Federal Government

Maui Residents Anxious About More Military Telescopes Atop Haleakalā Erin Nolan/Civil Beat/2026

Maui Residents Anxious About More Military Telescopes Atop Haleakalā

The final environmental and cultural review is expected by the end of the year.

Forestry Service Reverses Course, Plans To Keep Critical Big Island Hub Open J. B. Friday

Forestry Service Reverses Course, Plans To Keep Critical Big Island Hub Open

A Hilo research institute that’s critical in the fight against rapid ʻōhiʻa death will now remain open. It had been set to close this spring under a Trump administration plan to downsize government.

Hawaiʻi Voting Groups Cheer As High Court Rejects Trump Mail Ballot Restrictions AP Photo/Jenny Kane

Hawaiʻi Voting Groups Cheer As High Court Rejects Trump Mail Ballot Restrictions

The decision allows Hawaiʻi and other states to continue sending mail ballots under existing processes. Trump wanted restrictions before the November elections. 

Makana Eyre: Hawaiʻi Has Stakes In Trump’s National Archives Reboot

Makana Eyre: Hawaiʻi Has Stakes In Trump’s National Archives Reboot

Closure and relocation of the San Francisco archive could make it harder to research family histories and fully understand Hawaiʻi’s past.

Trump Lawsuit Targets Undocumented University of Hawaiʻi Students Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Trump Lawsuit Targets Undocumented University of Hawaiʻi Students

A lawsuit seeks to end Hawaiʻi’s 13-year policy of providing in-state tuition benefits to undocumented immigrants living in the state.

Gender-Based Bullying Data Removed From Federal Survey AP

Gender-Based Bullying Data Removed From Federal Survey

To comply with a Trump executive order, the federal government deleted data collected from the nation’s schools

Native Hawaiian Benefits Face Sweeping Legal Attacks AP

Native Hawaiian Benefits Face Sweeping Legal Attacks

Conservative groups and the Trump administration have taken aim at programs supporters say are foundational to making amends for Hawaiʻi’s history.

This Hawaiian Man Became The Face Of An Anti-Homelands Campaign Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

This Hawaiian Man Became The Face Of An Anti-Homelands Campaign

David Kalahiki and a neighbor turned to the Pacific Legal Foundation to stay in their homes. Now they are the face of a broader push by conservatives to upend programs serving Native Hawaiians.

Trump Administration Aims To Strip Tax Status Of Private Schools With DEI Policies AP Photo/Steven Senne

Trump Administration Aims To Strip Tax Status Of Private Schools With DEI Policies

Kamehameha and other Hawaiʻi schools are tracking the proposal, which would remove the tax-exempt status of private schools and colleges that provide scholarships or admission benefits to students based on their race.

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.