Christina Jedra
Investigative Reporter at Honolulu Civil Beat
Investigative reporter for @CivilBeat. Send tips to [email protected].
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6 days ago |
civilbeat.org | Christina Jedra
Department of Justice attorneys succeeded in limiting the scope of the fuel leak case, and consequently, the damages. Almost four years after leaks at the U.S. Navy’s Red Hill fuel storage complex contaminated Pearl Harbor’s drinking water, a federal judge has ordered the federal government to pay the first set of plaintiffs who sued for their injuries. The awards range from $5,000 to $75,000 per person and total about $660,000 – much less than many were hoping for.
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1 week ago |
civilbeat.org | Christina Jedra
For years, law enforcement agencies said the law held them back from effective fireworks prosecutions. A reform measure awaiting the governor’s OK counts on them to step up. On New Year’s Eve 2023, two hours before midnight, a Honolulu police officer saw a Kalihi resident launch an aerial firework and observed it exploding in the sky.
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1 week ago |
apnews.com | Christina Jedra
Fifteen-year-olds can’t get a driver’s license or vote in elections, but they can get married in Hawaiʻi – one of a shrinking number of states that allows underage marriage. A bill that would’ve outlawed the practice, raising the legal age of marriage to 18 without exceptions, passed the Hawaiʻi House of Representatives this year but failed to gain traction in the Senate.
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1 week ago |
civilbeat.org | Christina Jedra
Ninety Hawaiʻi residents under 18, most girls, got married in the last decade. State Sen. Joy San Buenaventura says marriage can be beneficial for young people. Fifteen-year-olds can’t get a driver’s license or vote in elections, but they can get married in Hawaiʻi – one of a shrinking number of states that allows underage marriage.
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1 week ago |
dailycorinthian.com | Christina Jedra
Fifteen-year-olds can’t get a driver’s license or vote in elections, but they can get married in Hawaiʻi – one of a shrinking number of states that allows underage marriage. A bill that would’ve outlawed the practice, raising the legal age of marriage to 18 without exceptions, passed the Hawaiʻi House of Representatives this year but failed to gain traction in the Senate. kAmxE’D E96 D6G6?E9 J62C :? 2 C@H w2H2:ʻ: =2H>2<6CD 92G6 4@?D:56C65 2 49:=5 >2CC:286 32? H:E9@FE A2DD:?8 =68:D=2E:@?
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I’ve wondered for some time now if public libraries could play a role in archiving the local news websites in their area. Hawaii does it for newspapers but not digital-first news orgs. Sad to think that info can just be lost.
