Courtesy: Robert Lopaka Kapanui
Jeta: Hawaiʻi’s Ghost Guy Keeps More Than Spirits Alive
Through ghost tours and storytelling, Lopaka Kapanui preserves the histories of a changing Hawaiʻi. One haunting tale at a time.
Tahitian warrior dugouts, Giulio Ferrario, 1827
Makana Eyre: Polynesian Health Overlooked In Buzz Over Landmark Study
The study provided insights into the origins of Native Hawaiians. More consequential is what this “genetic treasure trove” means for people with rare DNA mutations.
Blake Abes
Lee Cataluna: Songs Of Resistance, Songs Of Hope
As Protect Kahoʻolawe ʻOhana marks a half century of working to save and restore the island, a new album of songs honors that legacy.
Photo Illustration: Stuart Leavenworth
Beth Fukumoto: My Ballot Has 22 Questions Yet Almost No Choices
Voters have few competitive races to decide upon, but numerous budget and financial issues that elected officials should be handling.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Neal Milner: Can Hawaiʻi Get Over Its ‘Stay-Put Syndrome’?
Lots of places worry about brain drain, not just Hawaiʻi. Let’s not demean and patronize those who’ve chosen to live elsewhere.
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How We’re Thinking About AI At Civil Beat
From typewriters onward, newsrooms have benefited from technological advances. Artificial intelligence, however, offers particular challenges.
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Olin Lagon: When Radiance And Pain Ride On The Same Wind
A gift from Uncle Sol’s ʻohana prompted me to think about who pays for beauty.
Poet Carol Ann Carl (Photo: Shayne Hasegawa)
Jeta: What Micronesian Artists Reveal About Ties Across the Pacific
The “Ocean of Peace” exhibition features 11 artists who draw on ancestral wisdom and traditions to celebrate kinship that transcends lines on a map.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Makana Eyre: If Bad Bunny Can Love Coqui Frogs, So Can We
Hawaiʻi may need to come to grips with these little invaders. Can we learn to live with them, and their chirps?
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Beth Fukumoto: Hawaiʻi’s Pat Saiki Broke All The Rules
The former congresswoman fought for women’s rights, reparations and a two-party Hawaiʻi, often in opposition to her own GOP colleagues.