Gina Mangieri

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Gina Mangieri

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Immigration enforcement across the islands was in high gear this week, with 50 people taken into custody for deportation-order violations, and others detained but cleared. Always Investigating went behind the scenes of a massive Kona enforcement action, which resulted in 22 arrests. Though enforcement has always been happening, priorities and politics raise expectations and fears, and make enforcement actions appear more frequent and visible.

1 month ago | khon2.com | Gina Mangieri

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Immigration enforcement across the islands was in high gear this week, with 50 people taken into custody for deportation-order violations, and others detained but cleared. Always Investigating went behind the scenes of a massive Kona enforcement action, which resulted in 22 arrests. Though enforcement has always been happening, priorities and politics raise expectations and fears, and make enforcement actions appear more frequent and visible.

1 month ago | khon2.com | Gina Mangieri

HONOLULU (KHON2) — A crackdown on illegal fireworks was promised at the start of the legislative session, following a deadly New Year’s explosion that killed six and injured many more. But what made the cut for new laws and will they make our neighborhoods safer? More than a dozen bills were put forward in January, but only a handful made it all the way.

1 month ago | khon2.com | Gina Mangieri

LAHAINA, Hawaii (KHON2) — At the start of the week, nearly 200 out of around 1,000 households on FEMA’s temporary housing program had not paid rent. Now, it’s down 100 — or one in 10. For a year and a half after the deadly August 2023 Lahaina fire, thousands of people relied on FEMA for recovery resources, including federally funded rentals. Those units were no longer free as of this spring, with the first payments due April 1.

1 month ago | khon2.com | Emily Cervantes |Gina Mangieri

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Hawaii’s foster care system was on the hot seat at the State Capitol in the wake of deadly child abuse cases and an audit from a year ago pointing out problems. Lawmakers want to know — has there been any progress to fill vacancies and strengthen protections for kids to stop tragedies from happening in what are supposed to be protective homes? Isabella “Ariel” Kalua and Geanna Bradley are just a few Hawaii children who lost their lives to abusive households.