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‘When We’re Full, We’re Full’: Oahu Homeless Shelters Struggle With High Demand
Just over a year ago, the homeless shelter for men on Sumner Street suffered a major Covid-19 outbreak that left over 60 people infected and a staff member dead. About two weeks ago, the Sumner Men’s...
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HART Sheds More Staff, Including Its Latest Chief Financial Officer
An additional five employees have either recently left or are about to leave the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation. They represent the latest round of staff to depart the local rail agency,...
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‘A Bit Humbug’: Honolulu Vax Mandates Roll Out For Businesses And Customers
When asked about Honolulu’s new vaccine mandate for restaurants, which went into effect on Monday, Joseph Williams, the manager of Hale Vietnam Restaurant in Kaimuki, summed up the feelings of more...
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Whistleblower Lawsuit Claims Hawaiian Airlines Covered Up Sexual Assaults,...
Hawaiian Airlines’ former head of corporate security is accusing the company in a lawsuit of covering up a litany of wrongdoing, including plane safety issues, multiple sexual assaults by pilots and...
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Honolulu Mayor Gives The Go-Ahead To Remove ‘Stairway To Heaven’
Haiku Stairs, a closed World War II-era mountain path that has been breached by trespassing hikers and annoyed neighbors for decades, will be dismantled under a $1 million plan approved on Tuesday by...
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Hawaii-Based Soldier Is Sentenced To 62 Years In Jail For Killing His Wife
An Army intelligence analyst on Tuesday was dishonorably discharged and sentenced to over 62 years in prison for murdering his estranged wife in her on-base home and dumping her body in a garbage bin....
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One Miske Defendant Gets Out On Bail, Another Ordered To Remain Behind Bars
A former employee and business partner of former Honolulu businessman Michael Miske, who federal prosecutors alleged participated in a criminal gang Miske controlled and directed, will be released from...
View ArticleHonolulu City Council Wants To Regulate Car-Sharing Companies
The Honolulu City Council is calling on the state Legislature to draft a bill that would manage car rental companies in response to complaints from neighborhoods about the peer-to-peer car-sharing...
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Attorney: Air Force Mom To Reunite With Abused Daughter
A one-time Air Force sergeant cleared of charges in the death of her infant son is on track to be reunified with her daughter, who at the age of nine days was severely beaten by her father while the...
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The Civil Beat Editorial Board Interview: City Council Leaders Tommy Waters...
Editor’s note: The Civil Beat Editorial Board and other reporters spoke with Tommy Waters and Esther Kiaaina, the chair and vice chair of the Honolulu City Council, on Wednesday. Both began by sharing...
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Can The Rich History Of Ewa Villages Spark A New Sense Of Community?
Myrna Abang loved riding the flumes of Ewa Plantation Co. She and her friends would splash and laugh down the water line, originally meant to irrigate sugar fields and move the stalks throughout the...
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The Miske Case: Former Kaneohe Biker Bar Operator Pleads Guilty
Federal prosecutors appear to have chalked up another guilty plea linked to the sweeping racketeering case against former Honolulu business owner Michael Miske Jr. and 13 co-defendants. In the latest...
View ArticleHonolulu Mayor Extends Restrictions On Social Gatherings
Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi on Monday extended until Oct. 19 the city’s restrictions on large gatherings, saying the Covid-19 pandemic still has not ebbed enough to let people gather in big groups....
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Honolulu’s Search For A New City Auditor May Finally Be Near An End
The Honolulu City Council will weigh the appointment of a new city auditor this week after a search committee selected a woman with experience on the mainland to fill the role, more than two years...
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Training Records May Be Sticking Point In Fire Chief Deadlock
Nearly seven months after Manuel Neves retired as chief of the Honolulu Fire Department, the panel tasked with selecting his replacement remains evenly divided on who should be the new chief. Three...
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Four Years After A Toddler Died Of Scalding, Her Mother Still Seeks Answers
Two-year-old Ocean Wright was in the care of her stepmother on an August evening when something went terribly wrong. Tihani Bowman, then 21, told authorities she had just fed the kids spaghetti when...
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Family Of Paralyzed Teen Sues Police, Alleging Injuries Resulted From...
The parents of a 14-year-old boy are suing the Honolulu Police Department after their son was paralyzed in a car crash allegedly caused by a high-speed police pursuit. Attorney Eric Seitz filed the...
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Rep. Case: Manoa Post Office To Remain Open
A post office that has served Manoa Valley residents for decades will not be shuttered at the end of this month, as was expected. U.S. Rep. Ed Case announced in a press release Wednesday that the Manoa...
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Honolulu Community Services Director Resigns
Honolulu Department of Community Services Director Sarah Allen will resign at the end of the month, the city announced in a press release on Wednesday. Allen was appointed by Mayor Rick Blangiardi...
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Advocates Raise Transparency Concerns Over Oahu’s Redistricting
A nine-member panel responsible for the once-in-a-decade task of redrawing Oahu’s political boundaries based on census data has faced criticism from democracy advocates that the process so far lacks...
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