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Kirk Caldwell said he believes his former political appointees are innocent, but the former mayor continued not to respond to questions about what he knew about the transaction.

Staff report the injured corrections officers were taken to a local emergency room Thursday after they were beaten by inmates.

Prosecutors question whether the former budget director has the “ability and competency to testify.”

The west Kauai community has received more than $2 million through a benefits fund that residents have used for solar projects, youth sports and more.

Water testing was supposed to detect a disaster before it hit people’s faucets. But thousands of military families in Hawaii never got a warning.

The former Honolulu managing director and two other defendants have been charged with participating in a conspiracy to misappropriate government funds.

Hawaii officials said they were “very disappointed” by the decision.

Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Steve Alm commended the officers who shot 48-year-old Ricky Kaleopaa for their “textbook” response.

The proposal by the state’s police union was one of many made in response to the Police Commission’s request for community input on how to pick the next chief.

DOH says the pumping and filtration plan will help prevent the contamination from spreading further in the aquifer.