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UPDATED: For four years, after the Legislature added seats, the rail board required eight ‘yes’ votes to pass measures, but recently decided it needs only six.

A city watchdog had raised red flags for years about potential corruption in Honolulu’s planning and permitting department. 

The public will have two days to testify on how they want their City Council district lines to look.

Discussions about where to put Oahu’s newest landfill will kick off next week.

The Waikiki business association has paid Honolulu police at least $2 million in the past 15 years for additional services. Critics say that’s not fair to other areas.

Officer Chester Desiderio was the subject of an undisclosed administrative action for Facebook comments he made about former Sen. Will Espero.

The bill passed ahead of a highly anticipated decision by the Hawaii health director on the World War II-era tanks, which have leaked into the area’s groundwater.

The Honolulu Police Commission is urging the community to send in presentations and testimony regarding the search for the new police chief.

Some worry there’s not enough time for a commission to examine the census data and for the public to provide input.

Deputy Director Joy Barua will serve as acting director of the department.