Hawaiʻi

Hawai‘i Doctor Shortage Has Patients Paying Fees For Fast Care Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Hawai‘i Doctor Shortage Has Patients Paying Fees For Fast Care

Direct primary care is a burgeoning business model that bypasses insurance. If widely adopted, it could lessen the state’s dire shortage of primary care doctors — or make things worse.

The Sad State Of The Arts In Hawaiʻi Photo courtesy Jeta Tang

The Sad State Of The Arts In Hawaiʻi

This election year, policymakers must be pushed to defend and invest in the arts rather than gut them.

Sylvia Luke Quietly Took Thousands From This Lobbyist Linked To Cullen Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Sylvia Luke Quietly Took Thousands From This Lobbyist Linked To Cullen

The lieutenant governor is only now reporting money she received four years ago as a bribery scandal continues to roil the Hawaiʻi Legislature.

Hawaiʻi Storm Latest: State Shuts Down, 1,000s Lose Power Courtesy of Natalie Scarborough

Hawaiʻi Storm Latest: State Shuts Down, 1,000s Lose Power

High winds whipped the islands as a storm came through on Sunday, with more expected overnight and into Monday.

Hawaiʻi Mayors Scrap Controversial Tax Pitch In Election Year Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Hawaiʻi Mayors Scrap Controversial Tax Pitch In Election Year

The mayors decided against asking the Legislature for a 20-year extension of the general excise tax surcharge for rail and other transportation projects to allow time for more due diligence.

Will Disaster Insurance Overhaul Increase Protections For Future Survivors? Provided: Juliet DiGiovanni and Herb Phillips/2023

Will Disaster Insurance Overhaul Increase Protections For Future Survivors?

Other states impacted by similar disasters are reforming their insurance laws. Legislators here are teeing up bills to follow suit.

State Agrees To Settle Case Over Prison Drug Withdrawal Death Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015

State Agrees To Settle Case Over Prison Drug Withdrawal Death

The settlement calls for a $600,000 payment to the estate of Brian Kimo O’Gorman after he suffered heart failure while withdrawing from methadone.

Meet The Oʻahu Woman On A Mission To Stop The Ala Wai Canal Bridge Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Meet The Oʻahu Woman On A Mission To Stop The Ala Wai Canal Bridge

Laura Ruby has opposed a bridge over the Waikīkī canal for almost 20 years. Even as construction inches closer, she has no plans to stop.

Governor Wants New Laws To Protect Immigrants — Fast AP Photo/John Locher

Governor Wants New Laws To Protect Immigrants — Fast

Lawmakers were surprised by his comments, which came after a rally at the Capitol where hundreds protested ICE and the killings of protesters.