CHRISTINA JEDRA/Honolulu Civil Beat

Honolulu Civil Beat
Hawaii foster system in crisis: Kids still sleeping in offices, hotels
A toddler, age 2, spent the night in a government office on Kauaʻi. A 13-year-old slept on an Oʻahu office futon for almost two months.
 
Adults can still marry teens at 15 after death of proposed ban in Hawaii
It’s the seventh year in a row Hawaiʻi lawmakers have considered a child marriage ban without passing legislation despite a push by national advocacy groups to end the practice. Under Hawaiʻi law, 16- and 17-year-olds can get married with parental permission, and youth as young as 15 can marry with
 
Pricey Honolulu police robot dog is out of service
“The ideas you can come up with would be endless as far as its future potential use beyond the pandemic,” then-Lt. Mike Lambert told the council.
 
Hawaii congressional leaders deny supporting shutdown of Red Hill oversight panel
EPA regional enforcement chief Amy Miller made the comments in a Zoom meeting with the Red Hill Community Representation Initiative. The group, known as the CRI, was formed last year by a federal consent order between the EPA and the military after fuel from the Red Hill storage complex contaminated
 
EPA to disband Red Hill oversight group amid Navy complaints
A community-led group formed to provide public oversight of the Navy’s Red Hill fuel facility will be shut down. The Red Hill Community Representation Initiative was formed last year by an agreement between the U.S.