Hawaiʻi

Trump Is Gutting The Endangered Species Act. These 10 Species Show What’s At Stake Courtesy: Mauna Kea Forest Restoration Project

Trump Is Gutting The Endangered Species Act. These 10 Species Show What’s At Stake

Hundreds of imperiled species, including endangered forest birds in Hawai‘i, could face greater threats from industry and development.

Matson Bankrolled Dark Money Super PAC, New Filings Show Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Matson Bankrolled Dark Money Super PAC, New Filings Show

A loophole in federal campaign spending law left primary voters in the dark about who was bankrolling last-minute advertising in the contest for Hawaiʻi’s 1st Congressional District.

Why Honolulu Needs An Office Of Data Innovation Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Why Honolulu Needs An Office Of Data Innovation

Charter Amendment Question 15 would make Oʻahu’s chief data officer a permanent steward of a public resource.

Hawaiʻi’s 1990s Meth Tide Swept Up These 4 People. Only 2 Survived  Civil Beat Photo Illustration. Source Images: Courtesy of Kapu Shoaf and Kēhau Manijo.

Hawaiʻi’s 1990s Meth Tide Swept Up These 4 People. Only 2 Survived 

Over four decades, the losses piled up — prison, homelessness, illness, children taken by the state — and eventually, death. But the survivors would find sobriety.

Here’s How Much Hawaiʻi Seniors Need To Cover Basic Monthly Costs Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Here’s How Much Hawaiʻi Seniors Need To Cover Basic Monthly Costs

Housing affordability is a big problem confronting Hawaiʻi residents, including those 65 and over.

Third Non-Citizen This Year Charged With Voting Illegally In Hawaiʻi AP Photo/Jenny Kane

Third Non-Citizen This Year Charged With Voting Illegally In Hawaiʻi

In the previous cases, one defendant changed her plea to guilty and another faces a December trial

Military Leases, Kakaʻako, Control Of Board At Issue In OHA Oʻahu Race Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Military Leases, Kakaʻako, Control Of Board At Issue In OHA Oʻahu Race

Kalei Akaka and Kumu Hina Wong are facing off for a seat on the nine-member Board of Trustees.

Ex-Kanye West Campaigner Funnels Thousands To Hawaiʻi Candidates AP

Ex-Kanye West Campaigner Funnels Thousands To Hawaiʻi Candidates

A West Virginia-based group registered to the former treasurer of Kanye West’s presidential campaign is sending thousands of dollars to a PAC funding Hawaiʻi candidates.

2026 Hawai’i Election: Congressional District 2

2026 Hawai’i Election: Congressional District 2

Brenton Awa and Jill Tokuda talk cost of living, climate change, immigration, Native Hawaiian issues and more.

Judges’ Crackdown On Virtual Hearings Adds Hurdles For Immigrants In Court Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Judges’ Crackdown On Virtual Hearings Adds Hurdles For Immigrants In Court

Hawaiʻi-based immigration judges have ordered attorneys and their clients from as far as Texas and Alaska to travel to appear in person in Honolulu’s court.