Infrastructure

The Honolulu Federal Detention Center could be back on the table to replace the deteriorating and overpopulated Oʻahu Community Correctional Center. HPR’s Ashley Mizuo reports that Gov. Josh Green has asked the Trump administration to consider allowing the state to acquire the underutilized federal prison.

Keith Regan, the state comptroller at the Department of Accounting and General Services, has been tasked with taking over the project of fixing a leaky roof at the large events venue.

A new Transportation Security Administration checkpoint is under construction at Kahului Airport.

The harbor itself is still closed, but after requests from the community, Maui County officials have opened up areas on the north and south ends of the harbor for noncommercial use.

The Uēkahuna observation deck at Kīlauea volcano's summit has reopened following damage from earthquakes and eruptions in 2018.

Safety is behind a new pedestrian overpass that spans mauka to makai, over Ala Moana Boulevard, connecting Kakaʻako to the entrance to Ala Moana Beach Park and Kewalo Basin.

A blessing ceremony took place Thursday to mark the official opening of the Ala Moana Boulevard Pedestrian Bridge.

Former University of Hawaiʻi Vice Chancellor and current urban planning professor Karl Kim and three of his graduate students discuss different scenarios of planning efforts for Downtown Honolulu.

Hawaiʻi lawmakers passed the state budget Wednesday that includes $30 million to complete the planning for a new jail to replace the deteriorating and overpopulated Oʻahu Community Correctional Center.

Air travelers now have free Wi-Fi at the Molokaʻi Airport while they wait for their flights. Service through Hawaiian Telcom began on April 17 and is available throughout the terminal.