Nick Grube/Civil Beat/2025
Green Proposes a Federal Affairs Office To Make Hawaiʻi’s Case In DC
The governor is asking legislators for $1.3 million to fund five new positions over the next two years.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018
A Conversation With Former Gov. David Ige: You Have To Keep Suing Trump
The former governor recalls the first Trump administration and explains why he thinks this one is much worse.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020
Hawaiʻi Veterans Deserve Better Than Trump’s VA Cuts
The administration’s proposal to eliminate 80,000 VA jobs will hit Hawai‘i especially hard.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Honolulu Mayor’s Budget Boosts Homeless Funding And Addresses Federal Cuts
The city is bracing for federal cuts, but the mayor said there are no plans to increase property taxes.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023
Trump’s Actions Are Creating A Budget Problem For Hawaiʻi Lawmakers
Halfway through the session, legislative priorities are emerging. But the new uncertainties mean lawmakers may need a special session to fine tune.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
Honolulu Launches Its Own Effort To Hire Federal Workers
The mayor’s announcement comes a little more than a week after the governor launched a similar effort on the state level.
U.S. Coast Guard District 5 PADE
Major Fireworks Seizure At Honolulu Port Points To Federal Failure
An Oʻahu fireworks company got a federal license to import tons of fireworks even though it didn’t have a state license to possess them once they got here.
(Courtesy: Kristina Holladay/2024)
Hawaiʻi Agricultural Projects At Risk Amid Federal Funding Freeze
Federal officials told Hawaiʻi nonprofits to delete references to climate change and Biden’s clean energy law from their websites.
(FEMA/2023)
If FEMA Didn’t Exist, Could States Handle The Disaster Response Alone?
For a small state like Hawaiʻi, the 2023 Lahaina fires showed how FEMA can assist in responding to a disaster.
Data Dive: 24,000 In Hawaiʻi Call Federal Government Their Boss, For Now
Most federal employees in Hawaiʻi work in the defense sector, but about 5,000 work for other agencies that could be affected by cutbacks under the Trump administration.