The Conversation: Facing Down DMV Pandemic Backlogs; Further Frustrations with Rail Finances

By Catherine Cruz,

Savannah Harriman-Pote

Published June 8, 2021 at 2:44 PM HST

Nola Miyasaki, Director of the Honolulu Department of Customer Services, on the progress being made to address a backlog of licenses and IDs | Full Article
City Budget Committee chair Calvin Say on his frustrations with the financing of the rail project | Full Article | Special Series on Honolulu rail
Honolulu Civil Beat reporter Marcel Honore explains a shortage of rental cars is impacting TheBus and Biki bikes | Full Article
Robert Kim, Chief Administrative Judge of the Third Circuit Court on Hawaii Island, details how a COVID-19 outbreak overwhelmed pandemic preparations at Hawaii Community Correctional Center | Full Article
Reporter Casey Harlow reveals the field of esports is being used as a tech gateway in Hawaii | Full Article

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Catherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation. Contact her at ccruz@hawaiipublicradio.org.

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Savannah Harriman-Pote

Savannah Harriman-Pote is the energy and climate change reporter. She is also the lead producer of HPR's "This Is Our Hawaiʻi" podcast. Contact her at sharrimanpote@hawaiipublicradio.org.

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