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Maui’s Fire Victims Are Frustrated By Insurance Hassles, Financial Delays Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023

Maui’s Fire Victims Are Frustrated By Insurance Hassles, Financial Delays

Numerous people showed up at a state Senate hearing on Maui where lawmakers urged state agencies to do more to protect consumers.

Analysis Shows Hawaii House Spread Project Money To The Neighbor Islands Tim Wright/Civil Beat/2021

Analysis Shows Hawaii House Spread Project Money To The Neighbor Islands

Hundreds of millions of dollars in capital improvement projects are slated for legislative districts on Kauai, Maui County and the Big Island.

Hawaii Legislature May Hold Special Session On Maui Fires David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Hawaii Legislature May Hold Special Session On Maui Fires

For now, House and Senate leaders say it's premature to schedule one. But the disaster may well warrant convening to pass spending and statutory measures.

Death Of Hawaii Tech Agency Funding Is A Blow For Diversification David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Death Of Hawaii Tech Agency Funding Is A Blow For Diversification

Gov. Josh Green stopped senators from axing a tech agency board member; now small businesses must pay the price.

Ban On Fundraisers? Hawaii Legislators Continued To Rake In Campaign Cash During Session David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Ban On Fundraisers? Hawaii Legislators Continued To Rake In Campaign Cash During Session

Many found ways to raise big donations even though a new law was intended to limit the influence of special interest money.

Hawaii Senate President Showers Kauai With Pork Projects In New State Budget David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Hawaii Senate President Showers Kauai With Pork Projects In New State Budget

An analysis of the Hawaii Legislature's capital improvement projects shows that the districts of top leaders and neighbor island lawmakers got lots of money. 

Hawaii State Agencies Work To Implement New Nepotism Law Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Hawaii State Agencies Work To Implement New Nepotism Law

The new law against hiring, supervising or contracting with relatives doesn't apply to the Legislature or the court system.

Lawmakers Set Up The State Prison Commission. Now They Don’t Want To Pay For It Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Lawmakers Set Up The State Prison Commission. Now They Don’t Want To Pay For It

The Correctional System Oversight Commission has provided the public with an unprecedented window into the operations of Hawaii's troubled prisons and jails.

Everyone Loved Civic Education Bills. The Legislature Killed Them Anyway Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

Everyone Loved Civic Education Bills. The Legislature Killed Them Anyway

In an era of rampant misinformation, the measures sought to improve students’ critical thinking skills and help them better understand how government works.

FINAL UPDATE! Civil Beat’s Bill Tracker For Anti-Corruption And Accountability Proposals Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

FINAL UPDATE! Civil Beat’s Bill Tracker For Anti-Corruption And Accountability Proposals

Dozens of bills were introduced this year at the Hawaii Legislature focused on improving government ethics, transparency, accountability, elections and operations. Here's the final tally.