AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher/2024
Native Hawaiian Midwives Are Asking A Judge To Uphold Their Birth Traditions
They are contending state law aimed at ensuring the safety of women jeopardizes those long-held practices.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
DHHL Is Finding It’s Not So Easy To Just Buy An Apartment Building For Families On The Homelands Waitlist
Tenants of the Courtyards at Waipouli on Kauai don’t know where to go if they’re forced to move out. Many Native Hawaiian beneficiaries don’t want to move in.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
Honolulu City Council Proposes Kailua Land Sale For Hawaiian Homelands
DHHL still needs to perform a variety of site assessments and studies before it can start developing the property.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
DHHL Has Big Plans For More Homes. But It Needs A Lot More Money
The department and its developers are pushing for a mixed bag of financing and housing options. But not everyone is happy with proposals for more rentals.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Hawaiian Home Lands Broadband Customers Say The Service Has Been Bad For Years
State regulators and the governor stopped the communications company from cutting off phone and internet services over the weekend.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
DHHL Tells Beneficiaries To Ditch Sandwich Isles Communications Service
The company says that encouraging homesteaders to go to other service providers has driven down revenues.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Millions In Grants To Nonprofits Put On Hold After OHA Board Raises Concerns About Fairness
The board has until June 30 to decide how to better distribute the money.
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The Air Force Wants To Build 7 New Telescopes On Maui To Track Space Debris
The plans for the project on Haleakala’s summit drew significant opposition last week during public scoping meetings that are part of the environmental review process.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023
To Engage Students In Math, Educators Try Connecting It To Their Culture
‘Ethnomathematics’ proponents argue that math instruction is overly abstract and disconnected from student experience.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024
Hawaii Governor Will Take ‘Unilateral Action’ To Restore Historic Wetland In Lahaina
With legislative efforts dead this session, Native Hawaiian leaders remain encouraged by what they’re hearing from elected officials and seeing on the ground.