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Data Dive: Fireworks Injuries, Deaths Reached 14-Year High On New Year’s Courtesy: Nick Wendrych

Data Dive: Fireworks Injuries, Deaths Reached 14-Year High On New Year’s

The Salt Lake explosion was only part of a significant increase in fireworks-related injuries across the state, emergency room records show.

Data Dive: Hawaiʻi Teens Less Likely To Drink Alcohol — Or Use Sunscreen Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Data Dive: Hawaiʻi Teens Less Likely To Drink Alcohol — Or Use Sunscreen

High school students in the islands reported lower rates of bullying and drug abuse than peers on the mainland, but fell behind them in other health measures.

Data Dive: Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders Suffer For Lack Of Health Insurance Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Data Dive: Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders Suffer For Lack Of Health Insurance

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adults are more likely to turn to traditional or cultural practices as a substitute for conventional medicine. Their health outcomes remain poor compared to white people.

Recreational Use Only: Princeville Park Dispute Shutters Kaua‘i Farmers Market Courtesy: Desirea Hirani/2025

Recreational Use Only: Princeville Park Dispute Shutters Kaua‘i Farmers Market

A neighbor’s complaint triggered an investigation by the county Planning Department.

Fewer Kids In Hawaiʻi Are Getting Routine Vaccines Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Fewer Kids In Hawaiʻi Are Getting Routine Vaccines

The state health department is warning that more unvaccinated students could put children at higher risk for infections like measles.

Maui Fire Survivors Are Finding Solace In Horse Therapy Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Maui Fire Survivors Are Finding Solace In Horse Therapy

A Kula ranch has provided more than 1,800 equine-therapy sessions to help survivors of the Lahaina and Upcountry fires cope with their grief and other deeply rooted trauma.

Too Many To Handle: Fireworks Tragedy Overwhelms Hawaiʻi’s Medical System Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Too Many To Handle: Fireworks Tragedy Overwhelms Hawaiʻi’s Medical System

More people needed specialized care for burns from the Salt Lake blast than from the Maui wildfires.

Honolulu YMCA Tenants Won’t Be Uprooted Thanks To The State Kawika Lopez/Civil Beat/2024

Honolulu YMCA Tenants Won’t Be Uprooted Thanks To The State

The tenants had been at risk of losing their homes after the Central Y said it could no longer afford to subsidize their rents.

A Year After Her Daughter’s Killing, A Mother Fights For Change Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

A Year After Her Daughter’s Killing, A Mother Fights For Change

After a year of grieving, Theresa Cachuela’s mother is ready to talk about the domestic violence leading up to her daughter’s killing. Her daughter sought help in the weeks before her husband fatally shot her.

Neal Milner: The Impossible Task Of Building A New Landfill On Oʻahu Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Neal Milner: The Impossible Task Of Building A New Landfill On Oʻahu

Donʻt be fooled by the mayor’s announcement about a Wahiawā site. Itʻs far from a done deal.