https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/06/its-not-just-tourists-hawai%CA%BBi-residents-drown-at-alarming-rates/
It’s Not Just Tourists: Hawaiʻi Residents Drown At Alarming Rates - Honolulu Civil Beat
May 25, 2026 - The number of residents who die each year is surprising, even to lifeguards. And the danger is not limited to inexperienced swimmers or surfers chasing...
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Hawaiʻi Foster System In Crisis: Kids Still Sleeping In Offices, Hotels - Honolulu Civil Beat
Sep 30, 2025 - Following Civil Beat's inquiries about the issue, the Department of Human Services is launching a task force to explore solutions.
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https://www.civilbeat.org/2022/03/how-hawaii-activists-helped-force-the-militarys-hand-on-red-hill/
How Hawaii Activists Helped Force The Military’s Hand On Red Hill - Honolulu Civil Beat
Mar 22, 2022 - The Pentagon reversed years of opposition to closing the fuel storage facility near Pearl Harbor amid political pressure from the community.
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Hawaii Pacific Islanders Are Twice As Likely To Be Hospitalized For COVID-19 - Honolulu Civil Beat
Nov 21, 2020 - Chuukese, Marshallese and Samoan residents have been getting the deadly virus at the highest rates.
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https://www.civilbeat.org/2021/11/proposed-updates-to-federal-fishing-law-target-wespac-2/
Proposed Updates To Federal Fishing Law Target Wespac - Honolulu Civil Beat
Mar 3, 2022 - The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council's lack of transparency and unabashed politicking has prompted an effort to curtail questionable behavior through...
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Hilo Family Fights To Bring A Missing Woman Home From Oʻahu’s Streets - Honolulu Civil Beat
Aug 20, 2025 - A 33-year-old woman with mental struggles disappeared after she was medevaced from Hilo to The Queen's Medical Center. Then she ended up on the unfamiliar...
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https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/10/board-of-education-restores-cuts-for-school-learning-centers/
Board Of Education Restores Cuts For School Learning Centers - Honolulu Civil Beat
Nov 1, 2024 - After strong public opposition the proposed budget cuts, DOE will continue to request state funding to support school learning centers.
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https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/02/hawai%ca%bbi-spent-21000-a-month-to-power-village-of-20-tiny-homes/
Hawaiʻi Spent $21,000 A Month To Power A Village Of 20 Tiny Homes - Honolulu Civil Beat
Feb 14, 2025 - An independent study and a key state official criticize big operating costs when kauhale aren't connected to utilities.
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https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/11/new-uh-president-allegations-discrimination-before-hiring/
New UH President Was Accused Of Discrimination At Two Posts Before Hiring - Honolulu Civil Beat
Dec 6, 2024 - The chair of the University of Hawaii's Board of Regents is staunchly defending the vetting of incoming president Wendy Hensel, saying it aligned with national...
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https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/03/influential-hawaii-lawmaker-took-35000-under-fbi-surveillance/
FBI Recorded Hawaiʻi Lawmaker Being Given $35,000 - Honolulu Civil Beat
Apr 12, 2025 - Three years after the handoff, the identities of an unnamed man and the lawmaker he paid remain unknown to the public.
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https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/05/progress-report-hawai%ca%bbi-primes-itself-to-battle-biosecurity-threats/
Invasive Species: Hawaiʻi Primes Itself To Battle Biosecurity Threats - Honolulu Civil Beat
May 12, 2025 - Some fear the state Department of Agriculture does not have what it takes to do the work laid out for it by the Legislature.
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https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/01/hawaii-keeps-losing-state-biosecurity-workers-as-invasive-species-gain-ground/
Hawaii Keeps Losing State Biosecurity Workers As Invasive Species Gain Ground - Honolulu Civil Beat
Jan 16, 2024 - The Department of Agriculture has more than 100 job vacancies. Lawmakers demand greater accountability as they consider next year's funding requests.
