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How Do You Build A Community From Scratch? This Homeless Advocate Is Trying Jessica Terrell/Civil Beat/2021

How Do You Build A Community From Scratch? This Homeless Advocate Is Trying

The homeless community that has long occupied space next to the Waianae Boat Harbor has big plans to move to permanent homes at a new site.

2 Defendants In Miske Case Want The Court To Let Them Out On Bail Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015

2 Defendants In Miske Case Want The Court To Let Them Out On Bail

Hearings are set this week on motions to reconsider the judge’s prior decision favoring continued detention.

Covid Vaccine Opponents Try To Drown Out The Mayor At A Honolulu City Council Meeting Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Covid Vaccine Opponents Try To Drown Out The Mayor At A Honolulu City Council Meeting

More than 250 people, apparently fueled by social media posts, testified for more than four hours at what was supposed to be an informational meeting about the pandemic.

Honolulu Settles HPD Excessive Force Lawsuit Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Honolulu Settles HPD Excessive Force Lawsuit

The lawsuit accused the police of writing false reports to justify unreasonable force.

Here’s How Honolulu Plans To Spend $386 Million In Federal Covid Relief Funds Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Here’s How Honolulu Plans To Spend $386 Million In Federal Covid Relief Funds

The blueprint includes $15 million for expanded coronavirus testing and other services and $10 million for vaccine incentives.

Honolulu Airbnbs Shut Down When The Pandemic Began. The Mayor Wants To Keep It That Way Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Honolulu Airbnbs Shut Down When The Pandemic Began. The Mayor Wants To Keep It That Way

The mayor sees the crackdown on vacation rentals as a tourism control measure.

No Vaccine? No Service In Honolulu Bars, Restaurants And Gyms Starting Next Month Stewart Yerton/Civil Beat /2021

No Vaccine? No Service In Honolulu Bars, Restaurants And Gyms Starting Next Month

On Sept. 13, Oahu will begin requiring proof of vaccination or a negative Covid test for entry to a wide range of establishments in a bid to stop the rapid spread of the coronavirus.

Two Honolulu Police Officers Are Under Investigation For Assault Of Prisoner Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Two Honolulu Police Officers Are Under Investigation For Assault Of Prisoner

Two Honolulu police officers could face criminal charges for allegedly injuring a prisoner in January.

Homeless Sweeps Or Sanitation Activities? Advocates Say There鈥檚 No Difference Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Homeless Sweeps Or Sanitation Activities? Advocates Say There鈥檚 No Difference

Honolulu’s mayor promised to end sweeps of homeless encampments, but his administration says it still needs to clear the “sidewalks, streets and parks.”

Honolulu SWAT Officer Shoots And Kills Man In Kakaako Apartment Building Hawaii News Now/2021

Honolulu SWAT Officer Shoots And Kills Man In Kakaako Apartment Building

The shooting occurred after a three-hour crisis negotiation.