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Hawaiʻi Is About To Pull The Plug On Its Own Energy Future Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023

Hawaiʻi Is About To Pull The Plug On Its Own Energy Future

This is the moment to expand our resilience, not eliminate the policy that makes it accessible.

Makana Eyre: Noir May Be Just What Hawaiʻi Needs Right Now Sterling Higa/Civil Beat

Makana Eyre: Noir May Be Just What Hawaiʻi Needs Right Now

A new young adult novel at an island resort is the latest dark take on life in Paradise.

Kyūdōjo Project Harmful To Park And Surrounding Neighborhood Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation

Kyūdōjo Project Harmful To Park And Surrounding Neighborhood

It would reduce open space, burden area parking, risk traffic safety and ignore environmental and historical requirements.

13 Years Of Fighting Pesticide Use In Hawaiʻi. Another Year Of Nothing Sophie Cocke/Civil Beat/2013

13 Years Of Fighting Pesticide Use In Hawaiʻi. Another Year Of Nothing

Another failed legislative session means we continue to suffer from inadequate data and a lack of help for families and communities.

The Sunshine Blog: And So Ends Another Conference Committee Scramble Screenshot/Rep. Amy Perruso newsletter

The Sunshine Blog: And So Ends Another Conference Committee Scramble

Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawai‘i.

Beyond The Bench: Mark Recktenwald Is Still Helping The Legal Profession Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Beyond The Bench: Mark Recktenwald Is Still Helping The Legal Profession

The recently retired Hawaiʻi Supreme Court chief justice is working with national legal advocacy groups, publishing articles and teaching a law class at UH Mānoa.

Do Trump Budget Cuts Signal A New Challenge For Native Hawaiians? Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Do Trump Budget Cuts Signal A New Challenge For Native Hawaiians?

While Congress is likely to restore funding for Native Hawaiian programs, the administration’s rhetoric signals a major escalation that seems destined for the courts.

Beth Fukumoto: Some Bills Are Perennial Losers For Hawaiʻi Lawmakers Chad Blair/Civil Beat/2026

Beth Fukumoto: Some Bills Are Perennial Losers For Hawaiʻi Lawmakers

Every year, lawmakers introduce many bills that seek solutions for important problems. Every year, they die.

Will Caron: Veni, Vidi, Vendetta Will Caron/Civil Beat/2026

Will Caron: Veni, Vidi, Vendetta

Politics, policy and public affairs as seen through the eyes of our political cartoonist.

Denby Fawcett: Lei Makers Are Struggling To Keep Up With Demand This May Day Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Denby Fawcett: Lei Makers Are Struggling To Keep Up With Demand This May Day

Recent storms and other economic issues have taken their toll on Hawaiʻi’s flower vendors.