We asked Oahu residents why being local matters.

Hawaii’s state court system handles a broad spectrum of family, civil and criminal issues.

View the highlights of a panel discussion on how to cope with the tourist invasion into this once sleepy beach town.

Touring the south shore in the Civil Beat van, climate experts Chip Fletcher and Sam Lemmo talk with us about sea level rise and beach erosion.

Climate and economic experts believe carbon taxes are a great way to change consumer habits and slow down the effects of climate change.

Here’s what they have to say about social media comments hating on their community.

Marti Claussen’s search for stable care and housing in Hawaii for her mentally ill daughter Christie has been a long journey of impossible choices and resilience.

The journey from bill to law is anything but straightforward. Here’s how it works.

Scientists predict the worst will hit in about 21 years. But Hawaii is already feeling the effects of a warming planet. What are we going to do about it?

A Civil Beat documentary chronicles the spectacular and destructive power of the four-month-long Kilauea eruption.