Natanya Friedheim was a reporter at Civil Beat. She covered city government, general assignments and produces video content.

Natanya joined Civil Beat as an intern in August 2016 after completing an internship at Pacific Business News. Born and raised on Oahu, Natanya moved to Oakland, California to attend Mills College. As a student, Natanya taught civics classes at a public middle school in Oakland and worked in a preschool classroom. Upon completing her B.A. in literary and cultural studies with a minor in government, she returned to Oahu to settle down and start her career in journalism.

In her free time, Natanya is at the beach, waist deep in mud at a lo’i kalo or makes goofy videos for her social media platforms.