Panelists at a recent Civil Beat event discussed efforts to improve pedestrian safety on the island.

The series on whether Hawaii is prepared for a disaster was one of numerous journalism honors we won for our work in 2018.

Christina Jedra will tackle a number of big issues facing Honolulu as well as communities throughout Oahu.

With laughter, song and tears, six people shared their experiences with the Hawaii prison system at a recent Civil Beat Storytellers event. Watch their videos below.

Yoohyun Jung will have a lot of ground to cover as she tackles Hawaii’s law and order issues.

The ruling says that the city of Honolulu — as well as many other government agencies — have withheld public records for decades using an excuse that doesn’t exist in state law.

President Trump’s sustained attacks on the media represent a danger to a free press and democracy itself.

Journalism awards for Hawaii media were announced at the annual SPJ banquet Friday night.

Civil Beat took readers on a visual journey through one of the most remote parts of the planet.

“Faith Betrayed” won an APME award for international perspective reporting, while a Civil Beat investigative project won an honorable mention.

We have two new full-time reporters and Nick Grube has moved to Washington, D.C., to staff our full-time bureau there.

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