By ERIN NOLAN/Honolulu Civil Beat Honolulu Civil Beat Following weeks of escalating public opposition, the Maui County Council now stands in unanimous opposition to the military's plan to build up to seven telescopes in a state conservation district atop Haleakalā. The council passed a ...
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, who was the first woman to serve as president of the Hawaii State Senate, has died. She was 74. Hanabusa died early Friday after a five-month battle with cancer, said Mike Formby, her ...
By NOELLE FUJII-ORIDE/Honolulu Civil Beat Honolulu Civil Beat Decades ago, Hā'ena Beach Park on Kaua'i's North Shore was a gathering spot for Native Hawaiian and local families. During the summer months, keiki learn how to swim and surf in the turquoise waters, and the expansive grassy ...
By NOELLE FUJII-ORIDE/Honolulu Civil Beat Honolulu Civil Beat A controversial 148-unit Kōloa housing project got the green light from Kaua'i's Planning Commission with the conditions that the units never be turned into vacation rentals and that at least 45% of them go to existing county ...
Bitter national angst over the federal government's immigration tactics has pushed Hawaiʻi lawmakers in directions they weren't willing to go last year. That has kept alive a collection of bills intended to protect immigrants and limit cooperation between state and local agencies and ...
By MARCEL HONORE/Honolulu Civil Beat Honolulu Civil Beat As the cruise industry and the state spar in court over Hawaiʻi's new green fee, state lawmakers are moving full steam ahead to remove those ships from the landmark climate law and have them instead pay a new fee of around $10 per ...
