Photo: Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
State Tries To Seal Foster Care Files To Protect Info It Already Revealed
When Civil Beat sought exhibits in the trial of an abusive Hawaiʻi foster dad, the Attorney General’s Office intervened to prevent “family trauma” from becoming public. It already had.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Hawaiʻi Law Is Diverting Mentally Ill From Jail — But Not Getting Them Help
The goal was to get help faster to non-violent offenders with mental illness. Instead, they are showing up again and again at the state hospital.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
Maui Doctor Who Promoted Dubious Covid Treatments Joins RFK’s Vaccine Panel
The advisory committee makes recommendations to the CDC on what vaccines the American public should take each year.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018
Data Dive: Only 1 Hawaiʻi Hospital Got The Highest Federal Quality Ranking
The federal star rating for hospitals is designed to help patients and families make informed decisions about their health care.
Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Struggling And Lost On Oʻahu’s Streets, Woman Says Yes To Help
A psychiatrist set out to find a 33-year-old Hilo woman who battles homelessness and addiction after a failed medical intervention.
Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat
Hawaiʻi Rarely Takes Guns From People In Crisis, Despite ‘Red Flag’ Law
A law enacted five years ago was supposed to help loved ones and law enforcement get a court order to temporariliy take away someone’s guns. Only 10 petitions have been filed.
Special to Honolulu Civil Beat Ronen Zilberman
Hawaiʻi Braces For Cuts That Could Strip Medicaid From Tens Of Thousands
Community health clinics offer a window into how the state might be impacted by hundreds of millions of dollars in cuts expected in the coming years.
David Croxford
Controversial CEO Of Domestic Violence Action Center Steps Down
Laurie Tochiki, a Hawaiʻi family law attorney and former executive director of EPIC ʻOhana, will serve as interim CEO.
Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2020
Kauaʻi’s Embattled Drug Addiction Treatment Center For Youth Is No Longer Empty
A new day treatment program has already graduated dozens of adolescents.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025
Breast Cancer In Hawaiʻi: Some Women Are Diagnosed Too Late
Micronesians are less likely to get mammograms than women overall in Hawaiʻi. Community advocates say public health officials need to break down barriers to early screening.