Hawaiʻi

Hawaiʻi’s Child Welfare Reform Efforts Bump Up Against Budget Fears David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Hawaiʻi’s Child Welfare Reform Efforts Bump Up Against Budget Fears

Gov. Josh Green has imposed spending restrictions on state departments, which means new money to help fix problems at CWS will be scarce next year.

Maui Council Member Tasha Kama Remembered For Life Of Service Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Maui Council Member Tasha Kama Remembered For Life Of Service

Her death leaves a void on the ideologically split nine-member council as it confronts major housing policy decisions.

Helmet Or Hospital: A Choice To Save Your Life Tia Lewis/Civil Beat/2025

Helmet Or Hospital: A Choice To Save Your Life

As a trauma nurse, I see firsthand the consequences of not wearing a helmet.

Hawaiʻi Storytellers: Trish K. Morikawa Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Hawaiʻi Storytellers: Trish K. Morikawa

She shares the many chance encounters that led her on the path to public service as a judge for the Oʻahu First Circuit Court of Hawai‘i.

Hawaiʻi Storytellers: Rebecca Soon Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Hawaiʻi Storytellers: Rebecca Soon

She shares more about her upbringing and journey with wrestling with the question of whether she was “Hawaiian enough.”

Hawaiʻi Storytellers: Maile Meyer Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Hawaiʻi Storytellers: Maile Meyer

The community advocate reflects on how she seeks to follow in the footsteps of her grandmother and mother before her, carrying on their work and legacies.

Hawaiʻi Storytellers: Kaʻiulani Murphy Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Hawaiʻi Storytellers: Kaʻiulani Murphy

The Polynesian Voyaging Society navigator shares her journey as a perpetual student, honoring her own kumu, and passing that knowledge on.

Data Dive: Farmworkers Earn Well Over Minimum Wage But Not Enough For Hawai‘i Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Data Dive: Farmworkers Earn Well Over Minimum Wage But Not Enough For Hawai‘i

Farm and ranch workers made almost $22 an hour on average last year but still fell just below the state’s survival wage.

Will 4 New Stations And A $1 Million Ad Campaign Attract More Rail Riders? Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Will 4 New Stations And A $1 Million Ad Campaign Attract More Rail Riders?

Mayor Rick Blangiardi says the city must overcome “almost two decades of negativity and cynicism.”