Cory Lum/Civil Beat Dr. Melvin Palalay was conflicted when a dying patient asked him to be her medical advocate in ending her life. This is the story of how he reconciled his duty to his patient with his Catholic faith.
The governor’s nominee was applauded for projects he’s moved forward but concerns remain over the agency’s continued backlog.
Neighbors were well aware of Jerry Hanel’s bizarre behavior, but it’s hard to force unwilling people to get mental health treatment.
A recent spate of crashes in the last two years — including the deadly crash on Kauai that killed 7 people last month — has put the industry under increased scrutiny.
The homeowner believed to have been killed Sunday by her longtime tenant was described by friends as a woman who thought she could handle anything.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat The Department of Transportation is seeking public input on the proposal.
SFCA The late Congresswoman played a key role ending Title IX discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat The House minority Republican caucus is united in fighting to end the anti-democratic practice.
Flickr: Wall Boat The Big Island is experiencing a critical physician shortage currently at 44% and getting worse.
A significant and fast-growing portion of white people now think of their white-people selves as a political group with cohesive interests.
Doctors and insurance companies need to get past their differences and work together for all our sakes.
FAA managers engaged in “abuse of authority” last year to help Southwest expedite service to the islands, according to a new Wall Street Journal report.
The Hilo Medical Center is recommending people take pinworm medicine as a precautionary measure if they accidentally eat slugs or snails.
The AG argues the Native Hawaiian nonprofit is illegally using donations to fund civil disobedience; the organization says the request is intimidation.
The state needs to stop rejecting everything and start looking for wins.
The public can expect a more concerted effort to close gun loopholes but proposals to address Native Hawaiian issues remain uncertain.
Sens. Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono, both Democrats, want to hear witness testimony. One thinks they can convince Republicans to budge. The other doesn’t.
Hawaii transportation officials say they finally have the money to fix that stretch of the Kamehameha Highway, a notorious traffic choke point that is eroding from sea level rise.
Christine Pelosi, the speaker’s daughter, was in Honolulu promoting her new book about her mother and training aspiring political candidates.
Most of them are at the Manoa campus, working up to 20 hours per week and also receiving tuition waivers.
As smoke settled in the fire-ravaged neighborhood Monday, neighbors recalled the terror they’d felt a day earlier.
Everyone wants to throw away their trash, but no one wants a landfill in their backyard. Yet dumps across the state are rapidly filling up.
Claire Caulfield/Civil Beat While the Amazon rainforest burns to make room for monocrop agriculture, some people in the Pacific are betting the farm on agroforestry.
Flickr: Jose Jaf Civil Beat is sending water testing kits to households across Hawaii. Let us know if you’re worried about your tap water and you could be featured on our podcast.
Via Pixabay We answer reader-submitted questions about man-of-war invasions, carbon offsets, Zika outbreaks and an inter-island ferry system.
Hawaii Road Usage Charge Penalizes Fuel Efficiency