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https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/02/o%CA%BBahu-public-housing-tenants-promised-relocation-help-hit-dead-ends/
Oʻahu Public Housing Tenants Promised Relocation Help Hit Dead-Ends - Honolulu Civil Beat
Feb 27, 2025 - Boarded-up apartments. Wrong numbers. Homes already occupied or far from jobs, doctors and schools. Kūhiō Park Terrace residents in Phase 1 of the teardown are...
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https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/08/struggling-and-lost-on-o%CA%BBahus-streets-woman-says-yes-to-help/
Struggling And Lost On Oʻahu's Streets, Woman Says Yes To Help - Honolulu Civil Beat
Aug 29, 2025 - A psychiatrist set out to find a 33-year-old Hilo woman who battles homelessness and addiction after a failed medical intervention.
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https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/07/maui-county-legal-challenges-former-employees/
Maui County Gears Up For Legal Challenges From Former Employees - Honolulu Civil Beat
Jul 7, 2025 - The cases include allegations from the mayor's former chief of staff and a gender discrimination lawsuit against the Maui Police Department.
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https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/04/the-sunshine-blog-look-whos-taking-big-city-council-pay-raises-after-all/
The Sunshine Blog: Look Who's Taking Big City Council Pay Raises After All - Honolulu Civil Beat
Apr 25, 2026 - Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawai‘i.
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https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/03/state-suddenly-swaps-contractor-for-major-o%CA%BBahu-public-housing-overhaul/
State Suddenly Swaps Contractor For Major Oʻahu Public Housing Overhaul - Honolulu Civil Beat
Mar 21, 2025 - No reason was given for the sudden change at Kūhiō Park Terrace, approved Thursday by the Hawaiʻi Public Housing Authority's board.
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See: Oʻahu Evacuation Map, Zones, Shelters Amid Wahiawā Dam Threat - Honolulu Civil Beat
Mar 24, 2026 - Get the latest on flooding concerns, power outages and more as a Kona low storm bears down on Hawaiʻi.
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https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/01/bissen-campaign-worker-awarded-150000-contract-for-maui-county-recruitment/
Bissen Campaign Worker Awarded $150,000 Contract For Maui County Recruitment - Honolulu Civil Beat
Jan 4, 2024 - The contractor is also the daughter of one of Bissen's top aides.
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https://www.civilbeat.org/2017/08/alan-mcnarie-burning-eucalyptus-to-power-the-big-island/
Alan McNarie: Burning Eucalyptus To Power The Big Island - Honolulu Civil Beat
Aug 10, 2017 - Regulators have approved a long-delayed alternative energy plant that could provide 12 percent of the power for the Big Island in Hawaii.
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https://www.civilbeat.org/2019/10/feds-to-audit-wespacs-handling-of-pacific-tuna-fund/
Feds To Audit Wespac's Handling Of Pacific Tuna Fund - Honolulu Civil Beat
Oct 28, 2019 - The move by the inspector general comes after a Civil Beat investigation and request from four congressmen.
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https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/10/hawaii-parents-are-hopping-fences-to-sneak-into-playgrounds/
Hawaiʻi Parents Are Hopping Fences To Sneak Into Playgrounds - Honolulu Civil Beat
Oct 13, 2025 - Lawmakers have pushed schools to open their facilities for recreational use, but the education department has raised concerns about liability and safety.
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https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/10/kids-may-lose-after-school-options-under-hawaiis-doe-budget-cuts/
Kids May Lose After-School Options Under Hawaii's DOE Budget Cuts - Honolulu Civil Beat
Oct 31, 2024 - The $2.3 billion budget, which will be presented to the Board of Education on Thursday, would eliminate funding for school learning centers statewide.
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https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/11/hawaiis-love-affair-cesspools-ruining-reefs/
Hawaii's Love Affair With Cesspools Is Ruining Its Reefs - Honolulu Civil Beat
Jan 7, 2025 - Reefs are paying the price for new housing developments — and state marine protection alone can't stop human waste from speeding up their demise.
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https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/05/teen-surfers-make-hawaii-history-in-first-ever-state-championship/
Teen Surfers Make Hawaiʻi History In First-Ever State Championship - Honolulu Civil Beat
May 4, 2026 - Students and coaches had advocated for years for surfing to be recognized as an official high school sport.
