Make Hawaii s Law Enforcement Review Board Permanent - Honolulu Civil Beat
Two recent officer-involved shootings in Honolulu illustrate why an independent and transparent accounting is so necessary.
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This week makes nearly four years since the Hawaii Legislature decided that it was important to have independent investigations of officer-involved deaths. Act 161, as it is now known, passed unanimously and was signed into law by Gov. David Ige.
This Bill Aims To Prevent A Wave Of Evictions But Critics Say It Falls Short - Honolulu Civil Beat
This Bill Aims To Prevent A Wave Of Evictions But Critics Say It Falls Short
The state eviction moratorium is currently expected to expire June 8 but could be extended through the summer. Reading time: 7 minutes.
The Hawaii Legislature has passed a bill that would make it easier for the state to lift its pandemic-related eviction moratorium this summer.
Gov. David Ige implemented an eviction moratorium a year ago that prevents landlords from kicking out tenants for not paying their rent. The state moratorium is scheduled to expire on June 8.
We Simply Must Do Something About The Minimum Wage - Honolulu Civil Beat
We Simply Must Do Something About The Minimum Wage
The number of people pushing grocery carts full of belongings and tents popping up along our streets seems to increase every day.
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Gail Breakey graduated from the University of Hawaii with a B.S. in International Relations and an M.P.H. in International Health. She headed up a Health Survey in Laos in the late 1960s and was a health and youth planner with the Model Cities program on Oahu before working for many years at Kapiolani Medical Center as one of the founders of the Healthy Start program to prevent child abuse and neglect. Currently, Breakey is director of the Hawaii Family Support Institute, which is concerned with the well-being of families.