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Baby Monk Seal Is Oʻahu’s Newest Celebrity Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Baby Monk Seal Is Oʻahu’s Newest Celebrity

Kaimana Beach has become a favored birthing place for monk seal mom Kaiwi.

Teen Surfers Make Hawaiʻi History In First-Ever State Championship Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Teen Surfers Make Hawaiʻi History In First-Ever State Championship

Students and coaches had advocated for years for surfing to be recognized as an official high school sport.

It’s Law Day In Hawaiʻi Nei. No, Not A Typo Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

It’s Law Day In Hawaiʻi Nei. No, Not A Typo

The day is often overlooked, but some — including retired Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald — are making a push to reinvigorate the annual celebration of the U.S. Constitution and rule of law.

Like Scrap? Fake Fighting 101 At This Prized Oʻahu Theatre Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Like Scrap? Fake Fighting 101 At This Prized Oʻahu Theatre

Hawaiʻi actors learn how to stay safe and make staged violence look real at Mānoa Valley Theatre.

Behind The Scenes: This Puppet Show Took Years To Pull Together Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Behind The Scenes: This Puppet Show Took Years To Pull Together

Production on “Panji and the Lost Princess” — a large-scale Balinese shadow puppet and dance show at the University of Hawaiʻi — began more than two years ago. The show will run for only six performances.

Stolen Time: A Hawaiʻi Family Remembers WWII Incarceration Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Stolen Time: A Hawaiʻi Family Remembers WWII Incarceration

Ireichō is a book containing the names of 125,284 individuals of Japanese ancestry incarcerated without due process during World War II. Survivors like my father place a Japanese hanko, or stamp, under their name — and the names of their family members — acknowledging the time stolen from their lives.

Photo Essay: Hawaiʻi Medical Students Anxiously Seek Their Perfect Match Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Photo Essay: Hawaiʻi Medical Students Anxiously Seek Their Perfect Match

Graduating students at the John A. Burns School of Medicine gathered in the dark during the recent Kona low to find out where they would continue their medical training. Match Day is a national tradition at medical schools across the country. For some Hawaiʻi students, the perfect match was home in the islands.

After Floods, Otake Camp Cleans Up Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

After Floods, Otake Camp Cleans Up

Otake Camp, situated on the bank of Kaukonahua Stream, was among Oʻahu’s hardest hit areas after a recent storm devastated the island’s North Shore.

Photo Essay: Learning How To Survive A Rip Current In Hawaiʻi Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Photo Essay: Learning How To Survive A Rip Current In Hawaiʻi

This lifeguard helped launch an ocean safety campaign in Australia. Can his tips for escaping deadly rip currents save lives here?