A family is suing a Maui landowner and the state for not protecting Native Hawaiian remains as required by law.

Within this urgent context, the Hawaiʻi State Legislature is considering House Bill 2208, the Farm to Families bill. This ...

A proposed aquarium fishing ban is in play as state aquatic resource officials move to revive the controversial fishing practice.

The announcement comes days after a renewable energy expert challenged findings of a state study finding LNG to be cost-effective.

The term-limited mayor announced his run for the state’s second-highest office as Luke faces scrutiny in campaign finance investigation.

Pending lawsuit says supervisor sent young Maui firefighter into a raging flood without safety gear, leading him to be sucked ...

That is why a growing coalition of businesses and nonprofit organizations support the Hawaiʻi Tax Fairness Coalition and its ...

The disappearance from government websites of decades of data on health, education and criminal justice are among the many datasets that the Trump administration has dumped.

Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ...

Civil Beat has been named the best overall news site in Hawaii for 14 years in a row by the Society of Professional ...

The latest Kona low pummeled the state with record-breaking rainfall, and that was on top of other fierce storms in recent weeks.

Miranda S. Spivack is the author of "Backroom Deals in Our Backyards: How Government Secrecy Harms Our Communities and the Local Heroes Fighting Back" (The New Press 2025). She is vice president of ...