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Madison Lee Choi
Madison Choi was a summer news intern at Civil Beat.
Forest and Kim Starr
Wind Farms Want Permission To Kill More Bats — A Lot More
In a “conservation conundrum,” projects to produce more clean energy are a threat to Hawaii’s only native land mammal.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018
Honolulu Ponders How To Be More ‘Age-Friendly’
Oahu has the fastest-growing population of people 65 and older in the country.
Courtesy of Nicolle Soriano
Chaminade Students Help Design Center for Homeless
ALEA Bridge hopes to break ground in November for a 12- to 16-unit transitional housing development in Wahiawa.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Community Comes To Rescue Of Nursery Hit By Flash Floods
A canoe club donated $10,000, and even jail inmates are helping Aloha Aina Kamilo Nui dig out after the April 13 storm.
Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat
Community Outcry Saves A Banyan Tree
Residents and others rejoiced after their protests changed the plan of a condo association and the city to cut down the massive tree.
Agatha Danglapin/Civil Beat
Want The New Shingles Vaccine? Join The Crowd
A nationwide shortage of Shingrix is forcing several pharmacies in Hawaii to keep lengthy waiting lists.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Hawaii Governor Starts The Clock On Sunscreen Ban
David Ige signs a bill that prohibits the sale of sunscreen containing oxybenzone and octinoxate in the islands, beginning in 2021.
Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat
City Keeps Funding Feral Cat Approach That Legislature Rejected
A state agency opposes the trap-neuter-return-manage strategy, but Honolulu just ponied up $300,000 for the program.
Madison Choi/Civil Beat
Retired General’s New Mission: Prepare Central Oahu For Disaster
Braden Sakai thinks it’s time for Mililani to catch up with other communities that have emergency plans.