages Unsure How Much Will Be Covered Ashley Miller/Civil Beat/2024

Chinatown Business Owners Filing Claims From June Power Outages Unsure How Much Will Be Covered

For restaurants, the outages meant lost tips and wages and spoiled food, but also damaged equipment from power surges.

Oahu Small Businesses Forge New Strategies To Offset The Decline In Japanese Tourism David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Oahu Small Businesses Forge New Strategies To Offset The Decline In Japanese Tourism

Economic factors are changing the way Japanese visitors perceive a trip to Hawaii in the post-pandemic era — and the growth model of small businesses that cater specifically to them.

Government Workers In Hawaii Get Paid Not To Work As Misconduct Investigations Drag On For Months Or Years

Government Workers In Hawaii Get Paid Not To Work As Misconduct Investigations Drag On For Months Or Years

A system meant to protect worker rights and resolve disciplinary cases fast has turned into something much different, with taxpayers picking up the tab for employees told not to come to work.

Candidates To Replace Calvin Say On The Honolulu City Council Offer Contrasting Approaches Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Candidates To Replace Calvin Say On The Honolulu City Council Offer Contrasting Approaches

A policy-minded newcomer and a restaurant owner face a longtime state legislator.

Honolulu Ethics Commission Says Number Of Complaints Has Dropped Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

Honolulu Ethics Commission Says Number Of Complaints Has Dropped

The Honolulu Ethics Commission saw a spike in complaints after high-profile corruption cases, but now the number has fallen below the average.

An Oahu Teacher’s Futile Apartment Hunt Shows How Bad The Rental Market Is Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

An Oahu Teacher’s Futile Apartment Hunt Shows How Bad The Rental Market Is

Housing policy advocates say Helen Lau’s story is all too common amid Honolulu’s housing crisis.

New Development Begins On Former Turtle Bay Resort Land Near Kahuku Point Screenshot: Areté Collective

New Development Begins On Former Turtle Bay Resort Land Near Kahuku Point

The area was the focus of decades of political and legal efforts to preserve sensitive habitat that includes 5 miles of coastline.

Hawaii Governor Signs Bill To Create New State Fire Marshal Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Hawaii Governor Signs Bill To Create New State Fire Marshal

Numerous other bills have been signed into law by Gov. Josh Green in the last few days. And Green and Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi updated reporters on a housing project.

Long-Term Lease, Water Deal Saves The North Shore’s Airfield From Closure Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Long-Term Lease, Water Deal Saves The North Shore’s Airfield From Closure

The threat of an imminent shutdown had loomed over the aviation businesses there for several years.