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Figuring out how to replace Aloha Stadium has been a costly endeavor for state taxpayers. A contract laying the groundwork for planning for a new stadium grew from $790,000 at the start of 2019 to more than $26 million today, and consultants for the stadium project have billed for nearly $20 million worth of those costs as of November.

Aloha Stadium Has Already Cost Taxpayers $20M. Where’s All The Money Gone?

Every day, nearly two dozen homeless people make their way to an emergency room in The Queen’s Health System seeking care. Some are in the throes of a serious medical emergency. Others need treatment for a minor ailment. Some are simply desperate for a hot meal. The staggering number...

Hawaii Hospitals Are Struggling To Meet The Needs Of The Chronically Homeless

The state agency overseeing a $26 million contract laying the groundwork for a new Aloha Stadium is now auditing expenses made by consultants for first-class plane tickets. That announcement came in response to a Civil Beat story Wednesday that detailed nearly $20 million in spending on the stadium contract so far. The story identified travel-related expenses by the consultant team, including those for first- and business-class tickets that appear to violate state spending rules, which only allow reimbursements up to coach-class tickets.

Aloha Stadium Consultant’s First-Class Flights Will Be Audited, State Says

Uh-oh. “Who goes downtown anymore?” For many, that is just a rhetorical question, not a question worth investigation because their own answer is, “Not me. Not on your life.” They don’t need to answer that question. It’s hard to talk about homeless people without using...

Neal Milner: Theatergoers Need To Get Comfortable With Chinatown's Homeless People

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Alfred Joy Tai, who served more than 59 consecutive years in prison for the murders of two Honolulu police officers in 1963, died earlier this week in an Arizona prison, according to Hawaii corrections officials. Tai, 79, was serving a sentence for first-degree murder at the Saguaro Correctional Center in...

Hawaii Prisoner Dies After Serving More Than 59 Years For 1963 Murders

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A Honolulu woman who was convicted alongside her husband for embezzling from a local union and helping to fraudulently increase membership dues was sentenced on Tuesday to nearly six years in prison. Marilyn Ahakuelo was found guilty in November of conspiracy, wire fraud, and embezzlement from the International Brotherhood of...

Former Honolulu Union Leader’s Wife Headed To Prison For Fraud

Las Vegas, NV

Friday turned out to be an unusually busy and consequential day in the prosecution of former Honolulu business owner and alleged racketeering boss Michael J. Miske Jr. and his co-defendants. The case has dragged on for nearly four years as defendants, attorneys and the court struggle to deal with an unprecedented amount of evidence, numerous defendants and a highly complex legal case.

Miske Files: Alleged Crime Boss May Not Get A Las Vegas Trial But He Could Get Another Delay

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Surprise visitor: You gotta love Donovan Dela Cruz. On Tuesday, the day we published a story about Senate bullies creating chaos at the State Capitol, Dela Cruz — one of the aforementioned bullies — called us to complain that he had been unfairly maligned in the piece. It laid out how his Senate colleagues were concerned he and Sen. Michelle Kidani were strong-arming some senators to backpedal on approval of one of the governor’s nominees.

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Honolulu Homeowners Are Shocked At New Property Tax Bills. Here’s Something That Could Help

When Andria Tupola first heard of a policy designed to prevent property taxes from spiking sharply when property assessments rise, she filed the idea in her...

Honolulu Homeowners Are Shocked At New Property Tax Bills. Here’s Something That Could Help

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