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3:00 Organizations call on Honolulu to end homeless sweeps - Aug. 21, 2020 Credit Noe Tanigawa In March 2020, the Honolulu Police Department and the city suspended homeless disruptions, but they resumed in May after HPD’s Provisional Outdoor Screening and Triage Center opened with a capacity of 200. ACLU Executive Director Joshua Wisch contended that with community spread and COVID outbreaks at Oahu Community Correctional Center and homeless shelters, dispersing unsheltered people endangered the public. Find this segment on The Conversation.  Listen

With HART facing $3.6B deficit, Blangiardi says rail will likely not make it to Ala Moana By HNN Staff | May 7, 2021 at 4:04 PM HST - Updated May 7 at 4:41 PM HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - With the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation facing a $3.6 billion deficit, Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi said hopes for getting the project to Ala Moana Center are dimming. In an interview on Hawaii News Now Sunrise Friday, Blangiardi said he is working with the rail authority and federal officials to develop a plan by July to continue construction beyond Middle Street. But he said he d...

Civil Beat/HNN Poll: Majority Of Oahu Voters Oppose Rail Project - Honolulu Civil Beat Civil Beat/HNN Poll: Majority Of Oahu Voters Oppose Rail Project But 44% say it should go to all the way to Ala Moana Center instead of shortening the 20-mile route. Reading time: 7 minutes. The largest public works project in Hawaii history is opposed by 53% of registered voters on Oahu, with just 34% expressing support for Honolulu rail. The numbers are similar when voters living on the neighbor islands are factored in — 50% and 35%, respectively. Although rail is funded primarily through a general exc...

Civil Beat-HNN poll: Support for rail is low, but most don’t want to see it stop at Middle Street HNN Staff © Provided by Honolulu KHNL Hawaii News Now HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - With Honolulu’s rail system burdened by its biggest funding deficit ever, its reputation in the public is suffering as well. On the other hand, 53% oppose the project, and there are also more people who are undecided. © Provided by Honolulu KHNL Results of a Civil Beat-HNN poll. But when it comes to whether to address the money shortfall by cutting the project short, the public is di...

Civil Beat-HNN poll: Support for rail is low, but most don’t want to see it stop at Middle Street HNN Staff © Provided by Honolulu KHNL Hawaii News Now HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - With Honolulu’s rail system burdened by its biggest funding deficit ever, its reputation in the public is suffering as well. On the other hand, 53% oppose the project, and there are also more people who are undecided. © Provided by Honolulu KHNL Results of a Civil Beat-HNN poll. But when it comes to whether to address the money shortfall by cutting the project short, the public is di...