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Guthrie Scrimgeour
Guthrie Scrimgeour is a freelance investigative journalist based in New York. He previously worked at The Garden Island newspaper on Kaua‘i. He can be reached at gutscrim@gmail.com.
Courtesy: Alec Sou/2025
Kaua‘i’s Robinson Family Seeks To Evict Major Hawaiʻi Farm
Gay & Robinson has filed a lawsuit demanding nearly $700,000 in unpaid rent from Aloun Farms.
Noelle Fujii-Oride/Civil Beat/2026
Kauaʻi Security Guard Made Off With $400K. Police Still Haven’t Caught Him
A former Loomis employee is accused of stealing cash from a truck that was making deliveries to three banks on the island.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Valenciano’s Early Retirement Creates Opening For Kaua‘i’s Next Chief Judge
The Hawai‘i Judicial Selection Commission is evaluating nominees to fill the 5th Circuit Court seat.
Guthrie Scrimgeour/Civil Beat/2025
Kaua‘i’s Robinson Family Quietly Pursues New Industrial Development
The island’s largest private landowner is exploring how to turn the old Olokele sugar mill into the rural Westside’s first industrial park.