Hawaiʻi

Close Calls At Michigan’s Dams Are A Climate Warning To America Michigan Department of Natural Resources via AP

Close Calls At Michigan’s Dams Are A Climate Warning To America

Record flooding pushed Michigan’s dams to the brink of disaster. The near miss reflects the national problem of infrastructure that is not suited to the challenges of a warming world.

Top Honolulu Official Leaves City For Private Sector Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Top Honolulu Official Leaves City For Private Sector

The mayor designated Formby’s deputy Krishna Jayaram to fill the slot, which is subject to City Council approval.

Effort To Get Cruise Ships On Board With Green Fee Is Sputtering Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Effort To Get Cruise Ships On Board With Green Fee Is Sputtering

Some legislators worry the state will lose its case to uphold cruise ship payments and with it millions in environmental funding.

‘Slush Fund’? Honolulu Council Wants Control Of $41 Million Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

‘Slush Fund’? Honolulu Council Wants Control Of $41 Million

The provisional account would be used for covering disaster relief and routine operations.

Fewer AAPI Adults Report Hate Incidents But Racism Concerns Linger, New Poll Shows Getty Images/iStockphotos

Fewer AAPI Adults Report Hate Incidents But Racism Concerns Linger, New Poll Shows

Researchers say the tone of the rhetoric has shifted from Covid-19-related tropes to more anti-immigrant sentiments.

George Ariyoshi, State’s Third Governor, Dies At Age 100 Hawaii State Archives/Honolulu Star-Advertiser Collection

George Ariyoshi, State’s Third Governor, Dies At Age 100

Ariyoshi, who was elected in 1974 and served as Hawaiʻi’s governor until 1986, was the first Japanese-American elected governor in the U.S.

Wildfires Used To ‘Go To Sleep’ At Night. Climate Change Has Them Burning Overtime AP

Wildfires Used To ‘Go To Sleep’ At Night. Climate Change Has Them Burning Overtime

Fires that surge at night, including the 2023 Lahaina fire, are tougher to fight.

‘Renovation Aloha’ Sued For Filming Native Hawaiian Bones Christina Jedra/Civil Beat/2026

‘Renovation Aloha’ Sued For Filming Native Hawaiian Bones

HGTV is releasing a re-edited version of the episode “Bones On The Big Island” after a Hawaiʻi judge ordered the original taken down.

Family Suing Kamehameha Schools Can Stay Anonymous For Now AP Photo/Mengshin Lin/2025

Family Suing Kamehameha Schools Can Stay Anonymous For Now

Their identities will be revealed to the school’s attorneys and the judge presiding over the case.

Hawaiʻi Police Union Officials Got Pay Raises Without Approval Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Hawaiʻi Police Union Officials Got Pay Raises Without Approval

The state police union’s executive director announced raises for employees without the board’s permission, the union said. The move was quickly undone.