Honolulu council member Tyler Dos Santos-Tam, a prolific introducer of bills and longtime political insider, is being challenged by city worker Corey Morihara in his bid for reelection. Honolulu ...

Under Trump plans, the state could be a hub for ship building, logistics, ocean energy, marine research, artificial intelligence and advanced manufacturing. Civil Beat has been named the best overall ...

This time it's Derek Kawakami who is being forced to explain why he took money from a convicted Honolulu businessman and ...

The report was produced at a time when food security was bad in Hawaiʻi. But now, advocates say, it’s even worse. Malia Andrews likes to have snacks on hand for when her three grandkids visit her, but ...

First come the killings. Then, inevitably, the comments. Whenever feral or free-roaming cats are deemed the culprits in a high-profile killing of Hawaiʻi’s native wildlife, such as the recent mass ...

The incumbent member is facing one challenger for a council seat. Two nonpartisan candidates are standing for the Maui County Council district of Makawao-Haʻikū-Pāʻia, including the incumbent. The ...

Audit also finds that high levels of out-migration led to rising costs for government services. The U.S. has pledged to spend more than $6 billion through 2043 to help three Micronesian nations ...

The sight of a carcass hanging in the cutting room is increasingly uncommon at Molokaʻi’s only slaughterhouse. The paniolo, gathered in the facility’s break room on a recent Wednesday, would typically ...

A Seattle visitor was arrested a week after lobbing a rock at an endangered seal on Maui. But cases involving people killing the seals are rarely prosecuted. The response was swift. A week after a ...

State leaders say the program will improve teacher retention and recruitment by providing more mentorship and financial support to prospective educators. As a college student, Nicole Dolor-Bala was ...

A traveling gang of goats and sheep have completed their three-night stint in the suburban sprawl of Kaimukī. They came, they grazed and they conquered: It took less than 72 hours for the flock to mow ...

Island lawmakers travel near and far, often on the taxpayer’s dime. Data shows who went where. Hawaiʻi lawmakers sometimes fly across the world for work. (Léo Azambuja/Civil Beat/2024) Hawaiʻi’s state ...