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Kirstin Downey: Maui Properties Get State Money For Preservation Legacy Land Conservation Program photo

Kirstin Downey: Maui Properties Get State Money For Preservation

Advocates want the Legislature to fully fund the Legacy Land program to save even more areas that are at risk from developers.

Lee Cataluna: Bribery Mystery Becoming Most-Watched True Crime Story AP Photo/Elise Amendola/2018

Lee Cataluna: Bribery Mystery Becoming Most-Watched True Crime Story

Everybody wants to know who got the $35,000 in the paper bag.

Kirstin Downey: This Lush Big Island Estuary Has Just Been Saved Byron Matthews photo

Kirstin Downey: This Lush Big Island Estuary Has Just Been Saved

The 81-acre site was being eyed by real estate developers but Hawaiʻi County just bought it and a local fishing group will manage it.

Denby Fawcett: January Reckonings Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Denby Fawcett: January Reckonings

This month brings the realization that it should be time to face uncomfortable truths.

Makana Eyre: A Man Of Unyielding Curiosity, Gavan Daws Lived Life Of Words

Makana Eyre: A Man Of Unyielding Curiosity, Gavan Daws Lived Life Of Words

His work was loudly acclaimed and criticized but news of his death came quietly.

Lee Cataluna: The End Of A Particular Type Of Tourist Attraction Lee Cataluna/Civil Beat/2025

Lee Cataluna: The End Of A Particular Type Of Tourist Attraction

The last lū‘au at this popular West Oʻahu venue ends on a bittersweet note. But it may lead to a new cultural beginning.

Kirstin Downey: Should Oʻahu Be Broken Into 4 Cities With 4 Mayors? Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Kirstin Downey: Should Oʻahu Be Broken Into 4 Cities With 4 Mayors?

A Honolulu Charter Commission proposal suggests smaller, more localized government authority would be better for the island of 1 million people.

Will Bailey: After Removal, What Comes Next For Venezuela AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana

Will Bailey: After Removal, What Comes Next For Venezuela

Power, restraint and the cost of governing without consent.