As Civil Beat works to improve and expand its coverage of the neighbor islands, we want to hear what Big Island and Kauaʻi residents think about their sources of local news — an effort to make our work as useful to you and your community as possible. 

Our first step is a survey to better understand whether these communities have access to the news they need to navigate life, and what they’re looking for from local news providers. Our goal isn’t to compete with other outlets; it’s to provide additional coverage in areas where we can best contribute.

We have one survey for Hawaiʻi island residents and another for Kauaʻi residents, both of which ask where and how people currently find information about local events and issues, what topics and stories they’d like to see get more coverage and their preferred formats for learning what’s going on in their communities.

We hope people will forward this survey to friends, family and neighbors on those islands to help us reach a broad swath of local residents.

These answers will give us critical insights into what people expect and want from Civil Beat, and how we can continue to best serve them.