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.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Photo Essay: Hawaiʻi Medical Students Anxiously Seek Their Perfect Match
Graduating students at the John A. Burns School of Medicine gathered in the dark during the recent Kona low to find out where they would continue their medical training. Match Day is a national tradition at medical schools across the country. For some Hawaiʻi students, the perfect match was home in the islands.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
After Floods, Otake Camp Cleans Up
Otake Camp, situated on the bank of Kaukonahua Stream, was among Oʻahu’s hardest hit areas after a recent storm devastated the island’s North Shore.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Photo Essay: Learning How To Survive A Rip Current In Hawaiʻi
This lifeguard helped launch an ocean safety campaign in Australia. Can his tips for escaping deadly rip currents save lives here?
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Photo Essay: Tournament Elevates The Historic Hawaiian Board Game Kōnane
The final match of the inaugural Ka Mākou Kōnane Championship Tournament was played on the Papamū Kūpuna, one of six known remaining wooden Kōnane boards in existence.
Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
See Honolulu Clean Up Quiet Streets In Storm Aftermath
City crews were hard at work Monday as Honolulu residents waited for the wind and rain to pass.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Photo Essays Became A Big Part Of Our Visual Report In 2025
Here’s a look at some memorable images from this year, many of them from Civil Beat’s photo storytelling.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Gift Of Giving Starts With Two Wheels For Maui Keiki
For the past 12 years, Maui businessman Jim Falk has donated hundreds of bicycles to Maui County keiki for Christmas.