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Emails Show HART Leaders Always Wanted To Hire Hanabusa As Consultant Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Emails Show HART Leaders Always Wanted To Hire Hanabusa As Consultant

Newly released documents confirm what many suspected: that the contract and its restrictive qualifications were written with the former congresswoman in mind.

A Surprise Revelation In The Miske Case: A Plot To Kill A Union Official Screenshot: Hawaii News Now/2021

A Surprise Revelation In The Miske Case: A Plot To Kill A Union Official

A co-defendant described a new twist in the prosecution of the Honolulu businessman — an alleged murder attempt on a local union leader.

Federal Investigation Into Keith Kaneshiro Picks Up As Pandemic Winds Down Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

Federal Investigation Into Keith Kaneshiro Picks Up As Pandemic Winds Down

Donors to the former elected Honolulu prosecutor have come under increased scrutiny as the U.S. Justice Department tries to build its case.

Blangiardi Nominates Ann Botticelli To Honolulu Police Commission Screenshot: Blangiardi campaign event

Blangiardi Nominates Ann Botticelli To Honolulu Police Commission

The mayor tapped a well-known former journalist and corporate communications professional.

Blangiardi Has Chosen A Third Police Commission Nominee But He’s Not Revealing Who It Is Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Blangiardi Has Chosen A Third Police Commission Nominee But He’s Not Revealing Who It Is

The mayor said he’s not interested in the kind of police reform activists have been demanding.

Oahu Moves To Tier 4, Allowing Larger Gatherings Indoors And Outside Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Oahu Moves To Tier 4, Allowing Larger Gatherings Indoors And Outside

Honolulu will stop all pandemic restrictions when the vaccination rate hits 70%, the city said.

UH Will Test Sewage At 11 Dorms This Fall To Help Prevent COVID-19 Outbreaks Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

UH Will Test Sewage At 11 Dorms This Fall To Help Prevent COVID-19 Outbreaks

Sewage testing can provide “real-time detection” of the virus that causes COVID-19.

Amid Scrutiny Of HPD’s Fatal Shooting Of Teenager, Police Union Defends Officers Screenshot: Hawaii News Now livestream

Amid Scrutiny Of HPD’s Fatal Shooting Of Teenager, Police Union Defends Officers

Police union officials offered a message of vindication while the city prosecutor has yet to deem the shooting of a 16-year-old justified.

Grand Jury Declines To Indict Officers In Sykap Shooting Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Grand Jury Declines To Indict Officers In Sykap Shooting

The prosecutor’s office could still bring charges another way if it so chooses, a public defender said.

ACLU Files Lawsuit Accusing HPD Officer Of Helping His Friend Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

ACLU Files Lawsuit Accusing HPD Officer Of Helping His Friend

The ACLU has been pushing for a policy prohibiting conflicts of interest in policing. HPD’s new acting chief says the department is working on it.