Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Hawaiʻi’s Top Utility Regulator Abruptly Steps Down
Outgoing PUC Chair Leo Asuncion gave no reason for leaving before his term is up.
Ku‘u Kauanoe/Civil Beat/2022
Trump Killed Solar In Hawaiʻi. The Legislature Must Act Now
Without immediate action, the industry faces a bloodbath next year.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Federal Cuts Mean Less Help For Hawaiʻi Domestic Violence Victims
Programs providing targeted outreach to Native Hawaiian and Filipino survivors are among those facing cuts.
Courtesy TMT
Thirty Meter Telescope Planners Consider Other Sites On Mauna Kea
Gov. Josh Green pledges to help with the permitting process for sites where old telescopes have been decommissioned.
Hawaii News Now/Screenshot/2025
Fatal ʻEwa Beach Fire: Care Home Had History Of Not Documenting Fire Drills
Wednesday’s blaze left two people dead and one seriously injured.
Flickr via KAZVorpal
Government Shutdown: Hawaiʻi Announces Financial Aid For Housing, Utilities
Applications for one aid fund open today. Details are still being worked out for another, which is specifically for Native Hawaiians.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024
Hawaiʻi’s Child Welfare Reform Efforts Bump Up Against Budget Fears
Gov. Josh Green has imposed spending restrictions on state departments, which means new money to help fix problems at CWS will be scarce next year.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
Maui Council Member Tasha Kama Remembered For Life Of Service
Her death leaves a void on the ideologically split nine-member council as it confronts major housing policy decisions.
Tia Lewis/Civil Beat/2025
Helmet Or Hospital: A Choice To Save Your Life
As a trauma nurse, I see firsthand the consequences of not wearing a helmet.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Hawaiʻi Storytellers: Trish K. Morikawa
She shares the many chance encounters that led her on the path to public service as a judge for the Oʻahu First Circuit Court of Hawai‘i.