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Are Hawaiʻi’s Elections Safe From Donald Trump?
Let The Sunshine In

Are Hawaiʻi’s Elections Safe From Donald Trump?

Eric Stinton: What Is A Protest That Follows The Rules? Column

Eric Stinton: What Is A Protest That Follows The Rules?

Case And Keohokalole Ramp Up Their Spending In Advance Of August Primary Elections 2026

Case And Keohokalole Ramp Up Their Spending In Advance Of August Primary

Kūpuna Are Aging Into Homelessness But Hawaiʻi Is Funding Less Prevention Essay

Kūpuna Are Aging Into Homelessness But Hawaiʻi Is Funding Less Prevention

The Sunshine Blog: PRP And The Power Of Incumbency Are Helping Tommy Waters Blog

The Sunshine Blog: PRP And The Power Of Incumbency Are Helping Tommy Waters

Will Caron: To Bee Or Not To Bee Cartoon

Will Caron: To Bee Or Not To Bee

The Sunday Mini: July 19 Game

The Sunday Mini: July 19

Tim Wright/Civil Beat/2026
For Hawaiʻi Wheelchair Users, Air Travel Means Risking Mobility
By Hikari Mae Hida
July 17, 2026
Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
‘Nobody Did Anything’: Flood Control Long Went Ignored On Oʻahu’s Westside
By Blaze Lovell
July 16, 2026
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023
Public Begins To Weigh In On Offshore LNG Proposal
By Stewart Yerton
July 16, 2026
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Tim Wright/Civil Beat/2026
For Hawaiʻi Wheelchair Users, Air Travel Means Risking Mobility
By Hikari Mae Hida
July 17, 2026
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Candidate Q&A: Office Of Hawaiian Affairs At-Large Trustee – Keoni Souza
By The Civil Beat Staff
July 7, 2026
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Stewart Yerton/Civil Beat
Are Hawaiʻi’s Elections Safe From Donald Trump?
By Chad Blair
About 11 hours ago
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Case And Keohokalole Ramp Up Their Spending In Advance Of August Primary
By Nick Grube
About 11 hours ago
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Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
See Who’s Getting, And Giving, Millions In Campaign Funds This Year
By Blaze Lovell
July 12, 2026
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Candidate Q&A: Office Of Hawaiian Affairs At-Large Trustee – Karl Veto Baker
By The Civil Beat Staff
July 7, 2026
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Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Kendama Offers Old Fashioned Connection To New Generation In Hawaiʻi
By Tia Lewis, Craig Fujii
July 17, 2026
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Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Belatti Files Campaign Spending Report A Week Late
By Chad Blair
July 17, 2026
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Candidate Q&A: Office Of Hawaiian Affairs At-Large Trustee – Kanekoa Crabbe
By The Civil Beat Staff
July 7, 2026
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Candidate Q&A: Maui County Council, Wailuku-Waiheʻe-Waikapū – Alan Lloyd
By The Civil Beat Staff
July 18, 2026

Games

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The Sunday Mini: July 19
By The Civil Beat Staff
About 11 hours ago
Quotable: You Can Do It
By The Civil Beat Staff
July 17, 2026
Word Row: July 16
By The Civil Beat Staff
July 16, 2026
Word Search: Soccer Mania
By The Civil Beat Staff
July 15, 2026
Word Row: July 14
By The Civil Beat Staff
July 14, 2026
Word Flower: July 13
By The Civil Beat Staff
July 13, 2026
The Sunday Crossword: Civil Rights Movement
By The Civil Beat Staff
July 12, 2026
Quotable: Tough Decision?
By The Civil Beat Staff
July 10, 2026
Word Row: July 9
By The Civil Beat Staff
July 9, 2026
Word Search: Take A Hike
By The Civil Beat Staff
July 8, 2026

Fix It!

