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Two measures at the Honolulu City Council aim to help police take down illegal game rooms. HPD Maj. Mike Lambert has said that about 100 illegal game rooms are operating on Oʻahu at any given moment. HPR's Mark Ladao has more.
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A controversial state bill to add to Hawaiʻi’s affordable housing supply just got its major provisions removed. Homeowners with larger properties would have been able to subdivide their properties into smaller properties, each with three separate housing units.
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New technology at the Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting could make the building permit process much shorter. The department said, with the changes, the process for residential projects could take as little as two weeks. Commercial projects are estimated to take no longer than six months. HPR's Mark Ladao has more.
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The Conversation talked with Honolulu Parks and Recreation Director Laura Thielen about the challenge of getting players to share court space. She said rules will not resolve the fact that there are more players than available facilities, especially at certain times of the day.
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Four Honolulu Police officers are accused of causing or attempting to cover up the 2021 crash in Makaha, which left one person with life changing injuries.
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The council has introduced a resolution opposing Senate Bill 3202, which would allow at least two additional dwelling units to be built on residentially zoned properties in urban districts.
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About 25,000 households on Oʻahu are in flood-risk areas, and the City and County of Honolulu wants to see how prepared residents are for possible floods.
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Oʻahu bars and nightclubs are now required to stock naloxone, commonly known as the brand Narcan, which can reverse an opioid drug overdose. That mandate could be expanded to restaurants and hotels statewide under a bill going through the Legislature.
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The Honolulu Salary Commission wants to give the chief medical examiner a $400,000 salary for the next fiscal year, citing staffing shortages in the department. The deputy medical examiner position has been vacant since 2019, and the city has struggled to hire and retain forensic pathologists. HPR's Mark Ladao has more.
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The Conversation talked to the mayor Monday morning about some of his top priorities in the upcoming year, such as improving the police officer shortage and the Department of Planning and Permitting.