Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Hawaiʻi Consumer Advocate Pushes Back Against Young Brothers’ Rate Hike
The state watchdog could get behind a more modest increase if public utility regulators investigate the interisland shipper’s relationship with its parent company.
(Courtesy: Mālama Kauaʻi)
New Ag Park Aims To Let Kauaʻi Farmers ‘Just Focus On Farming’
Mālama Kauaʻi, which runs its own food hub, is embracing the challenge of making farming as accessible and streamlined as possible on a newly leased plot near Kapaʻa. But it won’t be easy.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
Costco ‘Pineapple Wars’ Pit Kauaʻi Business Owners Against Each Other
On the Garden Isle, an essential ingredient to the Mai Tai, lūʻaus and many local dishes is in short supply, driving businesses to buy out Costco’s weekly supply in minutes.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
Kauaʻi Businesses Fear ‘Breaking Point’ With Interisland Shipping Rate Hike
Young Brothers is seeking approval from Hawai‘i regulators to significantly increase interisland shipping rates.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
Kaua‘i Helicopter Company Wants New Flight Rules Amid Public Opposition
Blue Hawaiian has petitioned federal regulators for a rule change but community members, worried about safety and noise, say they need more time to study the proposal.
(Nathan Eagle/Honolulu Civil Beat/2013)
It’s Your Money: Kauaʻi Hiking Hazards Could Cost Taxpayers $550K
The state has tentatively agreed to pay a pair of tourists injured at Waimea Canyon State Park in 2021 and 2023.
Courtesy: Alec Sou/2025
Hawaiʻi’s Imperiled Milk Industry Has A Rare Chance To Grow
Hawaiʻi is down to just one commercial dairy, mostly relying on imported milk. A new proposal looks at a West Kauaʻi site.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Kawakami’s Spending Plan For Kaua‘i Targets Roads, Workforce
The mayor’s $488 million budget proposal marks a more than 8% spending increase from the county’s fiscal 2025 budget.
(Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025)
Federal Cuts May Clip Wings Of Hawaiʻi’s Endangered Birds
Workers who had hoped to spend their careers supporting these at-risk local species have been let go. Now, who might take over remains up in the air.
(Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2025)
This Luxury Kauaʻi Hotel Is Housing Foreign Workers In Container Homes
The 1 Hotel Hanalei Bay also bought a multimillion-dollar home in a working class neighborhood to house upper management.