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Feds Failed To Track Millions Of Dollars In Misspent COFA Grants

Feds Failed To Track Millions Of Dollars In Misspent COFA Grants

A new audit from the Government Accountability Office raises questions about whether federal agencies have been doing their jobs to hold Micronesian grantees accountable.

Wanted: New Executive Director For Hawaii Fisheries Council Nick Grube/Civil Beat/2023

Wanted: New Executive Director For Hawaii Fisheries Council

Longtime leader Kitty Simonds has been recruiting a replacement, although she said she hasn't yet decided when she's going to retire.

Nominees For Hawaii Federal Judge Positions Face US Senate Hearing Screen shot

Nominees For Hawaii Federal Judge Positions Face US Senate Hearing

State Court Judge Shanlyn Park and Assistant U.S. Attorney Micah Smith both fit President Joe Biden's mold for judgeships as he tries to diversify the federal bench.

Biden Picks New Federal Judge For Hawaii Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat/2017

Biden Picks New Federal Judge For Hawaii

Assistant U.S. Attorney Micah Smith is the president's nominee, the White House says.

Maui Residents Finally Have Local Access To Federal Relief Programs Provided: FEMA

Maui Residents Finally Have Local Access To Federal Relief Programs

SBA loan limits were substantially hiked only a week before the destructive fires.

Feds Closely Watching Local Property Deals For Signs Of Money Laundering Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Feds Closely Watching Local Property Deals For Signs Of Money Laundering

Real estate purchases by anonymous shell companies can distort appraisals and tax assessments.

Native Hawaiian Defense Contractor Replaces Top Leadership Amid Federal Criminal Probe Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Native Hawaiian Defense Contractor Replaces Top Leadership Amid Federal Criminal Probe

The company's founder, Christopher Dawson, is part of a well-known Hawaiian family that has many ties in business, political and social circles in Hawaii.

Hawaii Native Krystal Ka‘ai Tackles Equity And  Anti-Asian Hate For Biden’s White House Submitted: WHIAANHPI

Hawaii Native Krystal Ka‘ai Tackles Equity And Anti-Asian Hate For Biden’s White House

President Joe Biden appointed Ka'ai to lead his initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. She sat down with Civil Beat this week to talk about her work.

Prominent Native Hawaiian Defense Contractor Is Part Of New Federal Criminal Probe Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Prominent Native Hawaiian Defense Contractor Is Part Of New Federal Criminal Probe

Officials with the Dawson companies would only say they are cooperating with the federal investigation so it's unclear what the case is about.