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Hawaiʻi Mayors Scrap Controversial Tax Pitch In Election Year 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.

Will Disaster Insurance Overhaul Increase Protections For Future Survivors? 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.

State Agrees To Settle Case Over Prison Drug Withdrawal Death 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.

Meet The Oʻahu Woman On A Mission To Stop The Ala Wai Canal Bridge 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.

Governor Wants New Laws To Protect Immigrants — Fast 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.

50 Years On Kahoʻolawe: Inside The Journey To Rescue Hawaiʻi’s Target Island 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.

Hiki Anei I Ko Kamehameha Ke Hoʻokuke I Ka Hoʻopiʻi ʻAe Haumāna Ma Ka ʻAe I Ka Hele Kula Manuahi? 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.

How An Oil Seed Industry Can Foster A New Bioeconomy 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.

Deputy Sheriffs Are Beefing Up Hawaiʻi Traffic Enforcement 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.