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Top State Officials Were Behind A Secretive Process That Steered Millions To A First Responders Center Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Top State Officials Were Behind A Secretive Process That Steered Millions To A First Responders Center

Here's how $50 million got into the new state budget for a facility that had been rejected earlier in the session.

New Aloha Stadium Development Plan To Include Only 1 Contractor David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

New Aloha Stadium Development Plan To Include Only 1 Contractor

State officials said the new stadium is expected to be open in time for the University of Hawaii's 2028 football season.

The Last-Minute Budget Scrum At The Capitol May Cause An Odd Problem: Too Much Cash Chad Blair/Civil Beat/2023

The Last-Minute Budget Scrum At The Capitol May Cause An Odd Problem: Too Much Cash

Hundreds of millions of dollars were dumped on the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, which now has one year to spend most of it.

Lawmakers Deep Six Legislation That Would  Enable Counties To Redistrict Lands Civil Beat/2010

Lawmakers Deep Six Legislation That Would Enable Counties To Redistrict Lands

The bill was substantially altered during conference committee drawing scrutiny.

‘Fox Watching The Henhouse’: Last Minute Tweaks To Land Use Bill Create A Stir David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

‘Fox Watching The Henhouse’: Last Minute Tweaks To Land Use Bill Create A Stir

Updated: The bill was recommitted to conference committee Thursday, effectively killing it.

Green’s First Veto: A Condo Bill That Could Have Increased The Cost Of Housing David Croxford/Civil Beat/2022

Green’s First Veto: A Condo Bill That Could Have Increased The Cost Of Housing

The bill was proposed to deal with a rare scenario where a developer kept control of a condo board for more than a decade.

Aloha Stadium Consultant’s First-Class Flights Will Be Audited, State Says Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Aloha Stadium Consultant’s First-Class Flights Will Be Audited, State Says

A portion of the planning contract went to paying for air travel that appears to violate state rules.

Aloha Stadium Has Already Cost Taxpayers $20M. Where’s All The Money Gone? David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Aloha Stadium Has Already Cost Taxpayers $20M. Where’s All The Money Gone?

Consultants working on plans for the new stadium already have had big paydays. Now those plans may be changing.

Call 911: The First Responders Park Bill Is Dying Hawaii Technology Development Corp.

Call 911: The First Responders Park Bill Is Dying

Rep. Amy Perruso says she won't advance a bill to fund the state's first responders campus amid questions about the project's relevance.

New Aloha Stadium May Be Smaller As Green Rejects Original Development Plan David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

New Aloha Stadium May Be Smaller As Green Rejects Original Development Plan

The Hawaii governor says the estimated $400 million cost of a public-private partnership is too high.