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Hawaiʻi Residents Are Keeping A Keen Eye On Invasive Species David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025

Hawaiʻi Residents Are Keeping A Keen Eye On Invasive Species

The state pest reporting platform 643Pest received a few hundred reports annually until 2023, when the floodgates opened for coconut rhinoceros beetles. 

Counties Are On A Hiring Spree, But Recruitment Challenges Linger Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Counties Are On A Hiring Spree, But Recruitment Challenges Linger

Some neighbor island jobs have the edge in salaries compared to their Oʻahu counterparts, adding to hiring difficulties.  

Recent Government Salary Hikes At The Top Leave Many Public Workers Behind Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Recent Government Salary Hikes At The Top Leave Many Public Workers Behind

The latest update to Civil Beat’s Public Salary Database reflects major public-sector wage increases across Hawaiʻi — but not for everyone.

Civil Beat’s Public Salary Database Is Updated. Here’s How To Use It David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Civil Beat’s Public Salary Database Is Updated. Here’s How To Use It

A few tips can help narrow search results and improve your experience while using this popular online tool.

There Are Plenty Of Aggressive Drivers In Hawaiʻi, But Is It ‘Road Rage’? Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

There Are Plenty Of Aggressive Drivers In Hawaiʻi, But Is It ‘Road Rage’?

Researchers and law enforcement officials are seeing increases in careless and aggressive driving in Hawaiʻi. It’s challenging to quantify the extent of the problem.

See Which Hawaiʻi Agencies Have Been Hit Hardest By Trump Funding Cuts Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

See Which Hawaiʻi Agencies Have Been Hit Hardest By Trump Funding Cuts

Civil Beat is tracking the effects of federal funding cuts on state and county programs in the islands.

Hawaiʻi Joins 2 More Lawsuits Against Trump Funding Freeze Tim Wright/Civil Beat/2024

Hawaiʻi Joins 2 More Lawsuits Against Trump Funding Freeze

The lawsuits allege the Trump administration is threatening to withhold transportation and disaster-relief funds if states don’t comply with the president’s immigration agenda.

Trump Lawsuits: Tracking Hawaiʻi’s Legal Actions Against The White House AP Photo/Evan Vucci/2025

Trump Lawsuits: Tracking Hawaiʻi’s Legal Actions Against The White House

A new database will track Hawaiʻi lawsuits against executive orders and other actions taken by the second Trump administration.

What The Data Shows About Gender Inequality In High School Career Prep David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025

What The Data Shows About Gender Inequality In High School Career Prep

Use Civil Beat’s searchable database to see how your school is doing when it comes to closing gender gaps in career preparation programs.

New Carpenters Union Super PAC Is Spending Big On Maui Council Races Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

New Carpenters Union Super PAC Is Spending Big On Maui Council Races

Updated: For A Better Tomorrow is supporting three pro-development candidates for the Maui County Council.