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Amy Pyle
Amy Pyle is Civil Beat’s Executive Editor-in-Chief. She's been an investigations and projects editor for more than two decades, most recently at USA TODAY, where she was a managing editor.
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Driving Change For Hawaiʻi One Story At A Time
It would be too depressing to constantly uncover problems if we didn’t have faith that some of them could be solved.
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Civil Beat Wants To Build Stronger Connections Across The Hawaiian Islands
A clear longing for more local media coverage emerged from our recent survey of Kauaʻi and the Big Island. We intend to meet that need.
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Civil Beat Just Got A Major National Grant. Here’s What You Can Expect Next
A $1.5 million investment from the American Journalism Project will jumpstart our plans to increase neighbor island coverage, part of our shared mission to build a future for local news.
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Who Is Your Lawmaker Listening To? See For Yourself How They Vote
Hawaiʻi legislators make many decisions on bills behind closed doors. Civil Beat’s new searchable tracker of archived information helps you connect the dots.
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Civil Beat Builds On Steady Momentum With Strategic New Plans
This newsroom has been around for 15 years, the last one with me in charge. Time to take stock of what we’ve been up to lately and where we’re headed.
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Eia Ke Kumu E Kākau Nei ʻO Civil Beat I Nā Māka Hōʻano Hou Ma Nā Moʻolelo
Ma o nā pilikia kākau i hoʻoponopono ʻia e ka ʻenehana hou, eia ka nīnau hoʻokahi no mākou iho: Hiki anei ke kūlike kā mākou hana? Ma laila e pono ai ko ʻoukou kōkua ʻana mai.
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Civil Beat Continues Its Push To Develop Local Journalists
With three new interns from Oʻahu and Maui, a high school boot camp next month, a partnership with UH’s journalism program and dreams of a fall fellow, our Pipeline Project is well underway.
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The Sunshine Interview: OHA Leaders Kai Kahele And Stacy Kealohalani Ferreira
The new Office of Hawaiian Affairs executives say they are bringing fresh energy to the agency along with specific ideas grounded in OHA’s mission and state law.