April Estrellon

The GOP state representative advocates for more funding and better management of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.

The leader of a national drug policy group talks about recreational marijuana and criminal justice reform.

The Pod Squad goes to the Capitol between legislative sessions to catch up with Scott Saiki.

Have a problem with something in your neighborhood? Here’s how your neighborhood board can help.

Why is is so hard to run — and win — as an independent in Hawaii?

The former congressman makes the case for Ed Case.

We are a much bigger menace to sharks than they are to us.

The only candidate in the Democratic field who isn’t an elected official says she doesn’t see the post as a stepping stone to higher office.

The lieutenant governor is the second highest position in the Aloha State. But what does the LG do?

This explainer video on OHA kicks off our new series aimed at helping you understand politics, government and democracy in the Aloha State.

Pomaikai Elementary students report from inside their Maui school.

Civil Beat visits Pomaikai Elementary, an arts integration school on Maui, to see why Kamalani Academy’s founders used it as a model for their charter school.