Dozens of women from the Marshall Islands are traveling to the U.S. every year to adopt out their babies to U.S. families despite government efforts to crack down on this unique baby pipeline. We examine the people and practices that are continuing to perpetuate the problem.
University of Hawaii researchers tracked dozens of hungry tiger
sharks to a remote atoll in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine
National Monument this summer. Civil Beat photojournalist Alana
Eagle documents the expedition in this multimedia special report.
Experts agree it’s only a matter of time until Oahu gets hit by a hurricane or tsunami. We examine the island’s vulnerabilities and what steps are being taken to make it more resilient.
A Civil Beat Investigation: In Hawaii’s workers’ comp system, people with long-lasting injuries are often forced to battle doctors hand-picked by insurance companies to get treatment and disability payments.
Turnout-wise, this year’s primary fared better than the last one with more than 38.6 percent of registered voters casting ballots.
For the third primary election in a row, absentee votes — those votes that include early polling places and mail ballots — made up the majority of ballots returned.
The total turnout was 286,041 voters, with 106,963 of those ballots cast the traditional way at polling places Saturday.
Edwin Hayashi of Kalihi votes at Lanakila Elementary School on Saturday.
Eugene Tanner
Elections officials told Civil Beat on Thursday that Hawaii might be on track for a turnout similar to 2016.
Early voting from walk-ins and mail ballots this year totaled 179,078. In 2016, the total absentee count was 156,519. Total voter turnout was 252,725 that year.
Turnout for primary elections in Hawaii have been lower than general elections except for in 1978. Voter turnout has fallen steadily since statehood in 1959 and has plummeted since 1996.
Officials and analysts are still trying to figure out why more people don’t vote.
Gov. David Ige recently signed a law to test an all-mail voting system on Kauai in 2020 in hopes that might help.
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Blaze Lovell is a reporter for Civil Beat and a graduate of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He was born and raised on Oahu. You can reach him at blovell@civilbeat.org or follow him on Twitter at @blaze_lovell
Dozens of women from the Marshall Islands are traveling to the U.S. every year to adopt out their babies to U.S. families despite government efforts to crack down on this unique baby pipeline. We examine the people and practices that are continuing to perpetuate the problem.
University of Hawaii researchers tracked dozens of hungry tiger
Experts agree it’s only a matter of time until Oahu gets hit by a hurricane or tsunami. We examine the island’s vulnerabilities and what steps are being taken to make it more resilient.
A Civil Beat Investigation: In Hawaii’s workers’ comp system, people with long-lasting injuries are often forced to battle doctors hand-picked by insurance companies to get treatment and disability payments.
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