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Hawaii Grown

Hawaii’s Weak Biosecurity Is Threatening Maui’s Recovery Efforts
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023
Hawaii’s Weak Biosecurity Is Threatening Maui’s Recovery Efforts

The work requires a ton of compost and mulch. But without a local composting facility, that will have to be shipped in — a gateway for invasive species.

By Thomas Heaton
· About 11 mins ago

Latest News

Matthew Leonard: SBA Disaster Loans For Maui Fire Survivors Are About To Dry Up
Matthew Leonard: SBA Disaster Loans For Maui Fire Survivors Are About To Dry Up
By Matthew Leonard
About 11 mins ago · Commentary
Beth Fukumoto: Possible Scenarios For Hawaii’s Republican Presidential Caucus
Beth Fukumoto: Possible Scenarios For Hawaii’s Republican Presidential Caucus
By Beth Fukumoto
About 11 mins ago · Commentary
Honolulu Rejects Responsibility For ‘Outrageous’ Police Actions In Makaha Crash
Honolulu Rejects Responsibility For ‘Outrageous’ Police Actions In Makaha Crash
By Madeleine Valera
December 6, 2023
Neal Milner: Four Vignettes That Illuminate The Meaning Of The Holidays
Neal Milner: Four Vignettes That Illuminate The Meaning Of The Holidays
By Neal Milner
About 11 mins ago · Commentary
PHOTOS: Planting 1 Million Trees In Hawaii Begins With 200 Saplings
PHOTOS: Planting 1 Million Trees In Hawaii Begins With 200 Saplings
By Kevin Fujii
About 11 mins ago
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Maui Fires

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Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023
Matthew Leonard: SBA Disaster Loans For Maui Fire Survivors Are About To Dry Up
By Matthew Leonard
About 11 mins ago
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023
Hawaii’s Weak Biosecurity Is Threatening Maui’s Recovery Efforts
By Thomas Heaton
About 11 mins ago
Ludwig Laab/Civil Beat/2021
Maui Fire Department Purchases Show The Fire’s Heavy Toll On Resources
By Allan Kew
December 6, 2023
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023
Maui Council Moves Swiftly On Tax Breaks To Provide Long-Term Rentals For Fire Survivors
By Christie Wilson
December 5, 2023
DLNR
Hawaii Governor Mulls New Insurance Program As Extreme Weather Raises Risk Factors
By Ben Angarone
December 5, 2023
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023
Lahaina Fire Came Amid Record String of Natural Disasters In 2023
By Kirstin Downey
December 5, 2023
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023
Maui Is Still Searching For Someone To Lead Its Emergency Management Agency
By Christie Wilson
December 3, 2023
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023
Condo Tower Fire Is Reminder Of Lack Of Sprinklers In Older Buildings
By Ben Angarone
November 30, 2023
DLNR
EPA Completes Fire-Related Cleanup On Maui
By Paula Dobbyn, Christie Wilson
November 30, 2023
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023
Hawaii Should Use Artificial Intelligence To Improve Fire Forecasts, Researchers Say
By Thomas Heaton
November 30, 2023
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023
First Major Rains Of Wet Season May Test Runoff Measures In Lahaina
By Christie Wilson
November 29, 2023
Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2022
Hawaii Governor Wants To Entice Maui Property Owners To Rent To Fire Victims
By Stewart Yerton
November 28, 2023
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The Beat

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Census: America’s Foreign-Born Population Continues To Grow
By Matthew Leonard
About 11 mins ago
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023
House Abruptly Cancels Hearing On Plans To Lapse School Construction Funds
By Kevin Dayton
December 6, 2023
State Department of the Attorney General
Big Island Detective Charged With Perjury, Tampering With Government Record
By Madeleine Valera
December 6, 2023
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023
Waipahu High School Opens New Academy Learning Center
By Megan Tagami
December 1, 2023
April Estrellon/Civil Beat/2023)
We’ll Be In Upcountry Maui For Our Next Pop-up Newsroom
By Matthew Leonard
December 1, 2023
County of Maui/2023
East Maui Takes Brunt Of Storm With Flooding, Road Closures
By Christie Wilson
November 30, 2023
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‘Land And Power’ Author George Cooper Dead At 75
By Chad Blair
November 30, 2023
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A Historic Vote: Senate Confirms First Native Hawaiian Woman As US District Court Judge
By Nick Grube
November 30, 2023
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US Senate Confirms Miske Prosecutor To Federal Bench
By Nick Grube
November 29, 2023
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2022
Plug Pulled On Solar Farm Planned For South Maui
By Paula Dobbyn
November 28, 2023
DOD/2023
Navy: Toxic Forever Chemicals Detected In Groundwater Near Red Hill
By Christina Jedra
November 28, 2023
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023
State Sen. Maile Shimabukuro Won’t Seek Reelection
By Chad Blair
November 27, 2023
HPD/Civil Beat/2023
Trial Of Officers Charged In Makaha Pursuit Continued To June 3
By Madeleine Valera
November 27, 2023
Courtesy Justin Anderson
Former State Sen. Whitney Anderson Dead At 91
By Chad Blair
November 26, 2023
April Estrellon/Civil Beat/2023)
Join Civil Beat In Kihei For Our Next Pop-Up Newsroom
By Matthew Leonard
November 23, 2023

