Honolulu Civil Beat presents a special five-part Civil Café series on the Governor’s race in partnership with the Department of Communication at Hawaii Pacific University. On August 2, join us for a fireside chat with Rep. Andria Tupola, as she speaks with Civil Beat’s politics and opinions editor, Chad Blair and answers questions from the audience. Be sure to mark your calendar for all the discussions in this series and get to know your candidates before voting on August 11. This event is free and open to the public, but please RSVP in advance.

Honolulu Civil Beat presents a special five-part Civil Café series on the Governor’s race in partnership with the Department of Communication at Hawaii Pacific University. On August 1, join us for a fireside chat with incumbent Gov. David Ige, as he speaks with Civil Beat’s politics and opinions editor, Chad Blair and answers questions from the audience. Be sure to mark your calendar for all the discussions in this series and get to know your candidates before voting on August 11. This event is free and open to the public, but please RSVP in advance.

Honolulu Civil Beat presents a special five-part Civil Café series on the Governor’s race in partnership with the Department of Communication at Hawaii Pacific University. On July 25, join us for a fireside chat with Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa, as she speaks with Civil Beat’s politics and opinions editor, Chad Blair and answers questions from the audience. Be sure to mark your calendar for all the discussions in this series and get to know your candidates before voting on August 11. This event is free and open to the public, but please RSVP in advance. Please note the start time of 6:30 p.m.

Honolulu Civil Beat presents a special five-part Civil Café series on the Governor’s race in partnership with the Department of Communication at Hawaii Pacific University. On July 24, join us for a fireside chat with John Carroll, as he speaks with Civil Beat’s politics and opinions editor, Chad Blair and answers questions from the audience. Be sure to mark your calendar for all the discussions in this series and get to know your candidates before voting on August 11. This event is free and open to the public, but please RSVP in advance.

Honolulu Civil Beat presents a special five-part Civil Café series on the Governor’s race in partnership with the Department of Communication at Hawaii Pacific University. On July 19, join us for a fireside chat with Ray L’Heureux, as he speaks with Civil Beat’s politics and opinions editor, Chad Blair and answers questions from the audience. Be sure to mark your calendar for all the discussions in this series and get to know your candidates before voting on August 11. This event is free and open to the public, but please RSVP in advance. 

Civil Beat Trivia: All the News That’s Fit to Quiz! is a brand new event series presented by Honolulu Civil Beat. Teams compete in a battle of wits in our news-based trivia game. Play in groups of up to six or sign-up individually, and we’ll match you up with others for the chance to win limited edition Civil Beat swag. Participants are encouraged to work together (without phones) and compete in 3 rounds of 10 questions each, focusing on local and national news. This event is free and open to the public, but please RSVP in advance.

Each month, Civil Beat hosts monthly gatherings to meet with our growing base of supporters and readers. This is one of the ways we learn about the things you care about and the questions that are on your mind. On June 7, please join us for afternoon coffee and a casual discussion with Civil Beat editors and reporters, as we share updates, discuss recent coverage and chat about ideas for future stories. If you’re a recent member, we’d love to meet you and thank you in person at this event!

Space is limited, so please RSVP in advance. Civil Beat members can register for a free ticket.

The next Hawaii Storyteller event takes place on Saturday, May 5, at the Doris Duke Theatre on the theme of “watermen.”  This event will explore our relationship to water with stories that honor Hawaii’s long and connected history with the ocean.  We’ll hear from those whose ocean knowledge and intuition are reflected in their lives as well as their values.  Please join us as we hear from different generations of ocean masters and explore the meaning of watermen through stories about sport and competition, navigation, ocean safety, resource conservation and most of all a respect and reverence for our waters. Storytellers include Duane DeSoto, Marcel Honore, Jim Howe, Mike Town and Meira Va’a.

Tickets can be purchased through the Honolulu Museum of Art’s website.

As the final event in a three part series on the 2018 legislative session, Civil Beat hosts Civil Café: Legislative Wrap-Up 2018 in partnership with Common Cause Hawaii. This panel discussion moderated by Civil Beat’s politics and opinions editor, Chad Blair, will recap the highs and lows of this year’s session. Our panelists will discuss bills that passed, others that did not and delve into the reasons why. Speakers include Corie Tanida (Common Cause), Senator J. Kalani English, Speaker Scott Saiki and Courtney Teague (Civil Beat). The event will be recorded and posted on Civil Beat’s YouTube page shortly after the event.

This event is free and open to the public, but please RSVP in advance. 

Female athletes in many Hawaii public schools aren’t getting the equality that federal law promises them under Title IX. A recent story by Honolulu Civil Beat exposed stark gender inequities when it comes to high school athletics programs and facilities. Please join us for a community conversation highlighting this particular example, which prompted the ACLU of Hawaii to issue a demand letter to the state DOE requesting that female athletes in public schools have access to the same facilities as male athletes. Together, we’ll discuss the outcome of recent discussions, any actionable steps and the broader implications for local education programs and athletics under the federal law known as Title IX. Panelists include Khara Jabola-Carolus, Executive Director of Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, Suevon Lee, Reporter at Civil Beat, Mackenzie Ozoa, high school junior, and Josh Wisch, Executive Director of ACLU of Hawaii.

This event is free and open to the public, but please RSVP in advance.