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Hawaii State Hospital Workers Were Assaulted More Than 1,700 Times Over The Past 11 Years Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015

Hawaii State Hospital Workers Were Assaulted More Than 1,700 Times Over The Past 11 Years

Hawaii officials have struggled to address the problem despite building a $160 million forensic hospital designed to improve safety.

Ben Lowenthal: Local News Outlets Need To Stop Feeding Off Low-Level Crime Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Ben Lowenthal: Local News Outlets Need To Stop Feeding Off Low-Level Crime

Traditional coverage relies on publicly shaming people who have been arrested but haven’t been convicted of a crime.

Hawaii Inmate In Arizona Prison Died With Meth In His System Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Hawaii Inmate In Arizona Prison Died With Meth In His System

Other prisoners were seen entering the cell of Richard Taylor Jr. before his body was found at the Saguaro Correctional Center.

Hawaii Prisons Oversight Commissioner Resigns Due To Health Concerns PF Bentley/Civil Beat/2014

Hawaii Prisons Oversight Commissioner Resigns Due To Health Concerns

Colleagues praised Ted Sakai for his decades of service, saying he dedicated his career to making the system more humane.

Email Threat To Jewish Temples In Hawaii Heightens Security Fears David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Email Threat To Jewish Temples In Hawaii Heightens Security Fears

Honolulu police determined there were no explosives in the Temple Emanu-颅El in Nuuanu but will increase security, officials said.

The Money Is There, But This Restorative Justice Program Can’t Get It David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

The Money Is There, But This Restorative Justice Program Can’t Get It

The Legislature appropriated $200,000 to expand the program, but the Department of Public Safety says the bids for the funding haven’t met requirements.

Condo Tower Fire Is Reminder Of Lack Of Sprinklers In Older Buildings Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Condo Tower Fire Is Reminder Of Lack Of Sprinklers In Older Buildings

No major injuries were reported and the blaze was extinguished after about half an hour.

‘We鈥檙e Winging It Right Now’: Hawaii State Hospital Struggles Despite $160M Upgrade PFBentley/Civil Beat/2014

‘We鈥檙e Winging It Right Now’: Hawaii State Hospital Struggles Despite $160M Upgrade

Construction of a state-of-the-art psychiatric hospital was supposed to mark a new era in worker and patient safety. Instead, a familiar set of problems emerged.

Special Education Teacher Accused In Sexual Abuse Case Civl Beat

Special Education Teacher Accused In Sexual Abuse Case

State Department of Education officials also failed to provide a safe learning environment for special education students, according to a lawsuit.

The Miske Files: An Officer Gets Caught In The Crossfire Hawaii News Now/2020

The Miske Files: An Officer Gets Caught In The Crossfire

The feds were investigating Mike Miske and the Kealohas at the same time. Sgt. Al Lee ended up in the middle of both.