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Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Honolulu’s Building Permit Delays: A ‘Nightmare’ Decades In The Making
By Christina Jedra
December 6, 2023
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Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023
The DOE Is Giving Up $465M In School Construction Funds. What Happened?
By Kevin Dayton
December 6, 2023
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David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023
How A Hawaii Kai Community Ended Up Owing $38,000 In Delinquent Property Taxes
By Ben Angarone
December 5, 2023
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David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023
Japanese Travelers Are Steering Clear Of Hawaii
By Stewart Yerton
December 3, 2023
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David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023
Maui Council Moves Swiftly On Tax Breaks To Provide Long-Term Rentals For Fire Survivors
By Christie Wilson
December 5, 2023
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Maui Fire Department Purchases Show The Fire’s Heavy Toll On Resources
By Allan Kew
December 6, 2023
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Denby Fawcett: The TV Show ‘Yellowstone’ Is Pertinent To Hawaii In Unexpected Ways
By Denby Fawcett
December 5, 2023
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Hawaii Governor Mulls New Insurance Program As Extreme Weather Raises Risk Factors
By Ben Angarone
December 5, 2023
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Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023
Honolulu Rejects Responsibility For ‘Outrageous’ Police Actions In Makaha Crash
By Madeleine Valera
December 6, 2023
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Naka Nathaniel: What If The Navy Gave Much Of Pearl Harbor Back To Hawaii?
By Naka Nathaniel
December 6, 2023

Let the Sunshine In

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The Sunshine Blog: The Hawaii Board Of Education Could Use Some Sunshine
By The Sunshine Editorial Board
December 5, 2023
John Pritchett/Civil Beat/2023
John Pritchett: Maui’s Stonewall
By John Pritchett
December 3, 2023
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020
The Sunshine Blog: A Hand-Me-Down Senate Seat
By The Sunshine Editorial Board
November 30, 2023
Courtesy: Honolulu Police Department/2021
John Hill: A Baby’s ‘Bizarre’ Death Exposes Hawaii’s Penchant For Secrecy In Child Welfare Cases
By John Hill
November 27, 2023
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023
Hawaii Rank-And-File Lawmakers Need To Take It Upon Themselves To Beef Up Their Own Rules
By The Sunshine Editorial Board
November 26, 2023
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Chad Blair: Hawaii Ethics Commission May Increase Oversight Of Judges
By Chad Blair
November 26, 2023
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023
The Sunshine Blog: DeSantis Joins Haley And Trump In Hawaii GOP Caucus
By The Sunshine Editorial Board
November 24, 2023
John Pritchett/Civil Beat/2023
Reform-Minded Legislators Have Plenty Of Weapons — They’re Called Rules
By The Sunshine Editorial Board
November 19, 2023
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The Sunshine Blog: Lazy Lawyers? Federal Judges Are Concerned
By The Sunshine Editorial Board
November 17, 2023
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Hawaii Ethics Panel To Push For More Disclosure Of Lobbyists
By Chad Blair
November 15, 2023
Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2023
The Sunshine Blog: Bring On The Tourists. Or Not
By The Sunshine Editorial Board
November 13, 2023
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
A Civic Creed For Hawaii
By Jim Shon
November 3, 2023

Columns & Editorials

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Matthew Leonard: SBA Disaster Loans For Maui Fire Survivors Are About To Dry Up
December 7, 2023
Beth Fukumoto: Possible Scenarios For Hawaii’s Republican Presidential Caucus
About 11 mins ago
Neal Milner: Four Vignettes That Illuminate The Meaning Of The Holidays
About 11 mins ago
Naka Nathaniel: What If The Navy Gave Much Of Pearl Harbor Back To Hawaii?
December 6, 2023
Denby Fawcett: The TV Show ‘Yellowstone’ Is Pertinent To Hawaii In Unexpected Ways
December 5, 2023
Russell Ruderman: Our Insurance Crisis Is About To Get Much Worse
December 4, 2023
Danny De Gracia: The Feds Must Honor The Pottery Barn Rule
December 4, 2023
Jonathan Okamura: UH Needs To Bar Race-Based Hate Speech
December 3, 2023
Ben Lowenthal: We’re Failing Our Community When We Banish Prisoners To The Mainland
December 1, 2023
Catherine Toth Fox: Keep At Least Some Free Parking At Ala Wai Harbor
December 1, 2023
Neal Milner: Four Vignettes That Illuminate The Meaning Of The Holidays
December 7, 2023
Chad Blair: Hawaii Ethics Commission May Increase Oversight Of Judges
November 26, 2023
Eric Stinton: This Is What It’s Like Training For How To Respond To A School Shooting
November 15, 2023
The City Council Is A Mess. Why Can’t The Legislature Be More Like That?
June 13, 2023
Lee Cataluna: The View From The Skyline Rail Is Not Exactly Scenic
August 27, 2023
Allison Wallis: House Hunting In Hawaii Is Hard. Try Finding One That Fits A Wheelchair
August 8, 2023
The Civil Beat Editorial Board Interview: UH Economists Sumner La Croix And Carl Bonham
November 19, 2023
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Political Cartoons

