Hawaiʻi

Governor Nominates Former Labor Lawyer To Be Hawaiʻi’s Next Chief Justice David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Governor Nominates Former Labor Lawyer To Be Hawaiʻi’s Next Chief Justice

Vladimir Devens, a former police officer and labor lawyer, has served as an associate justice of the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court for the past two years.

Teens Are Addicted To Social Media. Hawaiʻi Is Reluctant To Set Limits

Teens Are Addicted To Social Media. Hawaiʻi Is Reluctant To Set Limits

A measure that would have required parental consent for kids under 16 to use social media was deferred indefinitely Wednesday. Similar laws in other states have been held up in court. 

Trump’s War In Iran Is About To Show Up In Your Electric Bill Flickr

Trump’s War In Iran Is About To Show Up In Your Electric Bill

The Aloha State burns foreign oil to generate most of its electricity. With prices soaring, electric bills are projected to increase 20% to 30% in the coming months.

Kaimukī’s Queen Theater Is Falling Apart. Honolulu Doesn’t Want To Step In David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Kaimukī’s Queen Theater Is Falling Apart. Honolulu Doesn’t Want To Step In

The venue, which over the decades went from family friendly theater to purveyor of pornographic films, will likely continue to sit empty.

Makana Eyre: An Inspiring Exhibit On Native Hawaiians That Most Of Us Won’t See (Makana Eyre/Civil Beat/2026)

Makana Eyre: An Inspiring Exhibit On Native Hawaiians That Most Of Us Won’t See

The British Museum has mounted an exhibit in collaboration with Indigenous people. But when invaluable Hawaiian artifacts are held in collections so far from home, how many people from here will get to go see it?

Police Use Of Pepper Spray At Hawaiʻi School Boosts Calls For Counselors Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Police Use Of Pepper Spray At Hawaiʻi School Boosts Calls For Counselors

Some community members say the incident at a Kapolei Middle School underscores the need for behavioral health staff at the state’s public schools.

Hawaiʻi Land Board Approves Acquiring Wahiawā Reservoir As Costs Increase Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Hawaiʻi Land Board Approves Acquiring Wahiawā Reservoir As Costs Increase

A budget request from Gov. Josh Green puts the new price tag on repairs to the dam and reservoir, which rose to dangerous levels during the recent Kona low, at more than $60 million.

UH Popup Clinic On North Shore Offers Help To Flood Victims Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

UH Popup Clinic On North Shore Offers Help To Flood Victims

In the wake of last week’s flood, student doctors from the John A. Burns School of Medicine are treating ailments ranging from digestive issues to joint pain.

Flying Blind: Honolulu Officials Held Off On Evacuations As North Shore Flooded Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Flying Blind: Honolulu Officials Held Off On Evacuations As North Shore Flooded

By the time emergency management officials told people it was time to evacuate in Waialua and Haleʻiwa, some residents had already been swimming for their lives.

Hawaiʻi Is On Track To Obtain And Fix Dam That Almost Failed Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Hawaiʻi Is On Track To Obtain And Fix Dam That Almost Failed

Taxpayers will pay more than $20 million for repairs. Partial owner Dole might still get the water.