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A former building plans examiner with the Honolulu planning department has pleaded guilty to taking bribes in exchange for expediting approval of permit applications.
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The Zoning and Planning Committee gave its final approval to the document, which is a long-range guide for policy decisions on land use and development on the island. It was first created in the 1970s and was last updated in 2002. The council has been in discussion about revising it since 2017.
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The Hawaiʻi Department of Health talks about its program now underway testing students at public and private schools across the state; Political Analyst Neal Milner discusses whether Democrats can win back the white working class and the theories that attempt to explain the issue; we look to the skies to learn more about Hawaiʻi's endemic hawk, the ʻio in today's Manu Minute; and a coral researcher on Coconut Island takes us on a tour of her lab where they're working to preserve species for the future.
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More than 200 people testified Wednesday before the City and County of Honolulu's Planning Commission on the second day of public hearings for a bill that would implement more regulations for short-term rentals.
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The popularity of vacation rentals isn’t dwindling as tourism returns to the islands. On Oʻahu, a law regulating them is on hold – and hosts face a very uncertain future.
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The rental car shortage has pushed some visitors and residents to the peer-to-peer rental car market. For residents, renting out a personal car brings in quick cash. But neighborhoods have begun to take notice.
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University of Hawai'i Urban and Regional Planning Professor and the Executive Director of the National Disaster Preparedness Training Center Karl Kim on lessons learned from COVID-19 and planning for the next pandemic; the director of the Department of Planning and Permitting Dean Uchida on the first violations against rental car companies operating in neighborhoods; and reporter Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi on the judicial appointment of Ethics Commission Director Daniel Gluck.
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Honolulu's Director of Planning and Permitting is reviewing a controversial residential construction case on Oʻahu. It involves the demolition of a 19,000-square-foot lot in Kaimuki, and the construction of what neighbors fear will be a monster home.
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Honolulu is overhauling its building permit process after a federal investigation resulted in indictments alleging a bribery scheme.Last month’s…
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A Honolulu building inspector pleaded not guilty Tuesday to allegations he took bribes in exchange for favors, including nullifying a Waikiki building…