Does Honolulu’s Plastic Bag Ban Go Far Enough?
A bill to make Honolulu’s plastic bag ban more stringent has been languishing at the City Council despite concerns that the existing law isn’t doing enough to protect Oahu’s environment. Councilman...
View ArticleDocuments Reveal New Details In Albatross Massacre
New details about the investigation into the slaughter of 15 protected Laysan albatrosses at Kaena Point are contained in court documents filed by an attorney for one of the defendants. The documents...
View ArticleHPD: We Don’t Have $250,000 To Give The Chief
The Honolulu Police Department doesn’t have enough money to pay outgoing Chief Louis Kealoha the $250,000 he and his attorney negotiated as part of a lucrative severance package that has raised...
View ArticleNew Report Shows Serious Misconduct Persists At HPD
About a dozen Honolulu police officers were disciplined last year — including two who were discharged — for their handling of an investigation into a fellow officer who accidentally shot a woman in the...
View ArticleSupreme Court Considers A Third Trial For Christopher Deedy
The question of whether Honolulu can pursue a third trial against Christopher Deedy, a federal agent from the mainland who fatally shot local resident Kollin Elderts in 2011, is now in the hands of the...
View ArticleUH Report: State’s Cut Of Honolulu Rail Tax ‘Exorbitant’
The state of Hawaii is taking more money than justified out of a general excise tax surcharge for Honolulu’s troubled rail project, according to a University of Hawaii report released Thursday. Since...
View ArticleSenator: Police Union Wrong On Domestic Violence Bill
Improving the way domestic violence cases are handled is an issue lawmakers seem intent on moving through this year’s legislative session. On Thursday, the Senate public safety committee approved...
View ArticleHPD Chief Got His $250K Payout But No One Will Say Who Gave It To Him
Who exactly paid for Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha’s $250,000 severance package? That might sound like a simple question — maybe even a silly one — but city officials are refusing to provide any...
View ArticleCouncil Committee Says Thomas Square Should Remain A Public Park
A Honolulu City Council committee has approved a resolution asking the city to maintain Thomas Square as a public park. The committee approval Tuesday comes amid city plans to transfer management of...
View ArticleCaldwell Appoints Marc Alexander To Lead Honolulu Housing Office
The man who left a state government job dealing with homelessness five years ago is now working for the city government on the same issue. Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell is hiring former state homeless...
View ArticleThis Honolulu Toddler Nearly Died In An Assault But No Charges Filed
Two years ago, someone almost killed Peyton Valiente. The toddler, 17 months old at the time, arrived by ambulance at Pali Momi Medical Center in Honolulu on Jan. 9, 2015, his legs and arms stiff in...
View ArticleBill Eliminating Cap On Rail Money Moves Forward
A Honolulu City Council Committee approved a bill that would eliminate the $4.8 billion cap on how much general excise tax money can be used to build the 20-mile rail. With the cost to build the rail...
View Article‘Rare’ Request Seeks To Hide Criminal Case From Honolulu Prosecutor
A Honolulu defense attorney is taking the rare step of asking a judge to disqualify the entire city prosecuting attorney’s office from pursuing a high-profile drug case against one of his clients...
View ArticleCity Council Holds Off On Stricter Plastic Bag Rules
A panel of Honolulu City Council members debated a bill Wednesday to make Honolulu’s plastic bag regulations more stringent, but decided to delay action until stakeholders can come up with a better...
View ArticleHawaii Lawmakers Want Answers In Toddler Abuse Case
Two Hawaii state legislators say they plan to seek answers and perhaps push for reopening the case of a Honolulu toddler whose near-fatal assault never resulted in criminal charges, as detailed in a...
View ArticleCommunity Groups Urge Caldwell To Reconsider Housing Appointment
A group representing survivors of sexual abuse and an organization representing the LGBTQ community are urging Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell to rescind his appointment of Marc Alexander to lead the city...
View ArticleWhy Aren’t We Changing Waianae’s Culture Of Fistfights?
All is quiet in a cul-de-sac off Ala Akau Street, until a group of 25 to 30 students walks over from the high school across the street. They typically gather right after school on a grassy hill...
View ArticlePolice Chief Orders Full Review Of Toddler Assault Case
The Honolulu Police Department may reopen a criminal case involving the suspected assault of a toddler at a day care run by the wife of a Honolulu police officer in response to a Civil Beat story that...
View ArticleCaldwell Vows ‘Laser-Like’ Focus on Affordable Housing
Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell called Thursday for cooperation from other governments, the private sector, unions and nonprofits to help the city “turn the corner” on its affordable housing shortage. “If...
View ArticleThe Projector: Awash In Murals
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