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What Ariel Sellers’ Court Records Tell Us About The Child Welfare System Hawaii News Now/2021

What Ariel Sellers’ Court Records Tell Us About The Child Welfare System

The state wanted the girl and her siblings to have a permanent home. The Kaluas were willing. But were they able?

Alexander Silvert: ‘Our Work Is Not Done Yet’ Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Alexander Silvert: ‘Our Work Is Not Done Yet’

The fact that the AG is now investigating the $35,000 potential bribe is a good thing. But it doesn’t let the Legislature off the hook.

Governor Needs To Step Into Proposed Hawaiʻi Health Care Consolidation Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016

Governor Needs To Step Into Proposed Hawaiʻi Health Care Consolidation

The proposed deeper integration between Hawaiʻi Pacific Health and HMSA would only intensify the problem with lack of access to providers and care. Gov. Josh Green must act now.

Hawaiʻi Can Own Its Energy Future Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaiʻi Can Own Its Energy Future

Moving from fossil assets to green assets will bring local energy production and local wealth creation, affordable energy, lower carbon pollution, and a self-sustaining, resilient Hawaiʻi.

Search For Honolulu’s Next Police Chief About To Kick Into Gear — Finally Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Search For Honolulu’s Next Police Chief About To Kick Into Gear — Finally

A police headhunter will be on Oʻahu later this month to begin the process of finding candidates for Honolulu’s top cop job.

Hawaiʻi’s Transparency Problem Isn’t Just About Secrecy Screenshot/2025

Hawaiʻi’s Transparency Problem Isn’t Just About Secrecy

Influence becomes difficult to trace not because documents are hidden, but because they are inaccessible in practice.

What The Future of Hawaiʻi’s Republican Party Looks Like David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

What The Future of Hawaiʻi’s Republican Party Looks Like

Here’s what it will take to help the local GOP reform and make the Legislature a more balanced place for policymaking.

Keeping UH Competitive In A Changing College Sports Landscape Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Keeping UH Competitive In A Changing College Sports Landscape

In the NIL era, doing nothing risks a downward spiral. UH needs a balanced approach to stay competitive.

The Public Can Have Confidence In The Honolulu Police Commission (Screenshot Honolulu Police Commission)

The Public Can Have Confidence In The Honolulu Police Commission

New members have bolstered the commission which is committed to picking the best new police chief as efficiently as possible.

Trump’s Second Term Is Reshaping US Science Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Trump’s Second Term Is Reshaping US Science

Unprecedented cuts and destabilizing policy changes are causing fundamental shifts in scientific research and outcomes.