Hawaiʻi

Hawaiʻi Tsunami Panic: Most Who Evacuated Shouldn’t Have, Report Says 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.

Trust, Income Tax And Green Fees: Lieutenant Governor Candidate Q&As 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

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.”

Honolulu Homeless Services Program Too Disorganized To Assess, Auditor Says 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.

Trump Administration Sends Threatening Letter To Hawaiʻi Elections Chief 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.

Makana Eyre: No Ka Pau ʻOle ʻAna O Ka ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi I Kahi Kānāwai Pāpā ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi O Ka Makahiki 1896 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.

Part Of A Frantic Charge To Feed People During Covid, He’s Now Charged With Fraud 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.

Scientists Fear El Niño May Be Big, Bad And Costly With Heat, Floods, Droughts, Fires 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.

Where, Oh Where, Have The Bikis Gone? Oʻahu Is Missing 800 Bikes 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.