Spc. Abreanna Goodrich/U.S. Army via AP/2023
Army Wants Faster Movement On Deal For Hawaiʻi Live-Fire Training Lands
The Army secretary said he asked Gov. Josh Green’s office for a list within the next few weeks of things the military can do to help the community.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024
Search Begins For New Kamehameha Schools Trustee
Trustees earn up to $186,000. Applications are due Sept. 1.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Maui Fires Settlement: Kamehameha Schools Poised To Pay $872 Million
A state court will decide soon whether to allow one of Hawaiʻi’s oldest and largest charitable trusts to settle claims related to the fires that destroyed Lahaina.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
OHA Trustees Race To Beat Deadline For New Controversial Budget
Staff and some trustees had been caught off guard by a dramatically different spending plan. Monday’s decision came after a flurry of changes to reach a compromise.
Kawika Lopez/Civil Beat/2025
OHA Staff Baffled By Spending Plan Filled With Dramatic Cuts, Changes
A vote comes Monday for the new budget, which some fear could undermine the Office of Hawaiian Affairs’ mission.
Claire Caulfield/Civil Beat/2020
Kirstin Downey: Sacred Burial Sites Are Being Destroyed In This Town
Local and state officials are joining forces to protect and preserve iwi kūpuna that are more frequently turning up in Kailua.
Denby Fawcett/Civil Beat/2025
Drones Could Be Dispatched As First Responders To Crime Scenes In Hawaiʻi
State police want to use license plate readers and drones to fight crime on Hawaiian homelands. Futuristic law enforcement technology could also be deployed soon in Waikīkī.
Provided: State of Hawaiʻi/2025
AG: Iwi Kūpuna Destroyed After State Halted North Shore Project
Hawaiʻi is seeking a restraining order against the landowner and builder who were installing a septic system at a Ke Iki beach property where iwi kūpuna were damaged.
National Park Service photo
Kirstin Downey: Caring For The ʻĀina From Thousands Of Miles Away
A new book shows how one Hawaiian family has upheld its responsibility to care for an important cultural site in the face of rising taxes and encroaching development.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020
Is The Military In For A Wake-Up Call As Hawaiʻi Leases Near End?
The state’s rejection of the U.S. Army’s environmental assessment of impacts of its training may foreshadow the future, one some Native Hawaiians say won’t be smooth sailing.