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Jury Convicts Miske Of 13 Counts, Including Murder In Aid Of Racketeering
Jurors in the federal racketeering trial of Michael Miske found him guilty Thursday of 13 of 16 counts, including racketeering conspiracy and murder in aid of racketeering in connection to the 2016 killing of Johnathan Fraser. Some spectators cried and others uttered a quiet “yes” or sighed with relief as...
Lahaina Schools To Close For Fire Anniversary
Lahaina’s four public schools will close on Aug. 8 to honor the first anniversary of the Maui wildfires, the Board of Education decided on Thursday. Students at King Kamehameha III Elementary, Princess Nahienaena Elementary, Lahaina Intermediate and Lahainaluna High School will begin classes on Aug. 7 as planned. Incoming freshmen at Lahainaluna High School will come to campus a day early, on Aug. 6, for orientation.
Candidate Q&A: State House District 37 — Trish La Chica
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 Trish La Chica, Democratic candidate for state House District 37, which covers portions...
Candidate Q&A: State House District 37 — Ken Inouye
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 Ken Inouye, Democratic candidate for state House District 37, which covers portions of...
Candidate Q&A: State House District 49 — Kana Naipo
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 Kana Naipo, Democratic candidate for state House District 49, which covers Kaneohe and...
Candidate Q&A: State House District 49 — Josiah Ubando
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 Josiah Ubando, Republican candidate for state House District 49, which covers Kaneohe and...
Candidate Q&A: State House District 40 — Frankie McCurley
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 Frankie McCurley, Republican candidate for state House District 40, which covers portions of...
HPD Officers Who Handcuffed 10-Year-Old Can Be Sued For Using Excessive Force, Judges Rule
Three Honolulu police officers can be sued on excessive force claims for their part in handcuffing and arresting a 10-year-old girl at Honowai Elementary School in 2020, according to a recent decision by a panel of judges for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The officers — Christine Nevez,...
Neal Milner: You Can't Fix The World But You Can Do Something About Your Neighborhood
A few weeks ago, Civil Beat’s editor Patti Epler asked me if there was a political issue that was not getting the attention it deserved. Here’s my choice: Neighborhood renewal. That may seem like an odd or trivial choice. It’s not. It’s essential. Neighborhood renewal is...
Kamehameha Schools Faces Pushback On Plan To Build ‘Low-Impact’ Resort On Big Island
Hawaii’s largest private landowner is asking the public to weigh in on its proposal to build 150 units of bungalow-style lodging at Keauhou Bay, about six miles south of Kailua-Kona on the Big Island’s leeward coast. The Kamehameha Schools project envisions the construction of 43 two-story bungalows on...
Hawaii’s Latest Effort To Recruit Teachers: Put Prospective Educators In Classrooms Sooner
State leaders are looking to address Hawaii’s ongoing teacher shortage through a new apprenticeship program that would allow prospective educators to earn their teacher credentials while also working full time in schools. Hawaii recently received nearly $5 million from the U.S. Department of Labor to help develop and launch...
Candidate Q&A: Hawaii County Council District 5 — Matt Kanealiʻi-Kleinfelder
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 Matt Kanealiʻi-Kleinfelder, candidate for Hawaii County Council District 5, which covers Upper Puna...
Candidate Q&A: Hawaii County Council District 5 — Ikaika Rodenhurst
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 Ikaika Rodenhurst, candidate for Hawaii County Council District 5, which covers Upper Puna...
Candidate Q&A: Hawaii County Council District 5 — Haylie Taylor
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 Haylie Taylor, candidate for Hawaii County Council District 5, which covers Upper Puna...
Candidate Q&A: State House District 39 — Corey Rosenlee
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 Corey Rosenlee, Democratic candidate for state House District 39, which covers Royal Kunia,...
Candidate Q&A: State House District 39 — Reginald Garcia
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 Reginald Garcia, Democratic candidate for state House District 39, which covers Royal Kunia,...
Half Of Hawaii’s Incumbents Haven’t Told Us Why They Should Keep Their Jobs
What is it about incumbency that makes politicians clam up when somebody else is asking the questions?. Ninety-four elected officials are trying to hold onto their jobs across the island this year. Civil Beat reached out to all of them, and so far barely half of them have bothered to respond to our candidate Q&A surveys.
Federal Judge Rules Against Maui County Taking Private Land Soon For Lahaina Fire Debris
Maui County’s legal quest to quickly take a 20-acre parcel of privately owned land by eminent domain for the public use of building a permanent dump site for the Lahaina fire debris suffered a big setback in federal court this week. U.S. Magistrate Judge Kenneth Mansfield on Monday denied...
Can I Sue My Neighbor For Playing Pickleball? The Noise Is Tearing Hawaii Neighborhoods Apart
Sande Lew was one of the first people to whip out a pickleball and paddle at the basketball courts across from her home in Princeville on Kauai. In fact, she was the one who bought the net for the game, which she said “exploded” during the height of the pandemic.
Chinatown Business Owners Filing Claims From June Power Outages Unsure How Much Will Be Covered
With his power out and burger meat going bad, Don Murphy, the owner of Murphy’s Bar and Grill, served sliders cooked on his outside grill to Hawaiian Electric Co. workers as they toiled to restore power to Chinatown in mid-June. Now Murphy wants HECO to pay for the air-conditioning...
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