Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2014
Neal Milner: We Need More Insurgencies In Hawaiʻi Elections
Upstart candidates are great motivators for voter turnout and make us think about what we’re voting for.
(Courtesy: Olin Lagon)
Olin Lagon: No Hog Cheese
Scarcity is supposed to make people hoard. Somebody forgot to tell us. Mostly.
Denby Fawcett/Civil Beat/2026
Denby Fawcett: No Pidgin Allowed In Hawaiʻi’s Once-Elite Public Schools
A new book explores the decades-long educational system that separated students based on how well they could speak English.
(Courtesy: Jeta Tang)
Jeta: What’s Left Of The Artists In Kakaʻako
How HART’s rail is displacing the creative community.
Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Neal Milner: New Police Drones May Run Afoul Of Hawaiʻi Culture
Hawaiʻi is all about personal relationships, even when it comes to cops.
Olin Lagon: State Budget Is Not Hard To Understand. We Just Explain It Badly
Hawaiʻi’s official budget “brief” runs 163 pages. Here is the whole $20.9 billion in two pictures.
AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris
Denby Fawcett: Understanding ‘The Odyssey’ In Territorial Hawaiʻi
There were many similarities between ancient Greek and traditional Hawaiian cultures. In the 1950s, educators weren’t thinking that way.
(Courtesy: Lehuauakea)
Jeta: The Stories We Fight to Preserve
For one Hawaiian artist, reclaiming a buried identity began with learning the ancient art of kapa. The barkcloth opened a pathway that led back to their roots.
Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Neal Milner: The State Will Never Win Public’s Trust In The Bribery Case
No matter how it turns out, the public will never like how the state handles the bribery case because it can’t solve the real problem — money in politics.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024
Kirstin Downey: Honolulu Needs Your Help To Identify Historic Sites
Some historic buildings the city owned may have been unknowingly demolished.