Senior Reporter

Twilight Greenaway

Twilight Greenaway is a senior reporter covering water, climate and the environment for Honolulu Civil Beat.

She has worked as a reporter and editor for Grist, Civil Eats and the Climate Equity Reporting Project at the UC Berkeley Journalism School. Her work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, The San Francisco Chronicle, and Capital and Main, among other outlets. She received a BA in journalism from Antioch College and a Master’s Degree in creative writing from Warren Wilson College.

Twilight was raised on a coffee farm in South Kona and recently returned with her family after two decades in the Bay Area. She believes in leading with curiosity and humility and is dedicated to fairly documenting and reflecting the complex dynamics inherent to this moment in Hawaiʻi. Despite years spent living in cities, she is a country girl at heart.

You can reach her at tgreenaway@civilbeat.org.

Well Reopening Near Red Hill Stirs Up Lingering Concerns Over Poisoned Plume Navy Closure Task Force - Red Hi

Well Reopening Near Red Hill Stirs Up Lingering Concerns Over Poisoned Plume

Five years after the fuel spill at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, the U.S. Navy has received conditional approval to reopen the nearby ʻAiea Hālawa Shaft.

These Trees Wreaked Havoc During Storms. Hawaiʻi Is Fed Up Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2026

These Trees Wreaked Havoc During Storms. Hawaiʻi Is Fed Up

As the islands brace for yet another hurricane, community members push for better management of albizia and other fast-growing invasive species that break easily.

Storm-Scarred Areas Of Big Island Brace For Another Hurricane Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Storm-Scarred Areas Of Big Island Brace For Another Hurricane

Residents from the southern tip of Hawaiʻi island, in Ka’ū and Nāʻālehu, prepare and worry as Hurricane Nolo approaches.

Oʻahu’s Shade Trees Could Take Decades To Grow Back After Storms Jamm Aquino/Civil Beat/2026

Oʻahu’s Shade Trees Could Take Decades To Grow Back After Storms

Forest stewards say Honolulu’s tree canopy is natural infrastructure worth investing in with more extreme weather around the corner.

Forestry Service Reverses Course, Plans To Keep Critical Big Island Hub Open J. B. Friday

Forestry Service Reverses Course, Plans To Keep Critical Big Island Hub Open

A Hilo research institute that’s critical in the fight against rapid ʻōhiʻa death will now remain open. It had been set to close this spring under a Trump administration plan to downsize government.

Hawaiʻi Can’t Catch A Break From Storms. It Has To Adapt Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Hawaiʻi Can’t Catch A Break From Storms. It Has To Adapt

As the state recovers from multiple natural disasters, residents and officials are starting to talk about what needs to change to make the islands more resilient.

Hurricane Lowell Hit Kauaʻi Hard, But Worst Fears Averted Courtesy: Joel Guy/2026

Hurricane Lowell Hit Kauaʻi Hard, But Worst Fears Averted

Almost all of Kauaʻi was without power Tuesday, as officials assess damage and community members start to clean up.

‘You’re On Your Own’: Rural Parts Of Big Island Reckon With Lala

‘You’re On Your Own’: Rural Parts Of Big Island Reckon With Lala

After the storm, remote neighborhoods from Ocean View to ʻĀhualoa were largely left to deal with the damage on their own.

Rumored Lala ‘Dam Burst’ Was Likely Invasive Trees, Officials Say

Rumored Lala ‘Dam Burst’ Was Likely Invasive Trees, Officials Say

Kaʻū residents are bringing a new level of scrutiny to the hills above Nāʻālehu after Hurricane Lala prompted questions about the aging water systems above the town.