Hawaiʻi

Nearly 1 In 5 Warning Sirens On Oʻahu Were Broken During Tsunami Scare Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Nearly 1 In 5 Warning Sirens On Oʻahu Were Broken During Tsunami Scare

The Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency says two dozen new sirens will be installed by the end of the year.

Immigrant Sent Cash To Family In Mexico; ICE Used That To Nab Him On Oʻahu Bryan Cox/ICE via AP/2017

Immigrant Sent Cash To Family In Mexico; ICE Used That To Nab Him On Oʻahu

Experts say it’s the first time they know of that money transfer records have been used to trace someone purely for reentering the U.S. illegally, in this case 17 years ago.

Maui Police Officer Killed In Shooting Screenshot/Hawaii News Now

Maui Police Officer Killed In Shooting

A female officer was shot and killed responding to a call of a man with a gun on Friday night.

Photo Essay: Adventurers Get A Charge Out Of Electric Hydrofoils Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Photo Essay: Adventurers Get A Charge Out Of Electric Hydrofoils

Electric hydrofoils flying above our waters are becoming more common. Many pioneers of the sport in Hawaiʻi started out surfing human-powered hydrofoils at regular surf breaks.

The Gap Between Hawaiʻi’s Top CEO Salaries And Regular Worker Pay David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

The Gap Between Hawaiʻi’s Top CEO Salaries And Regular Worker Pay

Public companies have to report executive compensation and how that compares with median worker pay.

Hawaiʻi Providers Fear RFK Jr. Could Roll Back Access To Abortion Pill Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaiʻi Providers Fear RFK Jr. Could Roll Back Access To Abortion Pill

Women in remote and rural parts of Hawaiʻi have long struggled to access abortion care.

Auditor: Plan To Cool Hawaiʻi Classrooms A ‘$120 Million Disaster’ PF Bentley/Civil Beat/2014

Auditor: Plan To Cool Hawaiʻi Classrooms A ‘$120 Million Disaster’

A decision to use solar air conditioning created costly maintenance issues and was an inefficient way to cool down sweltering classrooms, state auditors found.

Beat The Heat: Civil Beat Summer Heat Survey David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Beat The Heat: Civil Beat Summer Heat Survey

Help us learn how Hawaiʻi residents deal with increasing temperatures.

Student Scientists Are Tracking Heat Risk For Their Peers (Leilani Combs/Civil Beat/2025)

Student Scientists Are Tracking Heat Risk For Their Peers

Students are helping with summer research to measure temperatures at Hawaiʻi’s K-12 schools and set guidelines to prevent heat-related illness.

Hawaiʻi Rarely Takes Guns From People In Crisis, Despite ‘Red Flag’ Law Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Hawaiʻi Rarely Takes Guns From People In Crisis, Despite ‘Red Flag’ Law

A law enacted five years ago was supposed to help loved ones and law enforcement get a court order to temporariliy take away someone’s guns. Only 10 petitions have been filed.