Ludwig Laab/Civil Beat/2021
How Small Businesses Are Breaking Into Hawaiʻi’s Big Tourism Markets
Airlines and hotels can provide a lucrative market for Hawaiʻi entrepreneurs, but making inroads with large brands and scaling up production isn’t easy.
Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Use It Or Lose It? Kauaʻi Wants Robinson Resort Land Back To Agriculture
Developers have failed to start construction on the 250-room project for the past two decades.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Parking Will Be Banned In Lanikai Loop To End Beachgoer Gridlock
The city’s plan to quell Lanikai’s traffic nightmare involves no parking on the main loop and more bike racks and buses.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Here’s Why Honolulu Doesn’t Enforce Law Against Short-Term Rental Companies
Platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo were supposed to give the city monthly reports on their bookings. Due to a lawsuit filed on behalf of vacation rental owners, that never happened.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024
Governor: I’ll Be ‘Agnostic’ On How Hawaiʻi Spends Its New Green Fee
At the latest Civil Cafe, the governor weighed in on where we go from here with the country’s first-ever green fee, devoted to climate change and the environment.
Leilani Combs/Civil Beat/2025
Hawai’i Has A ‘Blue’ Fee. What Can It Tell Us About The New Green Fee?
The ocean stewardship fee aims to offset impacts of marine tourists. Unlike the green fee, its dollars go into a special fund.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Low-Flying Helicopter Caused Paraglider Crash At Makapu’u, Lawsuit Claims
A paraglider pilot injured in a 2023 accident is suing an Oʻahu air tour company for negligence.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2025
Inside The ‘Out-Of-Control’ Debate Over Axing Maui Vacation Rentals
The Maui County Council plans to start deliberations next week on legislation aimed at converting thousands of short-term rentals into affordable housing.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
Mismanagement Claims: State Tourism Officials Grilled By Lawmakers
The acting chief executive of the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority spent Monday facing hard questions from lawmakers. The governor says he will ask for the entire HTA board to resign.
Courtesy: Friends of Haiku Stairs
Lawsuit Asks Court To Halt Haʻikū Stairs Demolition, Citing State Flip-Flop
The State Historic Preservation Division hasn’t adequately explained why it now supports the stairs’ removal, the suit says.