Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
It Takes A Village To Prevent Future Oʻahu Storm Damage
Kona low flooding exposed a network of farmland drainage ditches overgrown with invasive mangroves — and drew a network of volunteers to clear them.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Waiʻanae Grads Go Big, But Hawaiʻi Celebrations Could Soon Shrink
The state is expected to see the largest drop in high school graduates in the nation.
Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Defying Gravity To Secure An Unstable Hillside Above Kamehameha Highway
The road above Waimea Bay was closed to traffic on May 17, with alternating single-lane traffic planned for another two months. Or more.
Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Baby Monk Seal Is Oʻahu’s Newest Celebrity
Kaimana Beach has become a favored birthing place for monk seal mom Kaiwi.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Teen Surfers Make Hawaiʻi History In First-Ever State Championship
Students and coaches had advocated for years for surfing to be recognized as an official high school sport.
Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
It’s Law Day In Hawaiʻi Nei. No, Not A Typo
The day is often overlooked, but some — including retired Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald — are making a push to reinvigorate the annual celebration of the U.S. Constitution and rule of law.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Like Scrap? Fake Fighting 101 At This Prized Oʻahu Theatre
Hawaiʻi actors learn how to stay safe and make staged violence look real at Mānoa Valley Theatre.
Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Behind The Scenes: This Puppet Show Took Years To Pull Together
Production on “Panji and the Lost Princess” — a large-scale Balinese shadow puppet and dance show at the University of Hawaiʻi — began more than two years ago. The show will run for only six performances.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Stolen Time: A Hawaiʻi Family Remembers WWII Incarceration
Ireichō is a book containing the names of 125,284 individuals of Japanese ancestry incarcerated without due process during World War II. Survivors like my father place a Japanese hanko, or stamp, under their name — and the names of their family members — acknowledging the time stolen from their lives.
Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Computerized Cadavers: Hawaiʻi Students With Medical Ambitions Get Hands On
Old school knowledge is being presented in new-fangled ways.