Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
Lee Cataluna: The Media Doesn’t Need Police Scanners To Cover The Cops
Local journalists are crusading for a cause that may no longer be necessary in today’s social media and internet world.
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Beth Fukumoto: The Promise And The Pitfalls Of Elon Musk’s America Party
Third-party candidates generally don’t do well in Hawaiʻi where political trust is built on relationships.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023
Kirstin Downey: New Protections Sought For Kailua Neighborhoods
Concerned about gravesites and a new law to quicken development, the Preservation Commission wants area added to historic register.
Will Bailey/Civil Beat/2025
Will Bailey: Collapse Of Banyan Drive Is A Sign Of Hilo’s Selective Neglect
A Big Island shoreline meant to welcome the world is now a corridor of decay.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015
Denby Fawcett: Officials Raise Alarms As Oʻahu Traffic Fatalities Skyrocket
The numbers have doubled over last year, but the top cause remains the same: speeding.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
Lee Cataluna: We’re Being Watched And We Don’t Care
The Hawaiʻi Speed Safety Program is an idea whose time may have finally come.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019
Will Bailey: The Sacred Sword May Be Legend, But Its Meaning Is Real
A story recounted by Hawaiʻi’s final king bears a message: True welcome is not erasure. It’s exchange.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023
Will Bailey: The Price A Community Pays With Short-Term Rentals
In Puna, the houses still stand. But something gets hollowed out when no one’s home.
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Beth Fukumoto: Audit Finds State Has Fallen Short On Driver Ed Programs
Only about half the state’s public high schools offer the training teens are required to receive before getting a license.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023
Lee Cataluna: Survival Sex In Lahaina? Says Who?
This is what happens when two political opportunists try to manipulate the facts for their own selfish reasons.