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https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/04/hawai%CA%BBis-parks-are-strained-should-doe-open-campuses-to-help/
Hawaiʻi’s Parks Are Strained. Should DOE Open Campuses To Help? - Honolulu Civil Beat
Apr 23, 2025 - With limited space at city parks, communities are calling for the education department to make schools more accessible for recreational use.
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https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/03/were-screwed-dole-did-little-to-fix-dangerous-wahiawa-dam/
‘We’re Screwed’: Dole Did Little To Fix Dangerous Wahiawā Dam - Honolulu Civil Beat
Mar 24, 2026 - Hawaiʻi's proposal to acquire the dam, and have taxpayers foot the bill for repairs, let the company off the hook.
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In the 1800s, Americans who died in Hawaii were considered foreigners and the few treasured items they possessed were sent to the U.S. State Department to be...
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https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/12/legislature-stand-against-pay-to-play-politics/
Legislature May Take A Stand Against Decades Of Pay-To-Play Politics - Honolulu Civil Beat
Dec 26, 2024 - New rules and proposed laws could fundamentally change how political campaigns are financed.
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https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/11/money-for-new-state-fire-marshal-isnt-nearly-enough-fire-council-says/
Money For New State Fire Marshal Isn't Nearly Enough, Fire Council Says - Honolulu Civil Beat
Nov 8, 2024 - The State Fire Council will recommend spending far more than the Legislature has approved for the new office.
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https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/04/inside-the-late-night-parties-where-hawaii-politicians-raked-in-money/
Inside the Late-Night Parties Where Hawaii Politicians Raked In Money - Honolulu Civil Beat
Apr 17, 2024 - After the state passed a law barring government contractors from donating to politicians, fund-raising parties showed just how completely the reform effort...
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https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/12/honolulu-yanks-renovation-aloha-permit-after-civil-beat-exposes-illegal-work/
Honolulu Yanks ‘Renovation Aloha’ Permit After Civil Beat Exposes Illegal Work - Honolulu Civil Beat
Dec 6, 2024 - HGTV hosts Tristyn and Kamohai Kalama are facing backlash because some of their speedy projects lacked proper permits.
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https://www.staradvertiser.com/2026/05/06/editorial/our-view/editorial-validate-protect-isle-civil-liberties/
Editorial: Validate, protect Hawaii civil liberties | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
May 6, 2026 - At year’s start, overreach by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) armed agents across the country spurred Hawaii, and many other states, to...
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https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/03/honolulu-officials-held-off-evacuations-as-north-shore-flooded/
Flying Blind: Honolulu Officials Held Off On Evacuations As North Shore Flooded - Honolulu Civil...
Mar 26, 2026 - By the time emergency management officials told people it was time to evacuate in Waialua and Haleʻiwa, some residents had already been swimming for their...
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https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/08/maui-economic-directors-business-associate-got-contracts-from-her-county-office/
Maui Economic Director's Business Associate Got Contracts From Her County Office - Honolulu Civil...
Aug 29, 2024 - Luana Mahi may have recused herself from decisions involving the contracts but she still signed off or recommended approval of contracts.
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https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/10/honolulu-ymca-ends-rental-subsidies-for-long-term-tenants/
Honolulu YMCA Ends Rental Subsidies For Long-Term Tenants - Honolulu Civil Beat
Oct 30, 2024 - The organization said it failed to reach its fundraising goal this year and can't afford to maintain the housing program at the Central Y.
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https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/12/honolulu-ymca-tenants-wont-be-uprooted-thanks-to-the-state/
Honolulu YMCA Tenants Won’t Be Uprooted Thanks To The State - Honolulu Civil Beat
Dec 21, 2024 - The tenants had been at risk of losing their homes after the Central Y said it could no longer afford to subsidize their rents.
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https://www.civilbeat.org/2022/08/first-lawsuit-filed-by-military-families-sickened-by-red-hill-water-contamination/
First Lawsuit Filed By Military Families Sickened By Red Hill Water Contamination - Honolulu Civil...
Sep 1, 2022 - The case kicks off what is likely to be years of litigation over the public health crisis caused by the Navy on Oahu.
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