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Should A Honolulu Land Conservation Fund Be Used For Maintenance? Voters Will Decide Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Should A Honolulu Land Conservation Fund Be Used For Maintenance? Voters Will Decide

The Clean Water and Natural Lands Fund is currently used to acquire land for conservation and outdoor recreation. A proposed charter amendment would expand its uses.

Neighborhood Groups Want City’s Ban On 30-Day Rentals To Move Forward Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Neighborhood Groups Want City’s Ban On 30-Day Rentals To Move Forward

Organizations who had championed the 90-day minimum rental period say a judge’s decision to block the new rule from taking effect is detrimental to their communities.

What Happens Now That A Judge Has Blocked Honolulu’s New Short-Term Rental Law? Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

What Happens Now That A Judge Has Blocked Honolulu’s New Short-Term Rental Law?

City officials could appeal to a higher court or find some way to compromise with property owners who rent their places for fewer than 90 days.

Honolulu’s Former Top Permit Inspector Pleads Guilty To Bribery Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Honolulu’s Former Top Permit Inspector Pleads Guilty To Bribery

The case against Wayne Inouye is part of a broader scandal that began with indictments against him and four other DPP employees last year.

Ahakuelo Trial: Family Accused Of Using Honolulu Union Funds As A ‘Personal Piggybank’ Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Ahakuelo Trial: Family Accused Of Using Honolulu Union Funds As A ‘Personal Piggybank’

The former union leader’s defense attorney alleged his client was the victim of a conspiracy to unseat him.

The Race To Represent Mililani In The House Pits A Republican Incumbent Against A Democrat Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

The Race To Represent Mililani In The House Pits A Republican Incumbent Against A Democrat

Both candidates say the need for more affordable housing is a top priority, but they have different ideas about how to accomplish that.

The Miske Files: Accused Murderer, Crime Boss And … Used Car Dealer? Hawaii News Now/2020

The Miske Files: Accused Murderer, Crime Boss And … Used Car Dealer?

Alleged kingpin Michael Miske owned a business that bought used cars at auction, providing income, a way to launder drug money and rewards for criminal associates, prosecutors say.

‘It’s Not Just About The Plants’: A Hawaii Educator Unearths Life Lessons In A High School Garden Alicia Lou/Civil Beat/2022

‘It’s Not Just About The Plants’: A Hawaii Educator Unearths Life Lessons In A High School Garden

A Kaiser High School teacher is educating students through his community garden and an extracurricular environmental club he helped build from the ground up.

Lack Of Shelter Space Poses A Challenge For Oahu’s Newest Homeless Program Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Lack Of Shelter Space Poses A Challenge For Oahu’s Newest Homeless Program

CORE’s main goal is to get people off the street, but it also helps them with medical care and social services.

Hawaii’s East-West Center ‘Is Undergoing A Renaissance’ With More Eyes On Pacific Affairs East-West Center/2022

Hawaii’s East-West Center ‘Is Undergoing A Renaissance’ With More Eyes On Pacific Affairs

The growing threats from climate change and geopolitical tensions with China are underscoring EWC’s role in strengthening U.S.-Pacific relationships.