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Storm Batters Hawaiʻi Causing Floods, Prolonged Outages And Toppled Trees Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Storm Batters Hawaiʻi Causing Floods, Prolonged Outages And Toppled Trees

HECO outages rankled Oʻahu Friday, with outages possibly extending into Saturday for East Honolulu and Hawaiʻi Kai. Flash flood warnings were issued elsewhere.

Hawaiʻi Storm Latest: Forecast, Outages, Closures, Shelters, More Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Hawaiʻi Storm Latest: Forecast, Outages, Closures, Shelters, More

Updated news from officials on the Kona low storm passing over Hawaiʻi amid concerns of flooding and high winds.

That Purple Hawai‘i Vacation Lei Likely Came From Thailand. Lawmakers Want To Change That Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

That Purple Hawai‘i Vacation Lei Likely Came From Thailand. Lawmakers Want To Change That

Locals prefer local flowers, but imported flowers help stretch limited local supplies.

Will Hawaiʻi Take This Native Hawaiian Advisory Group Seriously? Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Will Hawaiʻi Take This Native Hawaiian Advisory Group Seriously?

The Aha Moku Advisory Committee weighs in on issues from fishing to military leases, but many think it’s not as effective as it could be.

Former US Rep. Colleen Hanabusa Dead At 74 David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Former US Rep. Colleen Hanabusa Dead At 74

The former congresswoman served as president of the Hawaiʻi Senate and chair of the Honolulu rail authority.

Embezzler Or Victim? Native Hawaiian Contractor’s Family Fights Back Hawaiian Native Corp. photo

Embezzler Or Victim? Native Hawaiian Contractor’s Family Fights Back

In various court filings, Christopher Dawson’s sister is pushing back against the DOJ narrative that he swindled a federal program meant to help his people.

Kidney Nonprofit Charged Taxpayers ‘Outrageous’ Prices For Covid Tests Caldwell Facebook/2020

Kidney Nonprofit Charged Taxpayers ‘Outrageous’ Prices For Covid Tests

Following Civil Beat’s reporting, the nonprofit is enlisting outside help to review its books.  

Hawaiʻi Attorney Accused Of Lying During Kealoha Trial Could Face Discipline Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Hawaiʻi Attorney Accused Of Lying During Kealoha Trial Could Face Discipline

Kevin Sumida could face punishment ranging from a private admonition to suspension. 

UH Cyber Hack Exposed Social Security Numbers Of Up To 1.15 Million Computerworld.com

UH Cyber Hack Exposed Social Security Numbers Of Up To 1.15 Million

The University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center used driver’s license and voter data to recruit study subjects.

More Design Delays Could Push Back Honolulu Rail Project — Again Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

More Design Delays Could Push Back Honolulu Rail Project — Again

The city center segment of the $10B rail project is supposed to open in March 2031, but an outside consultant questions whether that plan is still feasible.