The photographs from this week were charged with emotion.
Our lenses captured the public response to a child’s death, the blessing of homes for the homeless, ongoing efforts to bring gender equity to school locker rooms and a new study of the environmental impacts of the Puuloa Range Training Facility on the residents of Ewa Beach.
A Radford High School girls locker room contains the same number of lockers as the boys locker room, but the space is smaller. The girls wrestling team used the boys locker room on this day. Title IX requires equal amenities for all athletes to be provided by the Department of Education. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)Ashley Badis, left, and her younger sister Alexis Badis, right, arrive at federal court Friday in Honolulu. The former Campbell High School water polo athletes are plaintiffs in a Title IX lawsuit for gender equity. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)Marines and media stand near the south shore of Marine Corps Base Hawaii’s Puuloa Range Training Facility in Ewa Beach Wednesday. The Marines invited the community to witness the collection of soil samples from areas around the projectile-containment berms. One study has already shown evidence of lead and other metals in public areas outside of the military firing range. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)Soil samples are taken behind a local television news camera during an interview at Marine Corps Base Hawaii’s Puuloa Range Training Facility. More rigorous testing is needed to determine whether the early results are representative of the wider community. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)Ten-year-old Geanna Bradley’s biological father Gerime Bradley, upper left, stands with Davon Woods, right, and supporters at the State Capitol Wednesday night at a walk to honor Geanna and call for changes to the child welfare system. Geanna was found dead in a Wahiawa home after allegedly suffering “chronic physical abuse”. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)Friends of Geanna Bradley delivered brief speeches and went on a short sign-waving walk around the Capitol. Some drivers honked their horns in support. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)Despite the party-like atmosphere, community member Laura Mae takes a moment during a blessing at Ho’okahi Leo Kauhale home on Thursday in Honolulu. Hawaii’s statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions calls the kauhale “deeply affordable spaces”. It is intended to help tenants break the cycle of homelessness. Laura Mae will be a resident and volunteer at this kauhale in addition to her regular job. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)OHHS assistant Vanessa Khachik cries while hugging long-time client and friend Laura Mae after the Ho’okahi Leo Kauhale blessing. Khachik beamed with pride and happiness that her friend will have a place to call home. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)
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