Ludwig Laab/Civil Beat/2022
Housing Shortage Driving Poverty In Hawaiʻi More Than Anywhere
A new study says lowering rents could substantially cut poverty in the Aloha State.
Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Judges’ Crackdown On Virtual Hearings Adds Hurdles For Immigrants In Court
Hawaiʻi-based immigration judges have ordered attorneys and their clients from as far as Texas and Alaska to travel to appear in person in Honolulu’s court.
Jeremy Hay
What Happens To Your Affordable Housing When Income Rules Run Out?
Seniors at a state-owned affordable housing complex in Kakaʻako are scared about rising rents as the development authority seeks to recoup losses at the financially troubled project.
Jeremy Hay/Civil Beat/2026
Major Landlord Accused Of Discriminating Against Section 8 Renters In Hawaiʻi
Testers sent by a nonprofit were told by agents for Greystar, the largest owner of apartment complexes in the United States, that their vouchers would not work.
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Federal Government Abruptly Cut These Hawaiʻi Markets From Food Stamps Program
USDA moves leave customers who use SNAP with less access to food, and mean that stores can’t buy as much product from the local farmers who supply them.
Leilani Combs/Civil Beat/2026
Nonprofits Face New Political Realities, Threats To Homeless Housing Programs
Programs the federal government has long supported to combat homelessness have fallen out favor.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
In Puna, It Takes Years To Get A Mail Box At The Post Office
In the fastest growing part of Hawai‘i, a post office box shortage has made voting, shopping online, accessing important paperwork and sending packages an ongoing challenge.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
Honolulu Homeless Services Program Too Disorganized To Assess, Auditor Says
The CORE program was started in 2021 and has changed its focus repeatedly since then, confounding efforts to gauge its effectiveness.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023
Transportation Barriers Block The Route To Opportunities For Many On Oʻahu, Study Finds
On the same day a study was released calling for more accessible public transportation, fares for TheBus were hiked.
Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Charity Program for Housing Homeless People Broke Promises, Landlord Says
Small landlord now has doubts about renting to tenants from housing assistance programs; tenant says his story is off base.