Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Hawaiʻi Mayors Scrap Controversial Tax Pitch In Election Year
The mayors decided against asking the Legislature for a 20-year extension of the general excise tax surcharge for rail and other transportation projects to allow time for more due diligence.
Provided: Juliet DiGiovanni and Herb Phillips/2023
Will Disaster Insurance Overhaul Increase Protections For Future Survivors?
Other states impacted by similar disasters are reforming their insurance laws. Legislators here are teeing up bills to follow suit.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015
State Agrees To Settle Case Over Prison Drug Withdrawal Death
The settlement calls for a $600,000 payment to the estate of Brian Kimo O’Gorman after he suffered heart failure while withdrawing from methadone.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Meet The Oʻahu Woman On A Mission To Stop The Ala Wai Canal Bridge
Laura Ruby has opposed a bridge over the Waikīkī canal for almost 20 years. Even as construction inches closer, she has no plans to stop.
AP Photo/John Locher
Governor Wants New Laws To Protect Immigrants — Fast
Lawmakers were surprised by his comments, which came after a rally at the Capitol where hundreds protested ICE and the killings of protesters.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
50 Years On Kahoʻolawe: Inside The Journey To Rescue Hawaiʻi’s Target Island
The goal isn’t just to heal the environment, activists say. It’s to forge an island where Hawaiians can reclaim their culture.
AP Photo/Mengshin Lin/2025
Hiki Anei I Ko Kamehameha Ke Hoʻokuke I Ka Hoʻopiʻi ʻAe Haumāna Ma Ka ʻAe I Ka Hele Kula Manuahi?
E pono e ʻāpono mua ka ʻaha hōʻoia palapala hoʻoilina mokuʻāina he papahana hoʻolālā no ka hoʻolilo ʻana i ke kula he kula manuahi o ka hele kula ʻana e hoʻomaka ana ma kinohi o ka makahiki kula 2026.
Hawaii Oil Seed Producers
How An Oil Seed Industry Can Foster A New Bioeconomy
Hawaiʻi must reduce imports and move away from overdependence on tourism in order to benefit us all.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Deputy Sheriffs Are Beefing Up Hawaiʻi Traffic Enforcement
After a 20% surge in highway deaths last year, deputies will help crack down on speeding in school zones on weekdays and drunken driving on weekends.