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.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Hawaiʻi Storytellers: Rebecca Soon
She shares more about her upbringing and journey with wrestling with the question of whether she was “Hawaiian enough.”
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Hawaiʻi Storytellers: Maile Meyer
The community advocate reflects on how she seeks to follow in the footsteps of her grandmother and mother before her, carrying on their work and legacies.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Hawaiʻi Storytellers: Kaʻiulani Murphy
The Polynesian Voyaging Society navigator shares her journey as a perpetual student, honoring her own kumu, and passing that knowledge on.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Data Dive: Farmworkers Earn Well Over Minimum Wage But Not Enough For Hawai‘i
Farm and ranch workers made almost $22 an hour on average last year but still fell just below the state’s survival wage.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Will 4 New Stations And A $1 Million Ad Campaign Attract More Rail Riders?
Mayor Rick Blangiardi says the city must overcome “almost two decades of negativity and cynicism.”