David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025
The Housing Numbers Keep Talking. We Must Listen
To house Hawai‘i’s future, we must be ready to reform, invest and build, a new essay argues.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
The Sunshine Blog: Police Pizzazz? Thank The Mayor
Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawai‘i.
Kalany Omengkar/Civil Beat/2022
Blue State Blues: One-Party Control? In Hawaiʻi It’s More Like No-Party Control
Running as a Democrat or Republican says more about political calculation than party allegiance or ideology.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
The Sunshine Blog: Taxpayers Keep Paying For Disgraced City Officials
Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawai‘i.
Screenshot/2025
State Watchdogs Are Keeping The Pressure On For Government Reform
It includes a plan to revive a major pay-to-play bill snuffed out in the Hawaiʻi Legislature this year. Will it work?
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
The Sunshine Blog: Influence Peddling By The Numbers
Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawai‘i.
Screenshot/2023
Hawaiʻi’s Ombudsman: ‘We Don’t Have Teeth, But We Can Gum Them To Death’
For decades, one of the state’s main agencies to help the public has been understaffed and lacking in authority.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025
The Sunshine Blog: July 4 Is Almost Here But New Fireworks Laws Are In Limbo
Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawai‘i.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
Beth Fukumoto: Fund That Rakes In Millions Has Been Mismanaged For 20 Years
Yet another state audit takes the Department of Health to task over its deposit beverage program. It’s time for the Legislature to step in.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
Hawaiʻi Senator Didn’t Disclose Possible Conflict Of Interest Before Voting
Donovan Dela Cruz voted four times in favor of passing a bill designed to protect māmaki tea, even though he owns a māmaki tea business. No other senators declared conflicts either.