Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
‘Cannot Happen Again’: Lawmaker Targets Doctors Who Impregnate Patients
After learning a beloved North Shore gynecologist was accused of using his own sperm to inseminate patients without their consent, Rep. Amy Perruso is seeking to outlaw this behavior.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Hawaiʻi Lawmakers Are Full Of Ideas For Improving Schools. Few Will Pass
Lawmakers are prioritizing free meals for students and stronger protections for school employees this session, but less than 10% of education bills become law each year.
Courtesy: CalMatters/Semantha Norris
Why Doesn’t The Hawaiʻi Legislature Have An Electronic Voting System?
Most states have them, and some lawmakers argue it would improve transparency and jolt some of their colleagues out of their complacency.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
What’s Controversial? Teachers Grapple With Free Speech In Hawaiʻi Schools
A parent’s complaint after a class conversation about Charlie Kirk highlights the larger challenges schools face in teaching government and current events.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024
Perfect Attendance To AWOL: Missed Votes At The Hawaiʻi Legislature
Civil Beat’s Digital Democracy database counts every missed vote during the 2025 session.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Hawaiʻi School Superintendents Could See Big Increases In Pay Ranges
A study found that the superintendents earn less than their counterparts on the mainland.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023
DOE Faces Big Funding Shortfall For School Repairs And Construction
Lawmakers are wary about giving the education department more money and control over construction funds after leaders have struggled to spend millions of dollars in recent years.
June 2026
Tuesday, June 9‘Cannot Happen Again’: Lawmaker Targets Doctors Who Impregnate Patients
January 2026
Sunday, January 25Hawaiʻi Lawmakers Are Full Of Ideas For Improving Schools. Few Will Pass
December 2025
Sunday, December 7Why Doesn’t The Hawaiʻi Legislature Have An Electronic Voting System?
November 2025
Monday, November 10What’s Controversial? Teachers Grapple With Free Speech In Hawaiʻi Schools
October 2025
Sunday, October 26Perfect Attendance To AWOL: Missed Votes At The Hawaiʻi Legislature
September 2025
Wednesday, September 17Hawaiʻi School Superintendents Could See Big Increases In Pay Ranges
July 2025
Thursday, July 3DOE Faces Big Funding Shortfall For School Repairs And Construction