David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024
It’s Time To Reconsider Disclosure Requirements For UH Regents
The strength of the University of Hawaiʻi depends on who is willing to serve.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015
Gender-Affirming Care Is Health Care
That’s why Hawaiʻi doctors and patients need state protection.
Makana Eyre/Civil Beat/2025
Makana Eyre: Hawaiʻi-Style Canoe Paddling Has Spread Worldwide
About 20% of the members of this New York canoe club have Hawaiʻi roots.
Hawaii News Now/2021
What Ariel Sellers’ Court Records Tell Us About The Child Welfare System
The state wanted the girl and her siblings to have a permanent home. The Kaluas were willing. But were they able?
Kalany Omengkar/Civil Beat/2024
A Call To Public Service: If Not You, Then Who?
The time to “pull papers” and declare yourself a Hawaiʻi candidate is now.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
Lee Cataluna: What A New Las Vegas Zippy’s Says About Leaving Hawaiʻi
If there’s a Zippy’s, we must be close to home.
Kalany Omengkar/Civil Beat/2023
Hot Political Topics Are Stoking Sunshine Bills This Year
Now that the bill-filing deadline has passed, here’s our handy roadmap for following hundreds of government accountability and political reform bills proposed for the 2026 session.
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Beth Fukumoto: Hawaiʻi Needs To Deal With Exploding Technology This Session
We need to decide how to pay for infrastructure, how to keep systems reliable and how to protect people.
Will Caron/Civil Beat/2026
Will Caron: To Give A Dam
Politics, policy and public affairs as seen through the eyes of our political cartoonist.
Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat/2017
The Sunshine Blog: Fake News Just Got Real
Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawai‘i.