Unless we're willing to go all-in on this approach to increasing housing, we should quit pretending it's part of the solution ...

The burden of grief related to extinction and invasive species in Hawaiʻi is a heavy one for conservation professionals. Some ...

The number of unlicensed teachers has steadily grown in Hawaiʻi schools since the pandemic, and the state may see a wave of ...

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Civil Beat followed up on three previously broken pieces of infrastructure we've written about. Here’s what we found.

Peyton McCauley is a Water Policy Specialist and Sea Grant UW Water Science-Policy Fellow at the Center for Water Policy. She holds a Juris Doctorate from Marquette University Law School and a ...

We analyze discrepancies in Kauaʻi's 2024 general election vote count, which the Elections Commission says were a big deal ...

If you’re active in local social media, you may have come across Elijah Kalā McShane. With over 100,000 followers on ...

The main idea of both laws was to help restore the public’s trust in their elected officials by preventing the flow of cash ...

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After years of fish farmers criticizing the state of Hawaiʻi for overlooking aquaculture, the federal government is offering ...