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Lifeline To Kauai’s North Shore Must Be Rebuilt Now, Relocated Later
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Lifeline To Kauai’s North Shore Must Be Rebuilt Now, Relocated Later
Kuhio Highway is buried in thousands of pounds of mud and debris, creating a new challenge for transportation officials.
In the short term, the plan is to rebuild and reopen the highway.
Long term, the road is vulnerable to sea level rise and will need to be relocated within the next few decades — a challenge officials were considering before the storm hit.
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  How Will Honolulu Pay To Run Rail Once It’s Built? The City Still Doesn’t Know
We’re not out of the woods when it comes to funding rail and all of its moving parts. Here’s what’s currently happening:
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'It’s been a very long and arduous task'Nanakuli Village Center: Big Plans But Few Results So Far
An effort to transform a plot of vacant land in Nanakuli has been in the works for more than a decade, but it has been a real struggle to get the project off the ground.
Some hope that the 13-acre Nanakuli Village center will create jobs and business opportunities on the west side, but funding has been a major problem.
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THE AFTERMATH ON KAUAI
DLNR released aerial video of their flood assessment of Kauai showing many of the landslides that took out Kuhio Highway.
DLNR also spoke with professional surfer and Kauai resident Laird Hamilton, who helped to rescue flood victims.
 FROM THE BIG ISLANDSaving Reefs One Sunscreen Container At A Time
Spreading awareness about reef-harming sunscreens and actually doing something to keep them out of the ocean is not an easy task — but the Big Island’s Kohala Center is doing its utmost.
The center is offering tourists the chance to swap their harmful sunscreens in exchange for safe ones. And the response has been positive.
It’s part of a yearlong research project at Kahaluu Bay in Kailua-Kona, which could have worldwide implications for reefs.
Researchers will take a baseline water sample before the yearlong project and a sample a year later, after the “sunscreen swap.”
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In Other News...
Since we focus on in-depth reporting here at Civil Beat, we can’t cover everything that happens in the Aloha State. But I can point you in the right direction. Here’s what’s happening:
(The links found here may have limited access for those who don’t subscribe to the publication. Sorry for any inconvenience!)DEAR CIVIL BEAT...Letters: Mainland Views On Kauai Floods
Here are some of the “Letters to the Editor” we have received from you on our recent stories.
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ICYMICo-Defendant In UH Concert Scam Gets 2 Months In Jail
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Community VoicesHawaii Democrats Have Failed Criminal Justice Reform
“The Democratic Party of Hawaii has a virtual monopoly in our state government, but that is not at all apparent when taking a look at our criminal justice system,” Kevin Landers writes.
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Lowering The Voting Age Should Be Our Next Great Cause
“As we all sit here after the March for Our Lives, everyone should think more broadly about what I’ll broadly term ‘kid power,'” Frank DeGiacomo writes.
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