In honor of Civil Beat’s 10th anniversary, founding editor John Temple takes us back to the beginning.

The longtime Hawaii government and political reporter is now writing for us.

Recent crises like the pandemic, social justice issues and climate change, among many others, call for new thinking and new ideas.

Civil Beat will have thorough coverage of issues and candidates through the November election.

During a recent wave of lawsuits against Hawaii schools, Civil Beat and other media outlets had to decide whether to name accusers and their alleged victimizers.

Reflections on a reporter-host’s first year on the job.

News outlets, struggling before the pandemic, are dealing with huge ad revenue losses and some are slashing workers’ hours.

Civil Beat tried to pursue stories about workers in unsafe conditions or denied workers’ compensation claims, but the state labor department says it’s too busy to answer questions.

Nick Grube’s reporting on U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard was cited by judges as exemplary.

Some 225 journalists were selected this week to work in local newsrooms as part of the Report for America initiative.