Following Hawaii Reporter investigations, Hawaii demotes securities regulator
Peter Hsieh, the newly-hired head of enforcement in the state office that regulates financialsecurities, has been demoted following news stories in Hawaii Reporter about his serious personal financial problems, the state said today.
Read More →Honolulu city employees travel to Germany to oversee sewer pipe manufacturing after company shuts down
The City & County of Honolulu has a number of costly repairs to make to the city’s aging sewer system, per a global consent decree from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, including repairs to the Beach Walk in Waikiki.
Read More →Big business leaders align to save Honolulu’s planned $5.3 billion rail project as its popularity declines
With growing public cynicism and skepticism about the city’s planned $5.3 billion elevated steel on steel rail project, a number of stakeholders are stepping up their public relations efforts to ensure the 20-mile project is actually completed.
Read More →After problems plague Hawaii State Labor Agency, feds may take over workplace investigations
On April 8, 2011, a violent explosion rocked a Waikele Self Storage facility, blowing out its doors and setting a nearby car on fire. The explosion killed 5 men employed by Donaldson Enterprises who were disassembling commercial grade cake-style fireworks inside a bunker.
Read More →Hawaii surveillance drone has never left the ground
By Jim Dooley | Hawaii Reporter
HONOLULU — The state purchased an unmanned aerial surveillance drone last year to patrol the skies over Honolulu Harbor but the aircraft can’t be flown because of heavy air traffic in the area.
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