Matthew Leonard
@mleonardcivilbeat.bsky.social
Aloha. I am the data editor and investigative reporter with Honolulu Civil Beat. Tips are welcome in my DMs.
A federal license enabled a Hawaii company to import commercial fireworks into the U.S. but they didn’t have the state licenses required to do anything with them. www.civilbeat.org/2025/02/fire...
Major Fireworks Seizure In Honolulu Points To Federal Failure
An Oʻahu fireworks company got a federal license to import tons of fireworks even though it didn’t have a state license to possess them once they got here.
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February 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
A federal license enabled a Hawaii company to import commercial fireworks into the U.S. but they didn’t have the state licenses required to do anything with them. www.civilbeat.org/2025/02/fire...
The division of HUD that manages Community Block Development Grants for Disaster Recovery is facing deep staff cuts according to reporting by @nytimes. Good! Say many of the commenters on this story.
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www.civilbeat.org/2025/02/trum...
Trump Targets Agency Managing $1.6B In Maui Recovery Funds
Maui County's Office of Recovery said it had met with HUD officials Thursday to discuss the potential impact of staffing cuts.
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February 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The division of HUD that manages Community Block Development Grants for Disaster Recovery is facing deep staff cuts according to reporting by @nytimes. Good! Say many of the commenters on this story.
www.civilbeat.org/2025/02/trum...
www.civilbeat.org/2025/02/trum...
A valuable source of #immigration data is back tracreports.org That’s great news for anyone following deportations, asylum cases and related reporting.
Our trac.syr.edu public website has migrated to a new home. We have migrated the main areas, including all of our immigration reports and immigration data tools that were on our public website, but we are still working on migrating some areas which prove to be more challenging. These will take a bit more time to get up and running properly. So expect to encounter broken links, and some things not yet being available. But rest assured we will be adding what still needs to be fully migrated as soon as we can.
tracreports.org
February 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
A valuable source of #immigration data is back tracreports.org That’s great news for anyone following deportations, asylum cases and related reporting.
National database tracking federal officers with criminal convictions, suspensions, terminations, civil judgements, sustained complaints or findings of misconduct is no longer active. Also listed commendations and awards.
February 21, 2025 at 2:13 AM
National database tracking federal officers with criminal convictions, suspensions, terminations, civil judgements, sustained complaints or findings of misconduct is no longer active. Also listed commendations and awards.
Hey #kauai readers of @civilbeat.bsky.social - see
you at the Lihue Public Library on Wednesday Feb. 12 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for our latest Pop-up Newsroom. Come and meet the team and talk story.
you at the Lihue Public Library on Wednesday Feb. 12 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for our latest Pop-up Newsroom. Come and meet the team and talk story.
February 12, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Hey #kauai readers of @civilbeat.bsky.social - see
you at the Lihue Public Library on Wednesday Feb. 12 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for our latest Pop-up Newsroom. Come and meet the team and talk story.
you at the Lihue Public Library on Wednesday Feb. 12 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for our latest Pop-up Newsroom. Come and meet the team and talk story.
At least three dead and 20 injured in fireworks explosion.
Deadly Fireworks Explosion Rocks Honolulu Neighborhood
Deadly Fireworks Explosion Rocks Honolulu Neighborhood
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January 1, 2025 at 9:18 PM
At least three dead and 20 injured in fireworks explosion.
The Federal Aviation Authority last updated its Civil Penalty Reports on Feb. 20. They have yet to post any quarterly reports from 2024. Reauthorization Act was signed May 16…
December 31, 2024 at 11:31 PM
The Federal Aviation Authority last updated its Civil Penalty Reports on Feb. 20. They have yet to post any quarterly reports from 2024. Reauthorization Act was signed May 16…
Aloha. I am hoping a #cessna208B pilot might be interested in talking to a journalist about characteristics of the aircraft, especially hauling cargo, short runways, challenging conditions, known issues. Gathering context after crash in Honolulu Dec. 17. Mahalo.
December 31, 2024 at 1:27 AM
Aloha. I am hoping a #cessna208B pilot might be interested in talking to a journalist about characteristics of the aircraft, especially hauling cargo, short runways, challenging conditions, known issues. Gathering context after crash in Honolulu Dec. 17. Mahalo.