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Taylor Nāhulukeaokalani Cozloff/Civil Beat/2026
Crumbling Big Island Tennis Court Has Needed Repaving For Years
By Taylor Nāhulukeaokalani Cozloff
July 17, 2026
Courtesy: Karen de Brum
Lānaʻi School Relies On Temporary Power Lines For Years
By Megan Tagami
June 22, 2026
Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Access To Oʻahu Outdoor Recreation Spot Still Restricted After Storm Damage
By Ben Angarone
May 28, 2026
Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Vigilante Curb Painting Has ʻAiea Resident Seeing Red
By Matthew Leonard
May 21, 2026
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Fixed It! Remote West Kaua‘i Beach Park Reopens
By Noelle Fujii-Oride
May 13, 2026
Megan Tagami/Civil Beat/2026
Power Has Been Out In These Oʻahu Classrooms For Months
By Megan Tagami
May 8, 2026
Ben Angarone/Civil Beat/2026
Children Play At Their Own Risk In This Mililani Park
By Ben Angarone
May 6, 2026
Noelle Fujii-Oride/Civil Beat/2026
West Kaua‘i Residents Want This Remote Beach Park Reopened
By Noelle Fujii-Oride
April 27, 2026
Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Run! Ala Moana Crosswalk Has Pedestrians Counting Down The Seconds
By Matthew Leonard
April 24, 2026
Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Honolulu Cyclists Lament Safety Barriers, Green Paint In Bike Lanes
By Matthew Leonard
April 21, 2026
Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Kūpuna Wait On Fix For Broken Elevator At Liliha Apartments
By Matthew Leonard
March 9, 2026
Aaron Yri/Civil Beat/2026
King Tides And Sea Level Rise Eating Away At Pearl Harbor Bike Path
By Matthew Leonard
February 27, 2026
(Jeremy Hay/Civil Beat/2025)
Water Main Break Adds Up And Down Ride To Travel On Kamehameha Highway
By Jeremy Hay
February 19, 2026
(Leilani Combs/Civil Beat/2026)
Public Access To North Shore Beach Has Been Cut Off
By Leilani Combs
January 22, 2026
Ben Angarone/Civil Beat/2026
Flashing Crosswalk Broken For Months On A Busy Road
By Ben Angarone
January 20, 2026

Let the Sunshine In

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Christina Jedra/Civil Beat/2026
The Sunshine Blog: PRP And The Power Of Incumbency Are Helping Tommy Waters
By The Sunshine Blog
About 11 hours ago
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Kūpuna Are Aging Into Homelessness But Hawaiʻi Is Funding Less Prevention
By Connie Mitchell
About 11 hours ago
Stewart Yerton/Civil Beat
Are Hawaiʻi’s Elections Safe From Donald Trump?
By Chad Blair
About 11 hours ago
(Thomas Heaton/Civil Beat/2026)
Kona Low Storms Showed Oʻahu Isn’t Ready For A Hurricane
By Matt Weyer
July 12, 2026
Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
See Who’s Getting, And Giving, Millions In Campaign Funds This Year
By Blaze Lovell
July 12, 2026
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024
The Sunshine Blog: Kawakami Finally Sheds Tainted Campaign Cash
By The Sunshine Blog
July 12, 2026
Courtesy Gerard Finin
Philippines National Development: The Prospect Of An Engaged Middle Class
By Gerard Finin
July 12, 2026
Kawika Lopez/Civil Beat/2024
It’s Time For Hawaiʻi’s Elders To Let Go
By Ashley Lukens
July 5, 2026
Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Grassroot Institute Aims To Keep Growing Its Political Influence
By Chad Blair
July 5, 2026
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
The Sunshine Blog: You’ll Never Believe Who’s (Finally) Riding The Rail
By The Sunshine Blog
July 5, 2026
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Does The Hawaiʻi AG Have The Will Or Ability To Finish What She Started?
By Alexander Silvert
July 5, 2026
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
Pay Attention To Your Neighbor. It Could Save Their Life
By Masahiko Kobayashi
June 28, 2026
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Eric Stinton: What Is A Protest That Follows The Rules?
About 11 hours ago
Olin Lagon: The Bank That Said Yes To What Started As A Sketch On A Napkin
July 16, 2026
Neal Milner: The Wonderful Spectacle Of World Cup Soccer
July 12, 2026
Makana Eyre: Who Regulates Bounty Hunters In Hawaiʻi? No One
July 8, 2026
Kirstin Downey: ‘The Number Of Slain Was Beyond Conception’
July 3, 2026
Denby Fawcett: This Major National Arts Foundation Is Expanding To Honolulu
June 23, 2026
Lee Cataluna: Who’s the Boss?
June 14, 2026
Beth Fukumoto: The Debate Over Debates
June 18, 2026
Will Bailey: Orbiting Reality In An Era Of Online Uncertainty
April 30, 2026
Driving Change For Hawaiʻi One Story At A Time
December 24, 2025

Political Cartoons

Will Caron/Civil Beat/2026
Will Caron: To Bee Or Not To Bee
By Will Caron
About 11 hours ago
Will Caron/Civil Beat/2026
Will Caron: Trustee Turbulence
By Will Caron
July 12, 2026
Will Caron/Civil Beat/2026
Will Caron: Some Strings Attached
By Will Caron
July 5, 2026
Will Caron/Civil Beat/2026
Will Caron: Welcome To The Club
By Will Caron
June 28, 2026
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Community Voices

