Will Bailey/Civil Beat/2025
Will Bailey: This Historic Stretch Of Puna Coastline Is Worth Preserving
A long-delayed effort to acquire Honolulu Landing takes on new urgency with its real estate listing.
National Park Service
Kirstin Downey: Most Prisoners In Hawaiʻi’s WWII Internment Camp Were Korean
While hundreds of Japanese-Americans were the first held at Honouliuli, many more Koreans followed.
Will Bailey/Civil Beat/2025
Will Bailey: From Pāhoa to Honoka‘a, These Projects Offer Housing And Hope
A fragile, improvised network of services stretches across East Hawai‘i island.
Kirstin Downey/Civil Beat/2024
Kirstin Downey: After 150 Years, Family Discovers Ancestor’s Hawaiʻi Ties
Edward Gravierʻs descendants never knew he sailed to Hawaiʻi in the late-1870s. Then his great-great-grandson found him on the Civil Beat website.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020
Will Bailey: Pōhakuloa Is Perfect For The Army. So Don’t Let Them Pressure Us
Lease negotiations should proceed on island time, not military time.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024
Neal Milner: 3 Big Public Projects That Should Make You Mad
How these beleaguered projects are being handled speaks directly to the transparency and trustworthiness of state officials.
American Institute of Architects Maui
Beth Fukumoto: Hawaiʻi Needs To Get Serious About Accessory Dwelling Units
Unless we’re willing to go all-in on this approach to increasing housing, we should quit pretending it’s part of the solution.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018
Eric Stinton: Can Settlers Ever Be Pono In Hawaiʻi?
One Hawaiian cultural expert thinks unity among all cultures is possible. Another says no way.
Kirstin Downey/Civil Beat/2025
Kirstin Downey: Historic Preservation Division Is Woefully Understaffed
A single state archeologist is juggling about 300 projects on Oʻahu, from reviewing development proposals to responding when laws are violated.
Kenneth Hayes photo
Denby Fawcett: Seeking Love For The Endangered Hawaiian Land Snail
Some people say they’re icky and slimy. But these scientists think they’re beautiful.