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.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
Judge Blocks Trump Health Funding Cuts For Hawaiʻi, Other States
Hawaiʻi could have lost more than $89 million for critical community health programs, the Attorney General’s Office said.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020
Is The Military In For A Wake-Up Call As Hawaiʻi Leases Near End?
The state’s rejection of the U.S. Army’s environmental assessment of impacts of its training may foreshadow the future, one some Native Hawaiians say won’t be smooth sailing.
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.
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.
Jeff DePonte/UH News/2025
Hawaiʻi Readies Weather Stations Against Trump Assault On Climate Research
The federal government will no longer track the nation’s costliest natural disasters. A local solution can fill some of the need here — if its funding holds out.
Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Associated Press/2024
Union Fears Maui ICE Raid Will Scare Away Foreign Teachers
Hawaiʻi has been recruiting teachers from the Philippines for several years to address the state’s ongoing teacher shortage.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2025
Maui Fire Survivors Uprooted Again As FEMA Starts Charging Rent
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is trying to reduce the load on the island’s housing stock but the continual need to relocate is frustrating residents.
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.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2022
Environment: Bolder Action Needed To Protect Hawaiʻi’s Environment
Legislators passed a historic new green fee. They also kicked some of Hawaiʻi’s most daunting environmental challenges down the road.