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Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
It’s Time To Re-Envision The Aloha Stadium District
By John Kawamoto
July 17, 2026
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The Word That Almost Kept Me From Getting Help
By John Sherman
July 16, 2026
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Beyond Bounty Hunters: The Bigger Conversation About Pretrial Justice
By James Waldron Lindblad
July 15, 2026
(Blaze Lovell/Civil Beat/2026)
OHA CEO: Context Important In Understanding Current Board Conflict
By Summer Sylva
July 14, 2026
Screenshot/2026
Process Of Choosing Hawaiʻi Elections Commissioners Leaves Much To Be Desired
By David Wiseman
July 13, 2026
Nick Grube/Civil Beat/2020
Will Washington DC Settle The Question Of Hawaiian Sovereignty?
By Kenneth Peck
July 10, 2026
AP/Mariam Zuhaib/2022
Gun Legislation Verdicts Are A Starting Point For Community Interaction
By Elna Nagasako
July 9, 2026
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016
Before We Reelect OHA Trustees, We Should Examine Their Record
By Germaine Meyers
July 8, 2026
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Why O‘ahu Still Needs The Office Of Economic Revitalization
By Joshua Wisch, Mike Pietsch
July 7, 2026
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024
Please Vote. Because Every Vote Really Does Count
By Inette Miller
July 6, 2026
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Videos

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2026 Hawaiʻi Election: House District 28 Forum
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2026 Hawaiʻi Election: House District 28 Forum
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2026 Hawaiʻi Election: House District 21 Forum
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2026 Hawaiʻi Election: Senate District 20 Forum
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2026 Hawaiʻi Election: Senate District 13 Forum
2026 Hawaiʻi Election Forum: House District 5
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2026 Hawaiʻi Election Forum: House District 5
2026 Hawaiʻi Election Forum: Senate District 10
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2026 Hawaiʻi Election Forum: Senate District 10
2026 Hawaiʻi Election: Congressional District 1 Forum
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2026 Hawaiʻi Election: Congressional District 1 Forum
2026 Legislature: Feral Chickens; Insurance Crisis?; Taxes + More
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2026 Legislature: Feral Chickens; Insurance Crisis?; Taxes + More
Hawaiʻi Storytellers: Charlie Koh
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Hawaiʻi Storytellers: Charlie Koh
Hawaiʻi Storytellers: Charlotte Madin
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Hawaiʻi Storytellers: Charlotte Madin
Hawaiʻi Storytellers: Olesya Noerper
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Hawaiʻi Storytellers: Olesya Noerper
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Maui Fires

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Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024
Maui Vacation Rentals Get A Reprieve With New Zoning Bill’s Approval
By Erin Nolan
June 25, 2026
Sean Hower/Civil Beat/2026
3 Democrats Compete For West Maui House Seat In Primary
By Erin Nolan
June 15, 2026
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024
$4 Billion Could Soon Begin Flowing To Maui Fire Victims
By Stewart Yerton
June 12, 2026
Sean Hower/Civil Beat/2026
A Win For Survivors: Judge Caps Maui Fire Legal Fees
By Stewart Yerton
June 5, 2026
Thomas Heaton/Civil Beat/2026
Honolulu Homeowners Turn To Goats, Sheep To Mow Yard Ahead Of Fire Season
By Thomas Heaton
May 12, 2026
Hawaiʻi Balks At Funding Maui Fire Victim Health Study
By Erin Nolan
May 6, 2026
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023
Maui Fire Lawsuit Payouts Are Near. Few Survivors Will Break Even
By Stewart Yerton
April 28, 2026
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
‘Godzilla’ El Niño And Recent Floods Bring Risky Fire Forecasts To Hawaiʻi
By Thomas Heaton
April 27, 2026
Taylor Nāhulukeaokalani Cozloff/Civil Beat/2026
‘Not A Priority’: Frustrations Mount Over Missing Fire Evacuation Route
By Taylor Nāhulukeaokalani Cozloff
April 22, 2026
AP
Wildfires Used To ‘Go To Sleep’ At Night. Climate Change Has Them Burning Overtime
By The Associated Press
April 20, 2026
Noelle Fujii-Oride/Civil Beat/2026
Kaua‘i Homeowners Can Soon Get A Free Wildfire Home Assessment
By Noelle Fujii-Oride
March 30, 2026
Cammy Clark/Civil Beat/2024
Iwi Kūpuna Desecrated During Lahaina Fire Cleanup, Lawsuit Says
By Erin Nolan
March 18, 2026
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Popular Podcasts

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Tracing California’s ‘Lost Tribe’ Of Hawaiians
By Jessica Terrell
Claire Caulfield/Civil Beat/2020
Why Doesn’t Honolulu Recycle More?
By Claire Caulfield
Joel Abroad/Creative Commons
The Surprising History Of Hawaiians In The Civil War
By Claire Caulfield, Jessica Terrell
Ku‘u Kauanoe/Civil Beat/2022
Hawaii Kids ‘Connect These Dots’ To Understand Climate Change
By Ku'u Kauanoe
Courtesy: Kiera Ryon and Kiana Liu
Is Your Sunscreen Actually Reef-Safe?
By Claire Caulfield

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