Beyond Hawaiʻi

Makana Eyre: France Stalls Return Of Hawaiian Ancestral Remains Musée De l'Homme (Frédéric Picard/Wikimedia Commons)

Makana Eyre: France Stalls Return Of Hawaiian Ancestral Remains

“So offensive,” said a senior cultural officer from Hawaiʻi, describing the Musée de l’Homme negotiations. Others say the story is more nuanced.

Extreme Weather Is Creating A Perfect Storm Of Misinformation   Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023

Extreme Weather Is Creating A Perfect Storm Of Misinformation  

Rumors and conspiracies are spreading too fast for emergency managers to keep up. This information chaos is slowing disaster relief and putting lives at risk.

How Governments Worldwide Are Shaping What AI Can Say About Politics Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

How Governments Worldwide Are Shaping What AI Can Say About Politics

California and Hawai‘i, for example, are two states that have banned sharing deceptive AI content about candidates in the months around an election.

Guam Grapples With Pollution As US Military Keeps Expanding AP

Guam Grapples With Pollution As US Military Keeps Expanding

To people who live in Guam, the ongoing Pentagon buildup in the Pacific offers a warning.

Super El Niño Is Here. Are Cities Ready? Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Super El Niño Is Here. Are Cities Ready?

Infrastructure upgrades, disaster planning and on-the-ground exercises are essential as we confront one of the most powerful El Niños ever.

She Governs A US Territory. But She Has No Say In Who Mines Its Waters Cory Lum/Civil Beat

She Governs A US Territory. But She Has No Say In Who Mines Its Waters

Modern-day colonialism is enabling Trump’s deep-sea mining ambitions in the Pacific.

Labor Votes: Discontent At The Polls Civil Beat/2011

Labor Votes: Discontent At The Polls

Candidates who have practical ideas for turning the economy around and exhibit empathy for Americans worried about how to pay their bills could receive the bulk of the union vote.

CDC Has Zombie Programs. Congress Funds Them, But Few People Are Left To Work  AP Photo/Brynn Anderson

CDC Has Zombie Programs. Congress Funds Them, But Few People Are Left To Work 

Programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to address Alzheimer’s, drowning and rape prevention lack the staff needed to function. Democrats say what’s happening is illegal.

Nonprofit Sues To Block Auction Of American Samoa Waters For Deep-Sea Mining Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2019

Nonprofit Sues To Block Auction Of American Samoa Waters For Deep-Sea Mining

The lawsuit was filed by Earthjustice against the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service.