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Megan Tagami/Civil Beat/2026
Power Has Been Out In These Oʻahu Classrooms For Months
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One Of Hawaiʻi’s Most Lucrative Crops Might Surprise You
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Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
High Housing Costs Force Hawaiʻi Residents Into ‘Impossible Choices’
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Baby Monk Seal Is Oʻahu’s Newest Celebrity
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3 Finalists Announced For Honolulu Police Chief
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Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
‘Slush Fund’? Honolulu Council Wants Control Of $41 Million
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David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025
Murder Charges, Then Freedom: Teens’ Pretrial Release Questioned
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Sean Hower/Civil Beat/2026
Despite A Death And Damage, Maui Stalls On Chronic Kīhei Flooding
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Noelle Fujii-Oride/Civil Beat/2026
Sewage 3 Feet Underground? Hanalei Pushes For $19 Million Sewer System
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Megan Tagami/Civil Beat/2026
Power Has Been Out In These Oʻahu Classrooms For Months
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Ben Angarone/Civil Beat/2026
Children Play At Their Own Risk In This Mililani Park
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Noelle Fujii-Oride/Civil Beat/2026
West Kaua‘i Residents Want This Remote Beach Park Reopened
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Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Run! Ala Moana Crosswalk Has Pedestrians Counting Down The Seconds
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Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Honolulu Cyclists Lament Safety Barriers, Green Paint In Bike Lanes
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Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Kūpuna Wait On Fix For Broken Elevator At Liliha Apartments
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Aaron Yri/Civil Beat/2026
King Tides And Sea Level Rise Eating Away At Pearl Harbor Bike Path
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Water Main Break Adds Up And Down Ride To Travel On Kamehameha Highway
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Public Access To North Shore Beach Has Been Cut Off
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Ben Angarone/Civil Beat/2026
Flashing Crosswalk Broken For Months On A Busy Road
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Waikīkī Roosters Remain At Large, For Now
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Matthew Leonard/Civil Beat/2025
177 Days: Bumpy City Parking Lot Still Waiting For Its Overdue Makeover
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Jeremy Hay/Civil Beat/2025
Pair Of Faded Crosswalks Near Diamond Head Present A Pair Of Safety Hazards
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Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
‘What’s That Smell?’ Mysterious Stench Stumps Nānākuli Residents
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Marcel Honore/Civil Beat/2025
Rail Work Is Causing Pedestrian Hazards And Headaches On Dillingham
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Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Sen. Brian Schatz Has ‘A Fair Amount Of Hope’ In Congress And The Country
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Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
The Sunshine Blog: How Will The Anti-Citizens United Bill Affect Unions?
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AI Data Centers Are The New Plantations Unless We Build Them Differently
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Chad Blair/Civil Beat/2026
Sunshine Scorecard: One Big Bill, A Couple Small Things, The Rest Fizzled
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Sophie Cocke/Civil Beat/2013
13 Years Of Fighting Pesticide Use In Hawaiʻi. Another Year Of Nothing
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Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Beyond The Bench: Mark Recktenwald Is Still Helping The Legal Profession
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Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Do Trump Budget Cuts Signal A New Challenge For Native Hawaiians?
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The Sunshine Blog: And So Ends Another Conference Committee Scramble
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Chad Blair/Civil Beat/2026
The Sunshine Blog: Follow Along, Folks. Money Matters More Than Ever This Year
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Replanting Limu: A Civic Ritual To Save The Species — And Ourselves
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Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
Passing Bills Is One Thing. Implementing Them Is A Different Story
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Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
This Rich Hawaiʻi Super PAC Is Already Shaping A Key Statewide Election
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Lee Cataluna: Wheelies? Really? Laws Don’t Work Without Enforcement
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David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024
Hawaiʻi Is Letting Wastewater Harm Our Ocean When It Could Power Our Future
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Remembering Women Who Held The Line For Hawaiʻi In WWII
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Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023
Hawaiʻi Is About To Pull The Plug On Its Own Energy Future
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Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation
Kyūdōjo Project Harmful To Park And Surrounding Neighborhood
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Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Don’t Get Ahead Ahead Of The Data On Pretrial Reform
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David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024
Why Hawaiʻi Must Rethink Youth Mental Health
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Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Close The Loophole Before Raising Taxes On Local Families
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Alana Eagle/Civil Beat/2017
Aquarium Fish Extraction Puts Reefs And Community Practices At Risk
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David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024
HMSA-HPH Merger Is Not A Solution To Hawaiʻi Health Care Problems
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Hawaiʻi Can’t Afford To Wait For A Perfect Energy Solution
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Maui Fires

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Hawaiʻi Balks At Funding Maui Fire Victim Health Study
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Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023
Maui Fire Lawsuit Payouts Are Near. Few Survivors Will Break Even
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Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
‘Godzilla’ El Niño And Recent Floods Bring Risky Fire Forecasts To Hawaiʻi
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Taylor Nāhulukeaokalani Cozloff/Civil Beat/2026
‘Not A Priority’: Frustrations Mount Over Missing Fire Evacuation Route
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Wildfires Used To ‘Go To Sleep’ At Night. Climate Change Has Them Burning Overtime
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Noelle Fujii-Oride/Civil Beat/2026
Kaua‘i Homeowners Can Soon Get A Free Wildfire Home Assessment
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Cammy Clark/Civil Beat/2024
Iwi Kūpuna Desecrated During Lahaina Fire Cleanup, Lawsuit Says
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Beyond The Burn Zone: Maui Wildfires Cause Widespread Mental Health Issues
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David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023
Maui Wildfire Lawyers Vying For $1 Billion Payday
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Léo Azambuja/Civil Beat/2024
FEMA Maui Fire Aid Delayed By Top Trump Official, Senators Say
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The Stakes Have Never Been Higher For Maui Planning Department
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Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024
Maui Planning Commission Rejects Bill To Save Thousands Of Vacation Rentals
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