Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019
Should Hawaii Tighten Its Work-From-Home Policies For State Employees?
Some senators want to ensure the remote workers are properly supervised and are productive.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Hawaii Government Transparency Bills Clear A Key Hurdle In The Legislature
The four measures now move to the Senate for further consideration.
John Hill/Civil Beat/2019
Hawaii Ordered An Acupuncturist To Stop Practicing. Three Years Later, He Still Was
Mike Hashimoto, an architect of the state’s regulation of acupuncture, asked the state to intervene in a billing dispute last year despite his agreement to not treat patients.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Hawaii Is Struggling To Meet A Deadline To Reduce Leased Office Space
Despite a new law mandating a 10% reduction by 2026, the amount of office space leased by the state has increased.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015
Green Appoints Two Veteran Lawmakers To Transportation, Human Resources Jobs
Reps. James Tokioka of Kauai and Ryan Yamane of Mililani will resign their seats in the Legislature and start in their new positions next week.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2022
Lee Cataluna: It’s An Emergency! How Proclamations Cut Through Hawaii Bureaucracy
No, the state is not facing Armageddon. But governors’ reliance on emergency proclamations is a sign of dysfunction.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2022
Green’s First Budget Proposal Focuses On Hawaii’s Health Care System
The governor also announced that $50 million in state grant funds will finally be released to Hawaii nonprofits that have waited months for the money.
Hawaii News Now
A Gag Order In A Foster Death: When Child Welfare Secrecy Goes Too Far
The child welfare system is shrouded in secrecy to protect children. Does it also block scrutiny and reform?
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019
Racial Disparities Vex Hawaii’s Child Welfare System. Can They Be Fixed?
The causes are complex, but Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander parents are far more likely to have children removed by the state.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
‘I Worked Very Hard’: Hawaii Gov. David Ige Looks Back At 8 Years Leading The State
The Hawaii governor gets mixed reviews from other top state officials on how well he governed. Ige thinks he did just fine.