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Honolulu Bill To Rein In Fake Farms Threatens Real Ag Enterprises
As Kim Falinski sees it, beekeeping is an ideal practice for Oahu, something that uses minimal space and no water, yet produces pounds of valuable golden honey, enhancing the island’s ability to grow its own food. But a new bill seeking to alter Honolulu’s Land Use Ordinance could create...
Catherine Toth Fox: The Only Surprise About Honolulu Rail Is That Ridership Is As High As It Is
It’s hard to believe it was only a year ago that my then-6-year-old son and I hopped on the Skyline rail at Aloha Stadium on the week it first opened to the public. The ride — now $3 per trip — was free and folks lined up to experience the much-anticipated, multibillion-dollar fixed-rail system we’ve been criticizing, complaining about, funding and scheduling commutes around for over a decade ago.
Candidate Q&A: Hawaii County Council District 2 — Jennifer Kagiwada
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 10 Primary Election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected. The following came from Jennifer Kagiwada, candidate for Hawaii County Council District 2, which covers Hilo and...
Candidate Q&A: Hawaii County Council District 2 — Blaine Kenji Bautista
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 10 Primary Election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected. The following came from Blaine Kenji Bautista, candidate for Hawaii County Council District 2, which covers Hilo...
Candidate Q&A: US Senate — Adriel Lam
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 10 Primary Election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected. The following came from Adriel Lam, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate. His primary opponents are Melba Amaral,...
Candidate Q&A: US Senate — Melba Amaral
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 10 Primary Election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected. The following came from Melba Amaral, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Her primary opponents are Paul Dolan,...
How Local Neighborhoods Can Foster Greater Unity
We live in a darkening time of worsening divisions, distrust and anxiety about the future. Increasingly, we live in isolated bubbles. We don’t talk much with our neighbors. A major root cause of our division is polarized political views. On Memorial Day, two Hawaiian Beaches ladies shifted the energy...
A Tale Of 12 Shopping Carts And The Man Who Retrieves Them
Shota Mkheidze drives a big white pickup truck that he got from U-Haul, capable of carrying about 12 shopping carts at a time. “You have to be careful with this truck,” Mkheidze said on a recent Friday. As he drove out of a parking garage in Kakaako, the truck’s antennae knocked against the ceiling every few seconds.
Rocks On Rapa Nui Tell The Story Of A Small Resilient Population
Conventional wisdom holds that the island of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, once had a large population that crashed after living beyond its means and stripping the island of resources. A new research study my colleagues and I conducted has struck another blow to this notion by using artificial intelligence to analyze satellite data about piles of rocks on this tiny island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
Neal Milner: Biden's Limp Debate Was In Part The Fault Of The Format
Joe Biden gets all the criticism for his debate performance. He was for sure scary, turn-away-from-the-television awful. But the debate’s stilted, obsessively control-oriented format has gotten a free pass. It shouldn’t. The format contributed to Biden’s awfulness by creating a setting that kept him from doing what he does best — passionate engagement, Biden unhinged.
Coral Colonies Severely Damaged Off Kewalo Basin, Divers Say
Local conservationists and scuba divers say they found coral colonies off Kewalo Basin “obliterated” last week after commercial divers warned them to stay away because diving there would be dangerous during their work. The work crew was aboard a large gray boat anchored above the reef off Kakaako...
City Ordered To Partially Halt Haiku Stairs Dismantling As Lawsuit Appeal Continues
Haiku Stairs will remain standing for at least a couple more months. The Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals Wednesday ordered the City and County of Honolulu to partially stop its dismantling of the stairs. The city can finish removing stair sections — known as modules — that it already had...
Candidate Q&A: Honolulu Mayor — Rick Blangiardi
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 10 Primary Election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected. The following came from Rick Blangiardi, candidate for Honolulu mayor. His opponents include Duke Bourgoin, Ku Lono...
Candidate Q&A: Honolulu Mayor — Choon James
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 10 Primary Election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected. The following came from Choon James, candidate for Honolulu mayor. Her opponents include Rick Blangiardi, Duke Bourgoin,...
Candidate Q&A: Office Of Hawaiian Affairs At-Large Trustee — Brendon Kalei’aina Lee
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Nov. 8 General Election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected. The following came from Brendon Kalei’aina Lee, candidate for Office of Hawaiian Affairs at-large trustee. The other...
Candidate Q&A: State House District 35 — Ikeda Rahman Perreira
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 10 Primary Election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected. The following came from Ikeda Rahman Perreira, Democratic candidate for state House District 35, which covers portions...
Lawsuit Against DOE Questions Suspension Of Student For Bringing A Nerf Gun To School
A Honolulu mother says the Hawaii Department of Education wrongly suspended her eighth-grade son for possessing a toy gun on campus and then failed to provide academic support after he missed a month of classes at Stevenson Middle School, according to a lawsuit filed Monday. The case reflects long-standing concerns...
OHA Wants To Take Over Hawaiian Royals’ Burial Site
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is quietly trying to take over stewardship of Mauna Ala, the burial place of Hawaiian Royalty, after the state agency currently managing the area made a controversial appointment of a new curator in May that upset many in the Native Hawaiian community. OHA held a...
Naka Nathaniel: A Bumper Crop Of Mac Nuts Leads To A Lesson In Being Hawaiian
Our ohana in Hawaii are confronting a challenge that our kupuna never anticipated: How to teach our kanaka keiki how to be Hawaiian when more and more of them live far away from the islands their ancestors called home. What is Hawaii without the descendants of the people that made...
Miske Defense Rests After Casting Doubt On Alleged Crime Boss’s Involvement In Conspiracy
Michael Miske’s defense attorneys rested their case Tuesday after nearly three weeks of presenting evidence aimed at distancing the alleged racketeering boss from the crimes he’s accused of. Much of their questioning centered around alternate explanations for the disappearance of Johnathan Fraser, whom prosecutors say Miske conspired to...
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