Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Man Institutionalized Due To Mistaken Identity Will Get $975K Settlement
The man could also receive a $200,000 payment from the state.
AP
Will The Feds Help Hawaiʻi After The Floods? It’s Up To Trump
The president has denied and delayed requests for disaster aid from Democratic-led states. Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green hopes that won’t be the case.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015
Competing Energy Proposals Debate Which Will Limit Costs For Consumers
HECO says the cost to upgrade the old power plant exceeds what state utility regulators have allowed.
Courtesy: Maryanne Miske
Feds Trying To Bilk Miske Granddaughter Out Of Inheritance, Lawyer Says
Federal prosecutors say Miske killed himself in prison to prevent the government from seizing his $20 million estate. The trust’s lawyer is pushing back on that.
Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
On Top Of Everything Else Facing Storm-Ravaged Oʻahu … Potholes
After two intense Kona lows, calls to a city hotline to report potholes tripled. As drivers dodge divots, the city is just beginning to assess the damage.
Bryan Cox/ICE via AP/2017
Immigrant Protection Bills Advance In State Senate
Bills would prohibit collaboration between local police and federal immigration authorities, outlaw most masks for law enforcement officers
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Governor Asks Feds For Money To Help Flood Relief
Rebuilding roads, schools, homes and a hospital will cost over $1 billion.
Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Neighborhood Parking Limits Off To Choppy Start In Kalihi Valley
Residents in this Honolulu neighborhood clamored for parking restrictions. Now they’ve got mixed feelings about it.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Mud, Mud And More Mud: Residents Of Oʻahu’s North Shore Start To Dig Out
Residents of Haleʻiwa and Waialua were allowed over the weekend to return to their neighborhoods, flooded in the second of two powerful Kona lows. The damage was sobering.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
For These Waialua Residents, No Easy Way To Get Home
In the wake of the flooding and a National Guard evacuation, this father-and-son duo had to improvise.