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Potential Jurors Quizzed On Possible Bias As Miske Looks On In 1st Day Of Trial David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Potential Jurors Quizzed On Possible Bias As Miske Looks On In 1st Day Of Trial

The jury selection process is expected to take up to two weeks as attorneys question people one-by-one.

The Miske Trial Is Finally Beginning. Some Potential Jurors Are Worried John Pritchett/Civil Beat/2020

The Miske Trial Is Finally Beginning. Some Potential Jurors Are Worried

Hundreds of witnesses may be called to testify in the federal criminal conspiracy case that also involves several former co-defendants who reached plea deals.

Fines Pile Up Over ATV Tours And Horseback Rides On North Shore Ag Land David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Fines Pile Up Over ATV Tours And Horseback Rides On North Shore Ag Land

A business owner is at odds with the city over a key question: What can agricultural land be used for?  

From Treacherous To Serene, All Of Oahu’s Beaches Can Be Deadly Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015

From Treacherous To Serene, All Of Oahu’s Beaches Can Be Deadly

Rescue personnel are constantly trying to warn the uninitiated about places like Sandy Beach. But more people are going there anyway.

Plea Deal By Miske’s Ex-Business Partner Leaves Only 3 Defendants In Upcoming Trial Honolulu Liquor Commission

Plea Deal By Miske’s Ex-Business Partner Leaves Only 3 Defendants In Upcoming Trial

Jason Yokoyama's sudden flip so close to the trial could explain why attorneys for the remaining defendants failed to file an expected joint trial memo.

Building A Bike Path From Nanakuli To Manoa Could Take 20 Years Ben Angarone/Civil Beat/2023

Building A Bike Path From Nanakuli To Manoa Could Take 20 Years

The City and County of Honolulu is soliciting contractors for help crafting an initial plan.

Danny De Gracia: Three Ways To Make Honolulu Better In 2024 Getty Images/iStockphoto

Danny De Gracia: Three Ways To Make Honolulu Better In 2024

This world has more than enough so-called strong people, but what it lacks the most are kind people.

Overheated Leeward Park To Get Shade Trees — And Volunteers To Water Them David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Overheated Leeward Park To Get Shade Trees — And Volunteers To Water Them

The pilot project near Maili Elementary School could be a model for more efforts to cool Oahu's hot spots.

A Feral Feline Sanctuary For Oahu? Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

A Feral Feline Sanctuary For Oahu?

Land prices and zoning laws make replicating the Lanai Cat Sanctuary a heavy lift for a local nonprofit.