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Neal Milner: Sometimes, Preserving A Neighborhood Is Exactly The Wrong Call
There are good reasons to oppose a North Shore tramway, but not all projects deserve automatic rejection.
Will Bailey/Civil Beat/2025
Will Bailey: The Everyday Reality Of Living Off The Grid In Puna
There’s no trash pickup or mail service and sometimes no power. But there’s plenty of rainwater if you can catch it.
Danny de Gracia/Civil Beat/2023
Beth Fukumoto: State Sued For Playing Fast And Loose With Special Funds
There are rules governing these pools of money, but what happens when the restrictions are ignored?
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Lee Cataluna: Knowing A Place And Its People Is Critical To Protecting It
When disaster strikes, we’re often left to wonder why people don’t evacuate or take precautions. But we’re not the ones who live there.
Kevin Dayton/Civil Beat/2020
Will Bailey: Puna’s Long Wait After Lava Cut Off Pohoiki Boat Ramp
The state has finally started dredging, but it shouldn’t have taken this long to restore a heartbeat of the community.
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Denby Fawcett: This 60-Year-Old Classic Opens The Door To Hawaiʻiʻs History
“Place Names of Hawaiʻi” provides an introductory grasp of the islands’ culture and mythology.
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Kirstin Downey: The Secret Life Of A Prominent Kailua Family Revealed
The Kuehns were arrested the day after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. But they lived in high style for many years before that.
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Will Bailey: It Was Never About The Fence
In celebration of Independence Day, a reflection on our country’s foundational document and what it should mean to us today.
Tim Wright/Civil Beat/2024
Lee Cataluna: Ben Moszkowicz Promises He’ll Never Do It Again
The Big Island police chief may have done too much damage to his relationship with the community.
Kalany Omengkar/Civil Beat/2022
Blue State Blues: One-Party Control? In Hawaiʻi It’s More Like No-Party Control
Running as a Democrat or Republican says more about political calculation than party allegiance or ideology.