John Pritchett/Civil Beat/2023
John Pritchett: Maui’s Stonewall
By John Pritchett
December 3, 2023
John Pritchett/Civil Beat/2023
John Pritchett: Tidal Wave
By John Pritchett
November 26, 2023
John Pritchett/Civil Beat/2023
John Pritchett: Kabuki Dance
By John Pritchett
November 19, 2023
John Pritchett/Civil Beat/2023
John Pritchett: Boiling Point
By John Pritchett
November 12, 2023
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Community Voices

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Gov. Josh Green Reflects On His 1st Year In Office
By Gov. Josh Green
December 5, 2023
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Preparing Hawaii’s Future Workforce For the AI Revolution
By Ed Barnabas, Alex Kotran
December 3, 2023
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023
Hawaii Doesn’t Build The Housing Units Locals Need
By Micah Hicks
November 30, 2023
Ryan Siphers/Civil Beat/2022
Political Reform Should Encourage More Competition
By Jacob Wiencek
November 28, 2023
Wikimedia Commons/Madhav-Malhotra-003/2022
Why Hawaii Needs To Take An Aggressive Approach To Regulate AI
By Tam Hunt, Noel Morin
November 26, 2023
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023
The Lahaina Wake-Up Call: A New Path For Hawaii’s Energy Independence?
By Ryan Hurley, Christina Lizzi
November 22, 2023
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
A Proposal To Overhaul Condominium Management
By Marcia Kimura
November 17, 2023
Nick Grube/Civil Beat/2022
Congress Must Fully Fund Nutrition Programs For Women, Infants And Children
By Amber Granite
November 14, 2023
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
A Civic Creed For Hawaii
By Jim Shon
November 3, 2023
Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2023
Maui County Needs Zoning Reform Now
By Sterling Higa
November 2, 2023
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Podcasts

‘This Is Gold’: An Unprecedented Push To Restore Urban Honolulu Watersheds From Ridge To Reef
‘This Is Gold’: An Unprecedented Push To Restore Urban Honolulu Watersheds From Ridge To Reef
By Marcel Honore
May 28, 2023
Whales Might Be Feeding More In Hawaii. What Does This Say About A Changing Ocean?
Whales Might Be Feeding More In Hawaii. What Does This Say About A Changing Ocean?
By Marina Starleaf Riker
April 9, 2023
Hawaii Kids ‘Connect These Dots’ To Understand Climate Change
Hawaii Kids ‘Connect These Dots’ To Understand Climate Change
By Ku'u Kauanoe
January 10, 2023
Bridging The Gap: This Climate Scientist Is Seeking Solutions Outside The Lab
Bridging The Gap: This Climate Scientist Is Seeking Solutions Outside The Lab
By Ku'u Kauanoe
December 15, 2022
Hawaiian Fishponds Are Rebounding In The Face Of Rising Seas And Invasive Species
Hawaiian Fishponds Are Rebounding In The Face Of Rising Seas And Invasive Species
By Ku'u Kauanoe
July 14, 2022
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2022
‘This Is Gold’: An Unprecedented Push To Restore Urban Honolulu Watersheds From Ridge To Reef
By Marcel Honore
Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2023/NOAA Permit No. 19655
Whales Might Be Feeding More In Hawaii. What Does This Say About A Changing Ocean?
By Marina Starleaf Riker
Ku‘u Kauanoe/Civil Beat/2022
Hawaii Kids ‘Connect These Dots’ To Understand Climate Change
By Ku'u Kauanoe
Ku‘u Kauanoe/Civil Beat/2022
Bridging The Gap: This Climate Scientist Is Seeking Solutions Outside The Lab
By Ku'u Kauanoe
Ku‘u Kauanoe/Civil Beat/2022
Hawaiian Fishponds Are Rebounding In The Face Of Rising Seas And Invasive Species
By Ku'u Kauanoe
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