Kauaʻi

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Use It Or Lose It? Kauaʻi Wants Robinson Resort Land Back To Agriculture Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Use It Or Lose It? Kauaʻi Wants Robinson Resort Land Back To Agriculture

Developers have failed to start construction on the 250-room project for the past two decades.

Kauaʻi Man Died On His Birthday After Airport Staff Encounter (Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2025)

Kauaʻi Man Died On His Birthday After Airport Staff Encounter

In a lawsuit, the homeless man’s mother says her son was beaten to death.

Two Members Quit Just Before Elections Panel To Meet On Disputed Vote Count Screenshot/2024

Two Members Quit Just Before Elections Panel To Meet On Disputed Vote Count

One of the departed commissioners was the lead author of an investigation that determined complaints about the Kauaʻi election were valid.

How Did State Count More Kauaʻi Ballots Than County Said It Delivered? Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2022

How Did State Count More Kauaʻi Ballots Than County Said It Delivered?

We analyze discrepancies in Kauaʻi’s 2024 general election vote count, which the Elections Commission says were a big deal and the Elections Office says were not.

Why The Hanapēpē Massacre Was Largely Forgotten For Decades (Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2025)

Why The Hanapēpē Massacre Was Largely Forgotten For Decades

A team of amateur sleuths found the mass grave from the 1924 conflict. Kauaʻi then spent $1.4M to buy the battle site and plans to transform it into a public memorial park.

Honolulu Airport Travelers Fend For Themselves Amid Tsunami Threat David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025

Honolulu Airport Travelers Fend For Themselves Amid Tsunami Threat

A mother-daughter excursion in Waikīkī was spoiled by the tsunami warning. They blame airport communication failures for leaving them stranded with hundreds of other travelers.

Kauaʻi Narrows Candidate Field For New Police Chief Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Kauaʻi Narrows Candidate Field For New Police Chief

Kauaʻi’s efforts to recruit a new chief come as Honolulu and Hawaiʻi island wage their own searches for a new top cop.

Investigation Finds Vote Discrepancies In 2024 Kauaʻi Election Screenshot/2025

Investigation Finds Vote Discrepancies In 2024 Kauaʻi Election

A state Elections Commission subcommittee found evidence that the state counted hundreds more ballots than were cast on Kauaʻi.

What If HOAs, Not Government, Enforced  Wildfire Prevention Rules? Kawika Lopez/Civil Beat/2024

What If HOAs, Not Government, Enforced Wildfire Prevention Rules?

A Kauaʻi County planner thinks homeowners associations should be the first line of defense when it comes to wildfire risk.