The newsroom will spend the next 12 months reporting on critical questions about the future of the local economy, thanks to a grant from the Hawaii Community Foundation.

News organizations have no say over how their material is used. In fact, we often don’t even know it is being used.

The Hawaii Department of Education has refused to turn over much of its information regarding the  disciplining of employees accused of wrongdoing.

The program aims to provide stronger reporting on under-covered topics.

Legislative leaders shared some of their ideas for the upcoming session at a Civil Beat forum Thursday.

From breaking news to months-long investigations, here’s a look at some of our best work this year.

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.

Our panel of judges chose three winners and three honorable mentions.

We’re unveiling The Wavemaker, our new mobile reporting platform.

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