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Brittany Lyte
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Hawai‘i State Library Bans Displays For Banned Books Week
The state librarian says the new guidelines help people avoid any confusion that the library is banning books.
Hawaii News Now/2024
Honolulu Plane Crash Exposes State’s Fragile Air Cargo Infrastructure
Tuesday’s fatal accident is the most serious incident in a turbulent three years at Kamaka Air. It comes less than two years after another Kamaka Cessna crashed on Molokaʻi.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023
Kūkākūkā Nā Meia O Hawaiʻi I Ka Pilikia Hoʻohale Ma Ka ʻAhahui Hawaiʻi
Wahi a Meia Richard Bissen, ke ʻimi nei ko Maui i nā hana e lilo ai nā hale hoʻokipa malihini no ka wā pōkole i mau wahi noho loa no nā kamaʻāina i hoʻoneʻe ʻia.
Courtesy Beth Zivitski
Split-Second Decisions Made All The Difference For These Lahaina Fire Survivors
A quick realization that the normal rules no longer applied and a sense of immediacy led some to safety.
Courtesy of Milestones
Honolulu Disability Treatment Center For Kids Will Close
Milestones, a nonprofit treatment center for youth with autism, cerebral palsy and other developmental disorders, served 1,700 children since opening 10 months ago.
Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat
Attempt To Have Judge Arrested Fails In Coco Palms Case
An “arrest order” had targeted the judge who ruled against Native Hawaiian protesters who occupied a resort site on Kauai.
Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat
Authorities Oust Protesters From Coco Palms Resort Land
A Native Hawaii group has been camping on the site where developers are planning a $135 million project.
Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat
Coco Palms Developer Fights Back With Its Own Native Hawaiian Research
A Hawaiian consultant disputes the claims of the occupiers of a planned resort site on Kauai.
Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat
Brittany Lyte: The Imperiled Legacy Of The Hanapepe Salt Flats
The last frontier of a centuries-old Hawaiian tradition is threatened from the air, from the sea, and from broken beer bottles.