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Hawaiʻi Foster System In Crisis: Kids Still Sleeping In Offices, Hotels Getty Images/iStockphoto

Hawaiʻi Foster System In Crisis: Kids Still Sleeping In Offices, Hotels

Following Civil Beat’s inquiries about the issue, the Department of Human Services is launching a task force to explore solutions.

Hawaiʻi To Settle Teacher’s Claim He Was Fired Over False Abuse Allegation Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Hawaiʻi To Settle Teacher’s Claim He Was Fired Over False Abuse Allegation

The Department of Education concluded the teacher posed a threat to children due to the allegation and a prior assault conviction.

Republican Named To Represent East Oʻahu After Rep. Gene Ward’s Death Courtesy: Governor's Office

Republican Named To Represent East Oʻahu After Rep. Gene Ward’s Death

Ward’s seat has been vacant since the longtime East Honolulu lawmaker retired on March 31 due to illness.

Will Hawaiʻi’s Supreme Court Curb Governor’s Power To Suspend Laws? Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Will Hawaiʻi’s Supreme Court Curb Governor’s Power To Suspend Laws?

One justice compared Josh Green’s “maximalist” use of emergency proclamations to President Donald Trump’s controversial use of executive orders.

How The Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor Has Gone From Cash Cow To Eyesore David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025

How The Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor Has Gone From Cash Cow To Eyesore

The harbor’s status as a public asset is at odds with the state’s long-term goals for private management boating facilities.

Manager Alleges Potential Fraud In Homeless Village Construction David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025

Manager Alleges Potential Fraud In Homeless Village Construction

Manager claims a variety of legal violations during construction of the kauhale tiny homes, but the developer says he doesn’t understand the law.

Chief Justice Says He’ll Retire On High Note After Rare Legislative Success David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025

Chief Justice Says He’ll Retire On High Note After Rare Legislative Success

In his last year on the Supreme Court, Mark Recktenwald helped secure funding for Judiciary programs throughout Hawaiʻi.

Hawaiʻi Governor Creates National PAC To Support ‘Pro-Science Candidates’ Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaiʻi Governor Creates National PAC To Support ‘Pro-Science Candidates’

Josh Green appeared with his Heal America political action committee partners while on a state-sponsored trip.

Progress Report: A Series Of Child Abuse Deaths Failed To Spur Major Reform David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Progress Report: A Series Of Child Abuse Deaths Failed To Spur Major Reform

The legislative session was punctuated by an arrest in yet another child death, but lawmakers did not act on recommendations of a child welfare task force .

What The State Refuses To Say About Fatal Child Abuse Cases Jessica Terrell/Civil Beat /2025

What The State Refuses To Say About Fatal Child Abuse Cases

A federal law requires states to release information about how they handled child maltreatment cases ending in deaths. Hawaiʻi’s reports raise more questions than they answer.