Over the past decade, crude from countries, such as Libya, Russia and Argentina have helped keep the lights on in the Aloha State.

Hawaiʻi was one of just six U.S. states where the rate of road deaths in 2025 rose compared to 2024.

His work was loudly acclaimed and criticized but news of his death came quietly.

Updated tallies are not yet complete but already eclipse those in 2024. Data show immigration arrests are increasingly likely to take place at ICE offices and at the state’s civil court houses.

Lots and lots of words in this flower. Have a blast!

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

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

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.”

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.

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.