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Amos Lonokailua-Hewitt, the new head of the Maui Emergency Management Agency, has been working on improving staff and technology and shoring up gaps in coordination and communication. (Cammy Clark/Civil Beat/2024)

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Maui Looks Elsewhere To Fund Fire Prevention Projects After Trump Cuts

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Hawaiʻi Readies Weather Stations Against Trump Assault On Climate Research

May 09, 2025

FEMA built 167 temporary housing units for fire survivors in Lahaina. (Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2025)

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Maui Fire Survivors Uprooted Again As FEMA Starts Charging Rent

May 08, 2025

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Progress Report: Hawaiʻi’s Working Families Need More Support

May 07, 2025

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Adults Can Still Marry Teens At 15 After Death Of Proposed Ban In Hawaiʻi

May 06, 2025

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Kaupuni Stream flows into Pōkaʻī Bay in Waiʻanae. Carmen Guzman-Simpliciano’s son experienced a recurring bout of MRSA she believes came from cesspools draining into the stream and then on into the bay. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025)

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Progress Report: Bolder Action Needed To Protect Hawaiʻi’s Environment

May 05, 2025

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ICE Takes Aim At Immigrant Kids In Big Island’s Coffee Belt

May 02, 2025

The Keahuolū Courthouse in Kona houses Hawaiʻi’s Third Circuit District Court among other state government offices. The Kona side of the Big Island is experiencing an acute shortage of court-appointed attorneys. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025)

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Can’t Afford A Lawyer? Good Luck Getting Help On Neighbor Islands

May 01, 2025

Superintendent Keith Hayashi requested that lawmakers give DOE more flexibility with spending its construction budget this year and said this change would help the department reduce its backlog of projects. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)

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Pet Projects And Low Budgets: How Lawmakers Undermine School Repairs

Apr 30, 2025

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What The State Refuses To Say About Fatal Child Abuse Cases

Apr 29, 2025

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Too Many Exemptions From Empty Homes Tax Could Cost Honolulu $150 Million

Apr 28, 2025

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Hawaiʻi’s Pledge To Free Itself From Fossil Fuel Hits New Roadblocks

Apr 25, 2025

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Honolulu Emergency Services Department Director Jim Ireland said ambulances can be tied up for hours as they wait for emergency room beds to open up for their patients, preventing them from responding to more calls. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)

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With Paramedics Spread Thin, Honolulu Dusts Off A Possible Solution

Apr 24, 2025

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Mililani Middle School completed the construction of a new building and parking lot in 2022, but the neighborhood board said the lot remains inaccessible to the public. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025)

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Hawaiʻi’s Parks Are Strained. Should DOE Open Campuses To Help?

Apr 23, 2025

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State Librarian Stacey Aldrich submitted a budget request of $50 million last fall that would continue to fund vacant positions in the library system. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)

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Proposed Funding Cuts Could Reduce Access To Hawaiʻi Libraries

Apr 21, 2025

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HART needs House and Senate lawmakers to come to agreement in the days ahead to authorize the rail authority to tap into hundreds of millions of dollars in funding earmarked for rail. (Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021)

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Senate Bill Would Put Major State Funding For Honolulu Rail Project In Jeopardy

Apr 18, 2025

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Gov. Josh Green announced the opening of the kauhale project in Iwilei in December. The project is still not completed. (Stewart Yerton/Civil Beat/2024)

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The State Spent Millions On Housing For The Homeless. Show Us The Receipts

Apr 17, 2025

Blaze Lovell and Stewart Yerton

A junkyard is defined as an area of more than 200 square feet used for used for storing scrap or junk, or dismantling vehicles. Many properties in Hawaiian Ocean View Estate would fall into that category. The county’s Department of Planning and Permitting has investigated 10 complaints since 2022, but would not say what action was taken. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025)

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Hawaiian Ocean View Has Abandoned Cars As Far As The Eye Can See

Apr 16, 2025

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