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Decade Of Big Island’s ‘Try Wait’ Moratorium Spurs Plenty Fish — And Poaching Courtesy: Kaikea Nakachi

Decade Of Big Island’s ‘Try Wait’ Moratorium Spurs Plenty Fish — And Poaching

Ten years of no fishing has led to a huge recovery on a stretch of the Kona Coast. Now comes the hard part: Protecting those gains.

Makana Eyre: How An 1896 Ban Failed To Kill The Hawaiian Language Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Makana Eyre: How An 1896 Ban Failed To Kill The Hawaiian Language

The demand for learning ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi is high, but immersion schools can’t find enough teachers.

Lawsuit: Homesteads Shouldn’t Be Limited To Native Hawaiians AP Photo/Mengshin Lin

Lawsuit: Homesteads Shouldn’t Be Limited To Native Hawaiians

Gov. Josh Green and Hawaiʻi’s attorney general have vowed to fight the lawsuit against Hawaiian homelands eligibility.

Teens Suing Kamehameha Didn’t Have Scores To Get In, Lawyer Says AP Photo/Mengshin Lin/2025

Teens Suing Kamehameha Didn’t Have Scores To Get In, Lawyer Says

Attorneys for the plaintiffs say race preference permeates the process.

Luxury Home Tax Pitch To Fund Hawaiian Homes Flopped. Now What? Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2022

Luxury Home Tax Pitch To Fund Hawaiian Homes Flopped. Now What?

The state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands came away with some funds but will need to look for other revenue sources.

Do Trump Budget Cuts Signal A New Challenge For Native Hawaiians? Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Do Trump Budget Cuts Signal A New Challenge For Native Hawaiians?

While Congress is likely to restore funding for Native Hawaiian programs, the administration’s rhetoric signals a major escalation that seems destined for the courts.

Honolulu’s Airport Has AI Theme Songs. The Internet Is Divided Chad Blair/Civil Beat/2018

Honolulu’s Airport Has AI Theme Songs. The Internet Is Divided

The AI-generated tunes celebrating the islands are played hourly over the airport sound system. Some travelers think they misrepresent local culture.

‘Renovation Aloha’ Sued For Filming Native Hawaiian Bones Christina Jedra/Civil Beat/2026

‘Renovation Aloha’ Sued For Filming Native Hawaiian Bones

HGTV is releasing a re-edited version of the episode “Bones On The Big Island” after a Hawaiʻi judge ordered the original taken down.

Family Suing Kamehameha Schools Can Stay Anonymous For Now AP Photo/Mengshin Lin/2025

Family Suing Kamehameha Schools Can Stay Anonymous For Now

Their identities will be revealed to the school’s attorneys and the judge presiding over the case.

Conservative Activists Take Aim At Native Hawaiian Health Scholarship Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

Conservative Activists Take Aim At Native Hawaiian Health Scholarship

A new lawsuit filed by a legal advocacy nonprofit says a 35-year-old federal scholarship program that brought Native Hawaiian doctors to the islands is unconstitutional.