The state pest reporting platform 643Pest received a few hundred reports annually until 2023, when the floodgates opened for coconut rhinoceros beetles. 

Some neighbor island jobs have the edge in salaries compared to their Oʻahu counterparts, adding to hiring difficulties.  

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The latest update to Civil Beat’s Public Salary Database reflects major public-sector wage increases across Hawaiʻi — but not for everyone.

Researchers and law enforcement officials are seeing increases in careless and aggressive driving in Hawaiʻi. It’s challenging to quantify the extent of the problem.

Civil Beat is tracking the effects of federal funding cuts on state and county programs in the islands.

The lawsuits allege the Trump administration is threatening to withhold transportation and disaster-relief funds if states don’t comply with the president’s immigration agenda.

A new database will track Hawaiʻi lawsuits against executive orders and other actions taken by the second Trump administration.

The salary increases were recommended by a commission filled with former — and current — government officials.

The effort may include public or private meetings with legislators, who have the ability to reject the entire pay package.