Kauaʻi

Night Football Games Return To Kaua‘i With A Plan To Protect Native Birds Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2025

Night Football Games Return To Kaua‘i With A Plan To Protect Native Birds

Students stationed outside of stadiums to watch the lights for disoriented shearwater and petrel chicks have satisfied federal environmental requirements.

Fixing Up Homes From Kauaʻi’s Plantation Past Could Ease Local Housing Woes (Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2025)

Fixing Up Homes From Kauaʻi’s Plantation Past Could Ease Local Housing Woes

The county was able to help cut development costs by changing its zoning and subdivision codes.

Civil Beat Launches Survey Of Neighbor Island News Needs David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025

Civil Beat Launches Survey Of Neighbor Island News Needs

We’re seeking input from residents of Kauaʻi and Hawaiʻi island about how we can best meet their current and future information needs.

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.