Special Session Wrap-Up; Containing Public Works Costs; Lihue Architecture
Special Legislation Session Wrap-Up
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The Honolulu Rail project will be funded, at least for the moment, thanks to a bill that is about to pass at the State Legislature. But is the issue settled?
Intro Music: Ringo by Atmosphere
Outro Music: These Days by Dr. Dog
Containing Costs on Public Works Projects
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A $4 billion bridge project in New York State was recently completed on-time and on-budget thanks to a contracting method called Design-Build.
Intro Music: From Now On by Delta Spirit
Outro Music: This Is What You Came For (Instrumental) by Calvin Harris, Rihanna
Civil Beat Reality Check
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How do you explain racial hatred, or unreasoning hatred of any kind, to children? Civil Beat reporter Suevon Leewent into the classroom to find out.
Intro Music: Karibu - Radio Edit by Lago
Modern Architecture in Lihue
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Two local architecture experts explore the 20th Century Modernist style of Lihue town on Kauai.
Intro Music: Bottom Of The World by Alejandro Escovedo
88 Block Walks
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Adele Balderston is a place-based storyteller from Kailua who istelling the rapidly changing story of Kaka’ako.
Intro Music: Silver Sun by moe.
Outro Music: Flicker (Instrumental Version) by Atmosphere