Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Lawsuit Seeks To Block Oahu Vacation Rental Law
The complaint by legal short-term rental operators says the city is taking away their property rights.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Outgoing State Public Utilities Chief Reflects On His Tenure And Tough Decisions
Jay Griffin dealt with several contentious issues, from interisland shipping rates to Hawaii’s renewable energy transition.
AP Photo/Ted S. Warren/2022
Housekeepers Struggle As US Hotels Ditch Daily Room Cleaning
Many hotel housekeepers say their hours have been cut and they are being asked to do far more work in that time.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2022
How A Powerful Lawmaker Forced Through A Contentious Energy Bill
When Sen. Donovan Dela Cruz’s pet legislation faced opposition from Rep. Nicole Lowen, he suddenly intervened with the power to make or break her bills.
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How A Wellness Company Is Saving Sandalwood On The Big Island
A former ranch in South Kona is being transformed from a grassland back to a native sandalwood forest by a Utah-based essential oils and aromatherapy company.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Lower Electric Bills Or More Jobs? Hawaii Grapples With A Green Economy
Lawmakers did an abrupt — and secretive — about-face as the session ended when they revamped a bill putting limits on some renewable energy sources.
PUC/Hawaiian Telcom/2022
Thousands Of Hawaiians Could Lose Phone And Internet Service Amid Bankruptcy Dispute
Sandwich Isles Communications has been changing locks, barricading doors and welding gates shut to keep out Hawaiian Telcom employees in a bitter feud over bankruptcy fallout.
Ludwig Laab/Civil Beat/2021
Hawaiian Airlines Is Taking Off As Travel Restrictions Ease
After bleeding more than $4 million per day during the pandemic, the state’s dominant air carrier and linchpin of the tourism industry forecast a positive cash flow by summer.
Stewart Yerton/Civil Beat/2022
Why More Apartment Buildings May Not Be The Answer To Oahu’s High Housing Costs
A Canadian asset management company is stepping into a void with more than 1,000 apartments built or planned for Honolulu. But it’s tough to make it pencil out.
Jason Armstrong/Civil Beat/2018
Hawaii Consumer Advocate Opposes Bioenergy Power Plant On Big Island
Critics say there are too many outstanding questions for the Public Utilities Commission to approve the Hu Honua project.