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Federal DOJ Sues Hawaiʻi For Refusing To Provide Voter Data Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Federal DOJ Sues Hawaiʻi For Refusing To Provide Voter Data

So far the Trump administration has sued 18 states for failing to come through with some or all of the voter registration records it is demanding.

‘Fraud Magnet’? Top Senator Wants To Halt SBA Contracts, Citing Hawaiʻi Case J. Scott Applewhite/AP

‘Fraud Magnet’? Top Senator Wants To Halt SBA Contracts, Citing Hawaiʻi Case

In a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Joni Ernst cited a criminal investigation of Christopher Dawson, accused of hijacking small business funding intended to help Native Hawaiians.

The Fight Between Honolulu Rail And A Contractor Gets Uglier Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

The Fight Between Honolulu Rail And A Contractor Gets Uglier

Honolulu’s rail authority is alleging Hitachi Rail Honolulu JV knew the claims it made in its lawsuit last month were ‘false and misleading.’

He Spent Funds Meant For Native Hawaiians On Polo And Porsches. The Federal Government Failed To Stop Him Photo illustration by Peter DiCampo/ProPublica

He Spent Funds Meant For Native Hawaiians On Polo And Porsches. The Federal Government Failed To Stop Him

A small business program allowed Christopher Dawson to win big contracts if he promised to uplift Native Hawaiians. Instead, federal prosecutors allege, he used the money to line his own pockets.

Fireworks Firm Tied To Illegal Hawaiʻi Shipment OK’d To Sell Firecrackers Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Fireworks Firm Tied To Illegal Hawaiʻi Shipment OK’d To Sell Firecrackers

The Honolulu Fire Department says it has no legal basis to deny the company a permit to sell firecrackers despite its involvement in a shipment of $2.7 million of illegal fireworks seized by the Coast Guard in 2022.

Hawaiian Electric Industries Sues Par Hawaiʻi Claiming Faulty Fuel Ruined Turbines Courtesy of HELCO

Hawaiian Electric Industries Sues Par Hawaiʻi Claiming Faulty Fuel Ruined Turbines

Utility claims metals in fuel caused millions of dollars in damage to a Big Island power plant, and also damaged a Kauaʻi facility.

Green Suggests Hawaiʻi Might Scale Back On Income Tax Cuts David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Green Suggests Hawaiʻi Might Scale Back On Income Tax Cuts

The governor also says he will likely tap into the state’s “rainy day” reserve to draw down hundreds of millions of dollars to balance the state budget.

Honolulu Rail Pays $41 Million In Dispute Over Ala Moana Extension Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Honolulu Rail Pays $41 Million In Dispute Over Ala Moana Extension

The settlement gives the city the easements it needs to build through Kakaʻako, but HART does not yet have the money to construct that segment.

Civil Beat’s Public Salary Database Is Updated. Here’s How To Use It David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Civil Beat’s Public Salary Database Is Updated. Here’s How To Use It

A few tips can help narrow search results and improve your experience while using this popular online tool.

Recent Government Salary Hikes At The Top Leave Many Public Workers Behind Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Recent Government Salary Hikes At The Top Leave Many Public Workers Behind

The latest update to Civil Beat’s Public Salary Database reflects major public-sector wage increases across Hawaiʻi — but not for everyone.