Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
There’s One Big Flaw With The AG’s Track Record On Medicaid Fraud
A single settlement with a dialysis company accounted for the lion’s share of funds recovered by Hawaiʻi’s fraud unit, now facing federal scrutiny.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
After Kona Lows, Thousands Applied For Aid. Help Can’t Come Fast Enough
Some property owners are paying out of pocket to make their homes livable while waiting for federal funds they hope will come through.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024
Hawaiʻi Immigrant Charged With Voting Illegally Amid Trump Crackdown
The case is the first in at least 40 years in Hawaiʻi involving a noncitizen.
Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Longtime Hawaiʻi Immigration Judge Fired As Trump Purge Continues
As it pushes to move cases through courts faster, the Trump administration fired a local judge without explanation.
AP Photo/Mengshin Lin
FBI Director’s Hawai‘i Trip Included ‘VIP Snorkel’ At A Pearl Harbor Memorial
With few exceptions, snorkeling and diving are off-limits around the USS Arizona. A Navy spokesperson confirmed the outing but said the service wasn’t able to track down who initiated it.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018
Conservative Activists Take Aim At Native Hawaiian Health Scholarship
A new lawsuit filed by a legal advocacy nonprofit says a 35-year-old federal scholarship program that brought Native Hawaiian doctors to the islands is unconstitutional.
Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Federal Disaster Declaration Approved For Hawaiʻi
The state and counties were counting on federal funding to support flood cleanup efforts throughout the islands.
AP
Will The Feds Help Hawaiʻi After The Floods? It’s Up To Trump
The president has denied and delayed requests for disaster aid from Democratic-led states. Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green hopes that won’t be the case.
Hawaii News Now/2020
ICE Concerns Spur Maui’s Move To Sever Ties With Feds
Worried about immigration actions across the nation, the Maui County Council voids longtime local partnership between its police and the FBI.
AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster
Iran War Puts Tulsi Gabbard, Regime Change Critic, In An Awkward Spot
The former Hawaiʻi congresswoman was an outspoken critic of U.S.-led regime change wars. Then she went to work for Trump.