Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Hawaiʻi Tsunami Panic: Most Who Evacuated Shouldn’t Have, Report Says
Almost all of Oʻahu’s traffic during the tsunami warning was unnecessary, the report said.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023
Trust, Income Tax And Green Fees: Lieutenant Governor Candidate Q&As
A diverse field is on the ballot for the office left vacant by Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke’s abrupt departure.
Candidate Q&A: Lieutenant Governor – Derek Kawakami
“Government must be careful about the commitments it makes without understanding the unintended consequences that come with well-intended promises.”
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
Honolulu Homeless Services Program Too Disorganized To Assess, Auditor Says
The CORE program was started in 2021 and has changed its focus repeatedly since then, confounding efforts to gauge its effectiveness.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020
Trump Administration Sends Threatening Letter To Hawaiʻi Elections Chief
The U.S. Justice Department is telling elections officials nationwide they could be criminally liable if they make it possible for non-citizens to vote.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024
Shark Attack On Teen Inspires The Start Of A National Alert System
There are between 60 and 80 known unprovoked bites worldwide each year.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023
Makana Eyre: No Ka Pau ʻOle ʻAna O Ka ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi I Kahi Kānāwai Pāpā ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi O Ka Makahiki 1896
Ua ulu a nui loa ka makemake e aʻo i ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, ʻaʻole naʻe lawa nā kumu no nā kula kaiapuni.
Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat/2020
Part Of A Frantic Charge To Feed People During Covid, He’s Now Charged With Fraud
Former city employee, who helped steer federal funds to the hungry, is accused of deceiving the food bank into spending money that wasn’t there.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Scientists Fear El Niño May Be Big, Bad And Costly With Heat, Floods, Droughts, Fires
The U.S. East and Gulf coasts may get a break, but Hawai‘i and other islands are more in danger, climate scientists say.
Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Where, Oh Where, Have The Bikis Gone? Oʻahu Is Missing 800 Bikes
Only 478 bikes remained as of the end of April, down from a peak of roughly 1,300 bikes soon after its start.