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FBI Records Raise New Questions About Murder-For-Hire Plot Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

FBI Records Raise New Questions About Murder-For-Hire Plot

Search warrant affidavits, confidential until now, reveal new details about the investigation into a plot to assassinate a federal judge and prosecutor.

As Federal Government Stirs Illegal Voting Fears, Two Cases Arise In Hawaiʻi Erin Nolan/Civil Beat/2026

As Federal Government Stirs Illegal Voting Fears, Two Cases Arise In Hawaiʻi

Two noncitizens told the Maui County Clerk that they had voted. She relayed that information to the FBI.

DOJ Targets 3 More States In Effort To Axe In-State Tuition For Immigrants Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

DOJ Targets 3 More States In Effort To Axe In-State Tuition For Immigrants

Hawaiʻi is one of at least 20 states that offer in-state tuition to undocumented immigrants who reside in the state.

Ex-Social Worker Gets 10 Years In Prison For Daughter’s Death Caitlin Thompson/Civil Beat/2026

Ex-Social Worker Gets 10 Years In Prison For Daughter’s Death

The public may never know key details about how Sina Pili was able to keep working with children as police investigated her for her daughter’s death.

Accused Puna Killer Faces Mental Health Evaluation. Here’s What That Means Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015

Accused Puna Killer Faces Mental Health Evaluation. Here’s What That Means

Jacob Baker’s case has been suspended while examiners determine whether he is fit to stand trial for the murders of three people on the Big Island that sparked a manhunt. The process has proven to be controversial.

Court Clears The Way For $81M Affordable Rental Project In Kona Screenshot/2025

Court Clears The Way For $81M Affordable Rental Project In Kona

The Honuaʻula project was delayed for years by a Big Island affordable housing scandal and then by a dispute with a neighboring land owner.

Luxury Real Estate Broker Had Sex With Assistant At Homes He Was Selling Stewart Yerton/Civil Beat/2026

Luxury Real Estate Broker Had Sex With Assistant At Homes He Was Selling

Former assistant says sexual activities took place at 10 to 20 listed properties over four years.

After Supreme Court Blow To Gun Restrictions, What’s Next For Hawai‘i? AP Photo/Marco Garcia

After Supreme Court Blow To Gun Restrictions, What’s Next For Hawai‘i?

Some gun control advocates fear that the islands’ status as one of the safest states from firearm crime could be at risk.

Should Animals Have Human Rights? Hawai‘i Court To Decide Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Should Animals Have Human Rights? Hawai‘i Court To Decide

The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court is being asked to free two elephants at the Honolulu Zoo based on the idea that the animals are entitled to legal personhood.

$4 Billion Could Soon Begin Flowing To Maui Fire Victims Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024

$4 Billion Could Soon Begin Flowing To Maui Fire Victims

It remains to be seen how much each victim will receive and whether there will even be enough to go around.