Proposed Black Sand Beach Development On Big Island Hits Rocky Shores: The Windward Planning Commission granted petitions for a contested case hearing over a developer's plans to build 225 units along a remote strip of coastline. dlvr.it/T6Yfct #HInews

Biki’s Balancing Act: The Bike Share Company Is Raising Rates While Trying To Attract More Riders: Biki's ridership has been steadily declining over the past few years, and its leadership wants to reinvest in the system to draw in more riders and… dlvr.it/T6YWcS #HInews

Hawaii Pushes To Ensure High Schoolers Learn About Money Management: The Department of Education wants to include financial literacy in students' individual transition plans for career planning. dlvr.it/T6YP1F #HInews

Civil Beat Named Pulitzer Finalist For Maui Fire Coverage: Our news outlet has been reporting on the Maui fires and their impact on the entire state since Day 1. dlvr.it/T6WQ1l #HInews

Breaking: Corruption Defendant Dennis Mitsunaga Injured In Jail, Delaying Trial: Dennis Mitsunaga's attorney said the injury supports her prior argument that her elderly client shouldn't have been detained. dlvr.it/T6WJ2K #HInews

A Snorkeler’s Death On Maui Is Raising Questions: They said her husband drowned snorkeling, but she saw him walk to shore. What happened? dlvr.it/T6WG2D #HInews

#Opinion : Session’s Over. It’s Time For Many Legislators To Hit The Campaign Trail: Incumbents and challengers have until June 4 to file their paperwork for the 2024 elections. dlvr.it/T6W986 #HInews

Ohana Hope Village Is Finally Opening To Maui Fire Survivors: Access to water is still in flux, but the Maui modular home housing project now has county approval to open 16 of 88 units. dlvr.it/T6W43D #HInews

When Cops Lie Under Oath The Public Loses Faith In Law Enforcement: Prosecutors and judges should treat officers who falsify reports like they would any other criminal defendant. dlvr.it/T6Vyrn #HInews

Hawaii Got Back $441,000 From Aloha Stadium Consultant: An audit, spurred by a Civil Beat investigation, is leading to policy changes at the Department of Accounting and General Services. dlvr.it/T6Vr96 #HInews

Hawaiian Electric Execs Got Big Raises In 2023. They’re About To See How Shareholders Feel About It: A vote on compensation and reelection of board members is set for May 13. dlvr.it/T6VjkB #HInews

#Opinion : Hawaii Lawmakers Tout ‘Historic’ Session. So Why Not Make History More Often?: It took an unprecedented disaster on Maui to spur the House and Senate into action. Let’s keep the mojo going, because so much hard work remains. dlvr.it/T6SrR8 #HInews

Lessons For Hawaii: Other States Have Strong Pay-To-Play Laws: Experts say regulating contractor donations along with publicly financed elections could go a long way to taming corruption. dlvr.it/T6SnBl #HInews

The Weekly News Quiz: May 3: Test your knowledge of national and international news events with The Conversation’s weekly quiz. dlvr.it/T6SjQW #HInews

The House Speaker Killed An Effort To Help Young Parents And Caretakers Run For Office: Everybody loved this measure as it flew through the Legislature, but it still died mysteriously in the session’s final days. dlvr.it/T6Sdjm #HInews

Hawaii Has Been Debating Marijuana Legalization For Half A Century: Lawmakers have been vacillating over how to handle weed consumption in the islands since the late 1960s. dlvr.it/T6SYdT #HInews

John Pritchett: Cold Sweat: Hawaii Senate President Ron Kouchi was for years among the closet allies of Milton Choy, the recently convicted businessman with deep political connections. No evidence has emerged that Kouchi benefited financially… dlvr.it/T6SSjH #HInews

The Sunshine Blog: Take Our Post-Session Quiz. Were You Paying Attention To This Year’s Political Deal Making?: Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical… dlvr.it/T6SMpS #HInews

Uncertainty Over Rail CEO’s Future Is Complicating Recruitment, HART Board Is Told: At least one top executive candidate wants to see what happens to Lori Kahikina before considering a rail job. dlvr.it/T6PL5q #HInews

Shootz! Races To The Finish For Legislators and Cyclists: Sine die at the Capitol and a rally at the University of Hawaii end a week that began with hundreds of bicyclists on the North Shore. dlvr.it/T6PFqj #HInews