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.
Ben Angarone/Civil Beat/2026
Flashing Crosswalk Broken For Months On A Busy Road
Pedestrians need to be extra careful in this popular Mōʻiliʻili crosswalk. City says an upgrade is in the works.
Submitted: Par Hawaii
Foreign Oil Floods Into the Islands — But Venezuelan Crude Is Too Tainted
Over the past decade, crude from countries, such as Libya, Russia and Argentina have helped keep the lights on in the Aloha State.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Hawaiʻi Road Deaths Hit 18-Year Peak Last Year. Most Other States Dropped
Hawaiʻi was one of just six U.S. states where the rate of road deaths in 2025 rose compared to 2024.
Makana Eyre: A Man Of Unyielding Curiosity, Gavan Daws Lived Life Of Words
His work was loudly acclaimed and criticized but news of his death came quietly.
(Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2025)
Hawaiʻi ICE Arrests And Detentions In 2025 Spiked From Year Before
Updated tallies are not yet complete but already eclipse those in 2024. Data show immigration arrests are increasingly likely to take place at ICE offices and at the state’s civil court houses.
Word Flower: Jan. 5
Lots and lots of words in this flower. Have a blast!
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Oʻahu Needs Sidewalks. Should The County Be Required To Build Them?
Two Honolulu charter amendment proposals this year aim to enshrine sidewalk construction as a core local government responsibility.
Courtesy: Larry Geller/2021
By Resisting Feds’ Demand For Personal SNAP Data, Hawaiʻi Could Face Cuts
Hawaiʻi is one of 22 states that have called the USDA’s demand for food stamp recipients’ information unprecedented and unlawful.