Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023
Hawaii Wildfire-Fighting Force Eyes Eightfold Increase In Funding
Purchasing new firefighting vehicles and drastically reducing fuel for fires reduction would be priorities.
Hawaii News Now/2021
John Hill: Hawaii Should Come Clean About Its Actions In A Notorious Child Abuse Case
Almost nothing is known about the actions of the public officials who handed over Ariel Sellers to the Waimanalo couple accused of killing her.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023
Hawaii’s New Chief Housing Officer Is Resigning
Nani Medeiros’ move comes amid extended personal attacks in person and on social media.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Hawaii Said This Big Island Dad Abused His Son — Then Three Years Later Changed Its Mind
In the meantime, Carlos Valdez lost custody of his son in a case that sheds light on the state’s procedure for deciding whether to label parents as abusers.
HPD
Trial Of Couple Accused Of Killing Waimanalo Girl Is Postponed
Isabella Kalua’s adoptive parents are scheduled to stand trial early next year.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2014
Senior Managers At Hawaii State Hospital Fired In Major Shake-Up
The facility has been spending $2 million to $3 million per quarter on overtime since the pandemic.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023
A Hawaii Mother Haunted By The Brutal Killing Of One Child Tries To Hold Onto Another
The mother of a Waimanalo girl allegedly murdered by the couple who adopted her says she is sober and working to prevent the state from putting her newborn son into the same system.
Maui Emergency Chief Defends Decision Not To Activate Warning Sirens
The Maui Emergency Management Agency didn’t see the sirens as a viable tool to warn Lahaina’s people about the incoming blaze.
Honolulu Police Department
State Failed To Heed Warnings Of Waimanalo Girl’s Abuse, Lawsuit Alleges
The lawsuit by the estate of Isabella Kalua says the state advocated her adoption by her foster parents despite multiple reports of suspicious injuries by doctors and others.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023
Can An Emergency Proclamation Solve Hawaii’s Housing Crisis? ‘That’s The Million Dollar Question’
Most agree Gov. Josh Green’s emergency proclamation on housing was bold; whether it will achieve its intended goal is far from clear.