Two Honolulu charter amendment proposals this year aim to enshrine sidewalk construction as a core local government responsibility.

Hawaiʻi is one of 22 states that have called the USDA’s demand for food stamp recipients’ information unprecedented and unlawful.

We’re still collecting votes to determine the winner of this year’s Neighborhood Haiku competition, but one thing is certain: Civil Beat readers are wild about where they live.

Wehewehe ka Luna Hoʻomalu OHA Kai Kahele i ka papaha o ko ke aupuni pekelala ʻauʻa ʻana i ka ʻāina ma lalo o ka mana kāʻili aupuni ma ke ʻano he “kiʻina hoʻohana nui ʻia a nā kolonaio i kiʻi ai no nā hanauna he nui.”

Economic worries, the longest federal shutdown in U.S. history and a chaotic tsunami evacuation kept residents on their toes in 2025. And those weren’t even the most important Hawaiʻi news stories of the year.

A recent report shows that in the last two years the child welfare system’s performance has fallen in nearly every category. The state says the numbers don’t reflect the overall health of the system.

In 2012, lawmakers tried to get a handle on unexpectedly high pensions by billing state and county employers. In most cases, it’s only gotten worse.

It would be too depressing to constantly uncover problems if we didn’t have faith that some of them could be solved.

Facing reductions caused by President Trump’s policies, the state’s budget will prioritize essential services such as health care and food security.

Three men are seeking to lead one of the country’s largest charitable trusts.