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‘The Stakes Are High’: Why The Navy Doesn’t Want To Defuel The Red Hill Tanks Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

‘The Stakes Are High’: Why The Navy Doesn’t Want To Defuel The Red Hill Tanks

The Red Hill water crisis is stretching the Navy’s overstretched resources, experts say.

The Navy Illegally Flushed Tainted Water Into Storm Drains As Red Hill Crisis Took Hold Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

The Navy Illegally Flushed Tainted Water Into Storm Drains As Red Hill Crisis Took Hold

DOH says it is focusing on mitigating the crisis rather than sanctioning the Navy.

Another Miske Case Defendant Released Pending Trial John Pritchett/Civil Beat/2020

Another Miske Case Defendant Released Pending Trial

Kaulana Freitas is alleged to have been part of a “chemical attack” on a Honolulu nightclub among other charges related to the Miske criminal enterprise.

HNN/Civil Beat Special Report: Navy’s Water System Woes Won’t Be Resolved Soon Screenshot/2021

HNN/Civil Beat Special Report: Navy’s Water System Woes Won’t Be Resolved Soon

Hawaii News Now partnered with ÌìÃÀÊÓƵ to put together a digital special report on the crisis.

Some In Pearl City Say Clean Water Run Through Navy Pipes Also Seems Tainted Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Some In Pearl City Say Clean Water Run Through Navy Pipes Also Seems Tainted

The Board of Water Supply says its water is clean and safe, but it’s traveling through Navy pipes, and residents in Manana Housing are reporting problems. 

Corrections Commission Again Urges A Pause In Planning For A New Jail Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Corrections Commission Again Urges A Pause In Planning For A New Jail

After hearing that a new lockup could cost as much as $1 billion, members again ask the state to study alternatives.

Hoyt Zia Stepping Down From The HART Board Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Hoyt Zia Stepping Down From The HART Board

The retired Hawaiian Airlines executive joined the local oversight group in 2017 and saw rail’s ‘P3’ effort collapse.

A New Program To Help Homeless People On Oahu Is Off To A Slow Start Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

A New Program To Help Homeless People On Oahu Is Off To A Slow Start

The CORE program has hired 15 people since starting operations in mid-October and has had to scale back plans to rely mostly on community health workers.

Lawsuit Alleges Inmate Was Killed For ‘Being A Snitch’ In The Miske Case Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Lawsuit Alleges Inmate Was Killed For ‘Being A Snitch’ In The Miske Case

Suit claims James Borling-Salas gave Honolulu police information about the alleged murder-for-hire of Jonathan Fraser.

City Finalizing Deal With Consultant To Help Select The Next Honolulu Police Chief Honolulu Police Commission/2021

City Finalizing Deal With Consultant To Help Select The Next Honolulu Police Chief

PSI Services LLC has been awarded a $145,777.50 contract to the relief of police commissioners who believed the process was taking too long.