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Mayor Officially Begins Process Of Giving Ocean Safety Its Own Department Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Mayor Officially Begins Process Of Giving Ocean Safety Its Own Department

Officials had been debating for weeks between two procedural options.

Maui Council Wants To Fund Recruitment And Retention For Understaffed Police Department Cammy Clark/Civil Beat/2024

Maui Council Wants To Fund Recruitment And Retention For Understaffed Police Department

Police Chief John Pelletier said he can start a signing bonus program for recruits with an extra $300,000 to his $83 million budget for fiscal year 2025.

A Dispute Between The AG And Honolulu Prosecutor Is Playing Out In The Senate Screenshot/2024

A Dispute Between The AG And Honolulu Prosecutor Is Playing Out In The Senate

Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Steve Alm quit taking minor criminal cases generated by state law enforcement last year.

One Reason For Persistent Speeding? Roads Whose Designs Seem To Invite It Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

One Reason For Persistent Speeding? Roads Whose Designs Seem To Invite It

Residents and officials are hoping to slow down speeders by changing the designs of roads using a variety of means.

If Electronic Monitoring Is Going To Expand In Hawaii, There Needs To Be Better Public Data Provided: Sentinel Offender Services

If Electronic Monitoring Is Going To Expand In Hawaii, There Needs To Be Better Public Data

We don't know much about how electronic monitoring operates in the state and the raw numbers are only part of the story.

Lawmakers Want Utility Regulators To Conduct Their Own Fire Probe Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Lawmakers Want Utility Regulators To Conduct Their Own Fire Probe

Some legislators want an independent investigation because the state and Maui County are both involved in litigation over the August fires.

From Hawaii To Texas And Back: How Geanna Bradley Ended Up With The Couple Accused Of Killing Her Courtesy: Ivy Hauck/2017

From Hawaii To Texas And Back: How Geanna Bradley Ended Up With The Couple Accused Of Killing Her

Geanna's father said he reported she'd been beaten by her foster mother, but the state kept her in the home and returned her there after she was inexplicably taken from another relative who wanted to adopt her.

The Miske Trial: Muscle And Money David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

The Miske Trial: Muscle And Money

Importing and selling illegal fireworks in Hawaii made millions of dollars for Mike Miske, a witness testified last week.

The Miske Trial: A Honolulu Used Car Dealer Gets Roughed Up Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015

The Miske Trial: A Honolulu Used Car Dealer Gets Roughed Up

Testimony continues in the organized crime and murder trial of Honolulu businessman Mike Miske with government witnesses describing violent behavior by the alleged crime boss.

A Bar Fight Could Cost A Former Miske Co-Defendant His Kaneohe Home Screenshot/2024

A Bar Fight Could Cost A Former Miske Co-Defendant His Kaneohe Home

A federal judge who reviewed a video of the fight says there is no doubt that Michael Buntenbah attacked a man in a bar in January, violating the conditions of his bail.