Beyond Hawaiʻi

Wildfires Used To ‘Go To Sleep’ At Night. Climate Change Has Them Burning Overtime AP

Wildfires Used To ‘Go To Sleep’ At Night. Climate Change Has Them Burning Overtime

Fires that surge at night, including the 2023 Lahaina fire, are tougher to fight.

A ‘Super Typhoon’ Just Devastated The Mariana Islands — Months Before Peak Storm Season AP

A ‘Super Typhoon’ Just Devastated The Mariana Islands — Months Before Peak Storm Season

The storm exposes the U.S. commonwealth’s climate risks, economic fragility and federal strain.

How EVs Could Solve A Problem With America’s Rickety Grid Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

How EVs Could Solve A Problem With America’s Rickety Grid

With “vehicle-to-grid” technology, EVs turn into a vast network of backup power. That could help stabilize the system and accelerate the adoption of renewables.

As Climate Change Threatens Student Athlete Safety, States Try To Adapt Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

As Climate Change Threatens Student Athlete Safety, States Try To Adapt

But some school districts can’t afford to comply with requirements for special equipment or alternate practice schedules.

The Department Of Justice Is Suing States For Sensitive Voter Data Kalany Omengkar/Civil Beat/2024

The Department Of Justice Is Suing States For Sensitive Voter Data

An election law scholar explains why federal efforts are facing resistance.

Makana Eyre: An Inspiring Exhibit On Native Hawaiians That Most Of Us Won’t See (Makana Eyre/Civil Beat/2026)

Makana Eyre: An Inspiring Exhibit On Native Hawaiians That Most Of Us Won’t See

The British Museum has mounted an exhibit in collaboration with Indigenous people. But when invaluable Hawaiian artifacts are held in collections so far from home, how many people from here will get to go see it?

What To Know About The Jones Act As Trump Unveils A 60-Day Waiver David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025

What To Know About The Jones Act As Trump Unveils A 60-Day Waiver

U.S.-flagged ships are generally more expensive to both operate and build than foreign ones. And those costs are especially damaging to states that are supplied by sea, such as Hawai‘i.

Tulsi Gabbard Says Iran’s Regime Still Intact But Refuses To Discuss Talks With Trump AP

Tulsi Gabbard Says Iran’s Regime Still Intact But Refuses To Discuss Talks With Trump

The director of national intelligence fended off attacks over whose responsibility it is to determine an imminent threat for war.

The Removal Of Federal Data Affects Us in Our Hometowns Getty Images/iStock

The Removal Of Federal Data Affects Us in Our Hometowns

The disappearance from government websites of decades of data on health, education and criminal justice are among the many datasets that the Trump administration has dumped.