Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023
Five Troubling Findings From New Report On Hawaiʻi’s Health
University of Hawaiʻi study has followed 2,000 people since 2022. This year includes after-effects of Maui wildfires
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025
Proposed Cuts To Food Stamps Program Could Be ‘Horrific’ In Hawai‘i
Under Republican proposals, Hawaiʻi could face more than $100 million in new costs to maintain the food stamp program.
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Data Dive: Hawaiʻi Electricity Shut-Offs Are Nearly Triple Pre-Pandemic Levels
Expiring post-Covid payment plans, state’s cost of living blamed for spike in residential disconnections.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Bill Offering Displaced Tenants Protections Dies At Legislature
The bill’s supporters said one state Senator was responsible for the outcome
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025
Hawaiʻi Cops Said They Don’t Have Agreements With ICE. They Do
Advocates fear the agreements will be a slippery slope to local police becoming more involved in immigration enforcement under the Trump administration.
April Estrellon/Civil Beat/2025
Hawaiʻi’s Needy Wait As Benefits System Overhaul Runs Late, Busts Budget
The Benefits Eligibility Solution’s contract cost has nearly doubled and it’s years overdue, as the state grapples with mistakes and a $10.9 million fine.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
Shuttered Maui Fire Victims Jobs Effort Gets Funds, But Fate Still Unclear
Nonprofit that ran the dislocated worker grant program will get the new funding to cover expenses it already racked up.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023
Housing Authority Wants To Dump Evicted Tenants’ Things More Quickly
Evicted tenants would have 14 days to claim belongings
Jeremy Hay/Civil Beat/2025
Oʻahu Public Housing Tenants Promised Relocation Help Hit Dead-Ends
Boarded-up apartments. Wrong numbers. Homes already occupied or far from jobs, doctors and schools. Kūhiō Park Terrace residents in Phase 1 of the teardown are angry and bewildered as the Hawaiʻi Public Housing Authority moves to relocate them.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023
Data Dive: Consumers Sacrifice To Pay Hawaiʻi’s Record Electric Bills
Report: A third of the state’s residents cut back to have enough for electric bill.