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Chinatown May Get More Affordable Housing For Older Adults, Plus A Hotel Courtesy: Ikenakea Development

Chinatown May Get More Affordable Housing For Older Adults, Plus A Hotel

The proposal comes as Honolulu is struggling to provide affordable housing on an island where the median price for a home rose above $1 million earlier this year.

Handi-Van Servers Hit By A Cyberattack, Forcing Passengers To Rebook Rides Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Handi-Van Servers Hit By A Cyberattack, Forcing Passengers To Rebook Rides

Honolulu Police Department, the FBI and the Secret Service are investigating the incident, which city transit officials said might be a ransomware attack.

Navy Says Second Well Might Not Be Contaminated, Prompting Confusion Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Navy Says Second Well Might Not Be Contaminated, Prompting Confusion

In response, Sen. Brian Schatz said the EPA should take over testing and monitoring.

Red Hill Has Changed The Politics Around The Military In Hawaii Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Red Hill Has Changed The Politics Around The Military In Hawaii

The military has enjoyed unwavering support from state and federal political leaders in Hawaii. But the threat to Oahu’s water supply may be bringing that to an end.

Kahikina Is Named Honolulu Rail’s Third Permanent Executive Director Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Kahikina Is Named Honolulu Rail’s Third Permanent Executive Director

She also expressed hope that an exception allowing welders from the mainland to work in Hawaii聽should enable key wheel and track fixes to begin soon.

Navy Finds Contamination In Second Well And Identifies Pollutant At Red Hill Shaft Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Navy Finds Contamination In Second Well And Identifies Pollutant At Red Hill Shaft

Meanwhile, the Navy outlined actions it would take in response to an emergency order by Gov. David Ige, but remained silent on the question of emptying the tanks.

HART Agrees To Install Equipment To Mitigate Electricity Issues Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

HART Agrees To Install Equipment To Mitigate Electricity Issues

The trains may cause voltage swings as they leave the stations, so HART has agreed to install equipment to stabilize the power.

Lee Cataluna: The Red Hill Water Crisis Is A Wake-Up Call For Oahu Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Lee Cataluna: The Red Hill Water Crisis Is A Wake-Up Call For Oahu

Everything changed when Ernie Lau, chief engineer at the Honolulu Board of Water Supply, got emotional.

Navy’s Opposition To Governor’s Red Hill Order Raises Question Of State Versus Federal Power Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Navy’s Opposition To Governor’s Red Hill Order Raises Question Of State Versus Federal Power

The Department of Health’s director declined to say whether the state is willing to get into a legal fight with the Navy over Gov. Ige’s order to stop operating tanks suspected of contaminating drinking water.

It Could Cost Billions For The Navy To Move Red Hill Fuel Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

It Could Cost Billions For The Navy To Move Red Hill Fuel

A 2018 study found that building a new jet fuel facility to replace the aging tanks at Red Hill could cost as much as $10 billion and could take until 2051.