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A federal court trial starts Monday for military families seeking damages against the federal government for exposure to fuel-contaminated water in 2021. Attorney Kristina Baehr is part of a team of lawyers representing 7,500 affected individuals in three federal cases.
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Judicial history will come alive on Oʻahu this weekend. Aliʻiōlani Hale, the current home of the Hawai’i Supreme Court, turns 150 years old on Tuesday. The Conversation talked to Matt Mattice and Keahe Davis of the Judiciary Center earlier this week about the festivities.
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Counties will likely have more control over short-term rentals after this legislative session. A measure that would give counties more regulatory power over short-term rentals passed out of conference. It’s one of the last major hurdles of the legislative process.
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Jordyn Imig of Hanalani Schools will be among more than 160,000 students nationwide to compete in this year's poetry recitation contest. The top students will advance from the semifinals to compete for the title of national champion and the grand prize of $20,000.
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Of the 19 trainsets already delivered, 12 are fully tested and have been turned over to the Honolulu Department of Transportation Services.
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The Moʻopono Project, which launched in 2021, is in the process of digitizing thousands of pages of moʻokūʻauhau, or genealogy material, dating back to the mid-1800s.
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Community complaints about abandoned vehicles and rubbish prompted the action to clean up the area. Social service providers have been offering assistance to people living at the harbor, according to Maui County.
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Disagreement between the two chambers centers on concerns raised by the state attorney general’s office that the amendment to include the Water Commission is not relevant to the original bill.
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The Honolulu Salary Commission wants to give the mayor, city lawmakers and department leaders a raise of about 3.6%. The commission this week made its final recommendations for the salaries, which now go through the Honolulu City Council. It includes a salary of $217,000 for the mayor, $127,000 for the council chair and $117,000 for councilmembers.
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In early April, the state Department of Transportation informed tenants on and near the Army's Dillingham Airfield that they would likely no longer have access to water after July 5. One of the entities on the water system is the YMCA of Honolulu's 20-acre Camp Erdman.
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An NPR story by tech reporter Dara Kerr about billionaire Marc Benioff buying land in and around Waimea on Hawaiʻi Island caused a stir when it was published in February. The Conversation's Russell Subiono talked to several people who championed Benioff's philanthropy and felt the NPR piece did not tell the whole story.
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Gov. Josh Green has announced a new partnership with HomeAid Hawai‘i to build 450 units for Maui wildfire survivors who were not eligible for assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.