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Where The Jury Found Mike Miske ‘Not Guilty’
Editor’s note: This article was originally published on Ian Lind’s blog, iLind.net, and is reprinted here with the author’s permission. The Miske jury on Friday found the former owner of Kamaaina Termite and Pest Control, and a string of other smaller businesses, guilty of 13 of the 16 charges he was facing.
Candidate Q&A: State Senate District 16— Pat Beekman
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 Pat Beekman, Republican candidate for State Senate District 16, which covers Aiea, Aiea...
Candidate Q&A: State House District 11 — Aileen Acain
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 Aileen Acain, Republican candidate for State House District 11, which covers a portion...
Candidate Q&A: House District 8 — Monique Cobb-Adams 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 Monique Cobb-Adams Perreira, Republican candidate for State House District 8, which covers Hawi,...
Candidate Q&A: State House District 8 — David Tarnas
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 David Tarnas, Democratic candidate for State House District 8, which covers Hawi, Halaula,...
Candidate Q&A: State House District 6 — John Betlatch
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 John Betlatch, Democratic candidate for State House District 6, which covers Honaunau, Napoopoo,...
Maui Fire Victims Sue Insurers To Make Sure They Get Fully Paid In Any Settlement
A group of Maui wildfire victims has sued several of Hawaii’s largest insurance carriers, alleging the insurers are wrongly seeking compensation from a limited litigation settlement fund before the fire victims are fully compensated for their damages. The suit, which was filed Friday in Circuit Court on Maui, is...
Join Civil Beat Journalists As They Grill Political Candidates
The primary election is almost here. You may even have received your ballot in the mail by the time you read this. But if you live on the North Shore, the West Side of Oahu or the Kakaako-Downtown Honolulu area there’s still an opportunity to come to one of our election-themed pop-up newsrooms and meet the candidates.
Barricaded Suspect Pointed Gun At Police Before He Was Shot To Death, Chief Says
Honolulu police Chief Joe Logan said a suspect who was killed following an hours-long standoff in Waikiki left the condo where he was barricaded and pointed a gun at officers before police shot him at around 4:30 a.m. on Friday. The man, whom Logan said would be identified by the...
AP: David Letterman To Headline Biden Fundraiser At Hawaii Governor’s Home
WASHINGTON (AP) — David Letterman will headline a fundraiser with President Joe Biden in 10 days at the home of Hawaii Gov. Josh Green, a person familiar with the plans told The Associated Press, a sign that his campaign is forging ahead despite continued calls for the president to bow out of the 2024 race.
Candidate Q&A: State House District 16 — Luke Evslin
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 Luke Evslin, Democratic candidate for state House District 16, which covers Wailua, Hanamaulu,...
Candidate Q&A: State House District 6 — Kirstin Kahaloa
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 Kirstin Kahaloa, Democratic candidate for State House District 6, which covers Honaunau, Napoopoo,...
Candidate Q&A: State House District 6 — Sylvie Madison
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 Sylvie Madison, Republican candidate for State House District 6, which covers Honaunau, Napoopoo,...
Candidate Q&A: State House District 46 — Mark Clemente
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 Mark Clemente, Democratic candidate for State House District 2, which covers a portion...
Candidate Q&A: State House District 13 — Linda Clark
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 Linda Clark, Democratic candidate for state House District 13, which covers Molokai, Lanai,...
Another Maui Jail Project Stalls After Underground Duct Work Is Discovered
Work on a $10 million expansion of the Maui jail has been stalled for months after a construction crew unexpectedly discovered buried conduit on the site designated for the new facility. It is the second time in recent years that a Maui jail project has become mired in long delays.
The Miske Trial: The Accident That Led To Mike Miske’s Downfall
Editor’s note: This article was originally published on Ian Lind’s blog, iLind.net, and is reprinted here with the author’s permission. Nov. 17, 2015 was a typical Tuesday evening at the Windward City Shopping Center in Kaneohe, located at the intersection where Likelike Highway crosses Kam Highway and becomes Kaneohe Bay Drive.
The State Of Hawaii Keeps Snatching Up Land From Former Agriculture Companies
Dole Food Co.’s 2.2-acre parcel at the end of Holoku Place in Wahiawa is squeezed between modest homes and the waters of Lake Wilson’s spillway, which snakes through the area. Although the land appears to be merely a buffer between the homes and the water, offering little apparent additional use, Dole has a potential buyer: the state of Hawaii.
Report: Key Defendants Have Agreed To Settle Maui Wildfire Claims For $4 Billion
Hawaiian Electric Industries, the state of Hawaii, Maui County and Charter Communications have agreed to pay $4 billion to settle several hundred lawsuits filed on behalf of thousands of victims of Aug. 8’s Lahaina wildfires, Bloomberg News has reported, citing anonymous sources. But the tentative settlement hasn’t been finalized...
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