Economic Inequality

ICE Is Moving Immigrants Arrested On The Mainland To Honolulu Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015

ICE Is Moving Immigrants Arrested On The Mainland To Honolulu

Immigration lawyers contend that people who are sent far from where they were detained are being denied effective legal representation.

Hawaiʻi Braces For Cuts That Could Strip Medicaid From Tens Of Thousands Special to Honolulu Civil Beat Ronen Zilberman

Hawaiʻi Braces For Cuts That Could Strip Medicaid From Tens Of Thousands

Community health clinics offer a window into how the state might be impacted by hundreds of millions of dollars in cuts expected in the coming years.

Breast Cancer In Hawaiʻi: Some Women Are Diagnosed Too Late David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025

Breast Cancer In Hawaiʻi: Some Women Are Diagnosed Too Late

Micronesians are less likely to get mammograms than women overall in Hawaiʻi. Community advocates say public health officials need to break down barriers to early screening.

Five Troubling Findings From New Report On Hawaiʻi’s Health Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Five Troubling Findings From New Report On Hawaiʻi’s Health

University of Hawaiʻi study has followed 2,000 people since 2022. This year includes after-effects of Maui wildfires

Proposed Cuts To Food Stamps Program Could Be ‘Horrific’ In Hawai‘i David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025

Proposed Cuts To Food Stamps Program Could Be ‘Horrific’ In Hawai‘i

Under Republican proposals, Hawaiʻi could face more than $100 million in new costs to maintain the food stamp program.

Data Dive: Hawaiʻi Electricity Shut-Offs Are Nearly Triple Pre-Pandemic Levels Getty Images/iStockphoto

Data Dive: Hawaiʻi Electricity Shut-Offs Are Nearly Triple Pre-Pandemic Levels

Expiring post-Covid payment plans, state’s cost of living blamed for spike in residential disconnections.

Bill Offering Displaced Tenants Protections Dies At Legislature Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Bill Offering Displaced Tenants Protections Dies At Legislature

The bill’s supporters said one state Senator was responsible for the outcome

Hawaiʻi Cops Said They Don’t Have Agreements With ICE. They Do David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025

Hawaiʻi Cops Said They Don’t Have Agreements With ICE. They Do

Advocates fear the agreements will be a slippery slope to local police becoming more involved in immigration enforcement under the Trump administration.

Hawaiʻi’s Needy Wait As Benefits System Overhaul Runs Late, Busts Budget April Estrellon/Civil Beat/2025

Hawaiʻi’s Needy Wait As Benefits System Overhaul Runs Late, Busts Budget

The Benefits Eligibility Solution’s contract cost has nearly doubled and it’s years overdue, as the state grapples with mistakes and a $10.9 million fine.

Shuttered Maui Fire Victims Jobs Effort Gets Funds, But Fate Still Unclear Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Shuttered Maui Fire Victims Jobs Effort Gets Funds, But Fate Still Unclear

Nonprofit that ran the dislocated worker grant program will get the new funding to cover expenses it already racked up.