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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024
Beat The Heat: Civil Beat Summer Heat Survey
Help us learn how Hawaiʻi residents deal with increasing temperatures.
(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.
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.