Try Civil Beat’s New Shootz! Jigsaw Puzzle. This Week A Scene From Kapaʻa
A new jigsaw puzzle using one of this week’s Shootz! photos: A walk through Kapaʻa. Unfortunately, being named a finalist for a Pulitzer prize doesn’t make us immune to financial pressures. The fact ...
Shootz! From Ground And Air, The Modern And Historic Sites Of The Islands
The Pioneer Mill smokestack, built in 1928, looms in the background over temporary housing for survivors of the 2023 Maui ...
Graveyard Of Kauaʻi Cows Killed By Anthrax Could Undermine Luxury Homes
Starwood, with at least $115 billion in assets, is a global investment company with interests in real estate and hospitality.
No Income Tax For Working Class? Unions Float Radical Proposal
Lawmakers will consider a bill to increase the state excise tax and wipe out the state income tax for most residents.
CDC Report Finds Traces Of PFAs In Maui Firefighters’ Blood
The report was delayed by a temporary Trump administration shutdown of a weekly federal report that public health leaders ...
Honolulu Transit Rates Could Go Up
Riders of TheBus, Handi-Van and Skyline could soon pay higher fares as the city tries to keep up with the cost of providing ...
Government Alone Can't Fix The Affordable Housing Crisis
On the county level, the Honolulu City Council recently passed Bill 3, which aims to provide greater financial incentives for ...
Kirstin Downey: The Hawaiʻi State Archives — One Leak Away From Catastrophe
Clearly, the archives needs a new home. But experts worry it could end up too far from an important research center.
Bill To Close Pay-To-Play Loophole In Hawaiʻi Moves To Full House
The House Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs Committee voted unanimously to send House Bill 371 for a full vote in the House. The ...
Hopes For Legal Marijuana In Hawaiʻi Dashed As Politicos Flip-Flop
Under current state law, possession of up to three grams of marijuana for adults comes with a rarely enforced $130 civil fine ...
Stakes Are High As Maui Wildfire Settlement Case Goes Before Supreme Court
The outcome could mean higher insurance premiums or a bankrupt utility. It could also upend the proposed settlement, delaying ...
Data Dive: Binge Drinking On The Rise Among Hawaiʻi Seniors
Roughly 11% of older adults in Hawaiʻi reported excessive drinking in 2022, the highest rate of any state, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analyzed by the ...