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People stuck in elevators, traffic gridlock: Power outage triggers chaos in busy business district
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Downtown Honolulu power failure Thursday struck the center of Hawaii commerce and government, shutting down federal and state offices, courts and the work of thousands of office employees. It also created massive traffic jams as people left those buildings for home. With traffic lights out from...
Suit: State failed to conduct proper screening before placing child in same home where girl starved to death
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A new lawsuit accuses the state and Catholic Charities Hawaii of negligently placing another child in the same home where a little girl was allegedly tortured to death. Foster child advocates say he never should have been there. “The child suffered terrible, terrible abuse,” said licensed foster...
Mayor: New homeless services facility designed to support hardest to house
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Mayor Rick Blangiardi held a news conference on Wednesday morning to discuss the city’s new Leahi Behavioral and Medical Respite facility. “We’re very, very excited. This is really an opportunity to take people who really have nothing, to bring them to a place and give them everything we possibly can to move them along into supportive housing, including certificates and IDs and everything else beyond their medical treatments,” Blangiardi said.
Hawaii student named finalist in ‘Doodle for Google’ contest
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Mililani Ike Elementary School student has advanced to the national finals of the “Doodle for Google” contest. Katherine Bursack is the winner of the kindergarten through 3rd grade “Imagination Award” and a top-5 national finalist. Her artwork is entitled “Ocean in Motion.”...
State health director shares COVID-19 prevention measures at FestPAC
The state began offering free COVID-19 testing and face masks for FestPAC delegates Monday as the community positivity rate reached its highest point since August 2023. The culture and arts festival ends Sunday, and there have been concerns that the large gatherings could become superspreader events. The latest data from...
State unveils plan for long vacant apartments at publicly-funded complex
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - For nearly two and a half years, 27 brand new low-income units have sat vacant in Iwilei because the city was unable to find a property manager to run the place. Now, the state is in charge of operations. According to officials with the state Department of...
Lawsuit Accuses State Of Negligence In Placing Boy In Household Where Geanna Bradley Died
A lawsuit filed Tuesday on behalf of a 5-year-old boy alleges the state failed to adequately screen and supervise the couple who fostered and then adopted him in a Wahiawa home where he suffered malnutrition and abuse and witnessed the violent death of another child. The couple, Thomas and Brandy...
State Lawmaker Wrongly Claims Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars In Property Tax Exemptions
State Rep. Micah Aiu appears to be violating city law allowing homeowners to claim a tax exemption for their primary residence. Aiu, an attorney in his first term in the House, has owned a Kinau Street apartment near downtown since 2018 but has been living with his mom, state Sen. Donna Kim, in Moanalua since 2021 — nearly seven miles away.
State, county close all access to Haiku Stairs
HONOLULU (Island News) - The City and County of Honolulu has closed the Moanalua Valley Neighborhood Park, and the state Dept. of Land and Natural Resources has closed the entire Moanalua Section of the Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve. "It's very dangerous. Not only that, you could lose your life," said...
Honolulu Finally Fires Electrical Inspector Who Approved His Own Jobs
A Honolulu electrical inspector caught approving his own company’s work was terminated more than a year after Civil Beat exposed the conflict of interest. Arthur Suverkropp was officially let go as of April 29, according to his former employer, the Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting. He had been on administrative leave since January of last year when Civil Beat reported he was the designated electrical inspector on jobs done by his own company, K&A Electric.
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