Federal Government

Proposed Cuts To Food Stamps Program Could Be ‘Horrific’ In Hawai‘i 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.

Judge Blocks Trump Health Funding Cuts For Hawaiʻi, Other States 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.

Is The Military In For A Wake-Up Call As Hawaiʻi Leases Near End? 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.

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.

Hawaiʻi Readies Weather Stations Against Trump Assault On Climate Research 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.

Union Fears Maui ICE Raid Will Scare Away Foreign Teachers 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.

Maui Fire Survivors Uprooted Again As FEMA Starts Charging Rent 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.

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.

Environment: Bolder Action Needed To Protect Hawaiʻi’s Environment 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.