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Can This West Hawaiʻi Coral Reef Be Saved From Sewage Runoff? Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Can This West Hawaiʻi Coral Reef Be Saved From Sewage Runoff?

Cesspools in the Kohala Coast community of Puakō have been leaking into the ocean for years. So residents came up with a plan.

Big Island Housing Scandal Stalls Plans For Apartments Civil Beat photo illustration/2025; Source Image: HFDC

Big Island Housing Scandal Stalls Plans For Apartments

The affordable rentals in Kailua-Kona were supposed to be ready in 2024 and cost $50 million. The developer now hopes to finish in 2027 at a cost of $81 million.

Hawaiʻi Will Soon Be Home To The World’s Biggest Land-Based Seaweed Farm

Hawaiʻi Will Soon Be Home To The World’s Biggest Land-Based Seaweed Farm

Ag tech company Symbrosia is scaling up production of its feed supplements for more environmentally friendly livestock production.

Big Island Prison Warden Reinstated After She Was Fired In 2015 Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Big Island Prison Warden Reinstated After She Was Fired In 2015

A lawyer for Kulani Correctional Facility Warden Ruth Forbes says the state dragged the case out, which will cost taxpayers big money.

Will Bailey: This Historic Stretch Of Puna Coastline Is Worth Preserving Will Bailey/Civil Beat/2025

Will Bailey: This Historic Stretch Of Puna Coastline Is Worth Preserving

A long-delayed effort to acquire Honolulu Landing takes on new urgency with its real estate listing.

Civil Beat Launches Survey Of Neighbor Island News Needs David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025

Civil Beat Launches Survey Of Neighbor Island News Needs

We’re seeking input from residents of Kauaʻi and Hawaiʻi island about how we can best meet their current and future information needs.

‘Elvis Would Be Totally Against That’: Feral Cat Battle Reaches Fever Pitch Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat

‘Elvis Would Be Totally Against That’: Feral Cat Battle Reaches Fever Pitch

A new county measure outlawing cat feeding on the Big Island is expected to become law this week, pitting feral cat advocates against politicians.

Will Bailey: From Pāhoa to Honoka‘a, These Projects Offer Housing And Hope Will Bailey/Civil Beat/2025

Will Bailey: From Pāhoa to Honoka‘a, These Projects Offer Housing And Hope

A fragile, improvised network of services stretches across East Hawai‘i island.

Immigration Raids Throw Long Shadow Over Big Island Coffee Harvest Jeremy Hay/Civil Beat/2025

Immigration Raids Throw Long Shadow Over Big Island Coffee Harvest

As their workers are arrested and deported, flee the country or stay away, coffee farmers are struggling to bring in a bumper crop.

Fix It! Big Island Building’s Solar Panel System Is On The Blink — Again Kevin Dayton/Civil Beat 2025

Fix It! Big Island Building’s Solar Panel System Is On The Blink — Again

It costs taxpayers $4,000 every month that system isn’t producing electricity.