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Help us raise $75,000 by May 21! Donate Now Commentary Cory Lum/Civil Beat John Hill: A Lawsuit Against The Child Protection System Digs Up Troubling Facts In the absence of legislative oversight, litigation is one of the few ways to find out what went wrong. By John Hill · About 11 hours ago Latest News A Missouri River Court Decision Could Sink Hawaii’s Ala Wai Flood Control Plan By Marcel Honore About 11 hours ago A ‘High-Ranking Prosecutor’ Helped Mike Miske Out Of A Traffic Citation, HPD Officer Testifies By Madeleine Valera May 13, 2024 Judge In Red Hill Trial Takes On Question Of Compensation By Christina Jedra May 13, 2024 Beth Fukumoto: Keeping Kids Safe On The Internet Brings Out Rare Bipartisanship By Beth Fukumoto About 11 hours ago · Commentary More Stories Maui Fires Next Page Previous Page Courtesy: DLNR Hawaii Lawmakers Had Big Ideas For How To Prevent Another Lahaina. Few Became Law By Thomas Heaton May 13, 2024 David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024 Maui County Reveals Plan To Hire Experts To Assess How It Responded To Wildfires By Paula Dobbyn May 13, 2024 Cammy Clark/Civil Beat/2024 FEMA Is Still Spending Millions On Hundreds Of Empty Housing Units For Maui Fire Survivors By Cammy Clark May 9, 2024 Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019 Hawaii Is Entering A Dangerous Fire Season. Here’s What Will Be Different Post-Lahaina By Marcel Honore May 8, 2024 Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023 Civil Beat Named Pulitzer Finalist For Maui Fire Coverage By Patti Epler May 6, 2024 Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024 Ohana Hope Village Is Finally Opening To Maui Fire Survivors By Paula Dobbyn May 6, 2024 Chad Blair/Civil Beat/2024 Chad Blair: Hawaii Lawmakers Tout ‘Historic’ Session. So Why Not Make History More Often? By Chad Blair May 5, 2024 Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023 Stalled Debris Removal Prolongs A Lahaina Family’s Grief By Brittany Lyte May 3, 2024 Cammy Clark/Civil Beat/2024 Maui Mayor Takes ‘Bold Step’ To Eliminate 7,000 Short-Term Rentals By 2026 By Cammy Clark May 2, 2024 Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019 Volunteer Firefighters Are Big On The Mainland. Not So Much In Hawaii By Thomas Heaton May 2, 2024 Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023 Maui County Sues Cell Phone Carriers For Lahaina Fire Outages By Brittany Lyte May 1, 2024 Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024 The Maui Fires In Photos: April 2024 By The Civil Beat Staff May 1, 2024 See All The Beat Next Page Previous Page Nick Grube/Civil Beat/2013 Request To Halt Haiku Stairs’ Dismantling Denied By Judge By Ben Angarone May 13, 2024 Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019 Former UH Regents Chair To Oversee Hawaii Public School Facilities By Megan Tagami May 13, 2024 Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016 Hawaii Inmate In An Arizona Prison Dies After Apparently Being Attacked By Kevin Dayton May 9, 2024 Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023 Maui County Sues Cell Phone Carriers For Lahaina Fire Outages By Brittany Lyte May 1, 2024 April Estrellon/Civil Beat/2024 Civil Beat Will Be In Haleiwa On Friday By Patti Epler April 30, 2024 David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024 Navy Groundwater Sampling Plan Is Insufficient, Hawaii Health Officials Say By Marcel Honore April 30, 2024 Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023 Civil Beat Wins National Award For Maui Fire Coverage By Patti Epler April 29, 2024 Hawaii Community Foundation Maui Strong Fund Providing $40M To Help House Fire Survivors By Cammy Clark April 25, 2024 Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016 Report: Hawaiian Electric Is Looking To Sell American Savings Bank By Stewart Yerton April 25, 2024 David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023 Live Coconut Rhinoceros Beetles Found On Big Island By Thomas Heaton April 23, 2024 Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024 Governor Appoints Advisers For Climate Resilience, Marine Affairs By Chad Blair April 22, 2024 David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023 Navy Declines To Identify Its Pearl Harbor Water Quality Experts By Christina Jedra April 22, 2024 Courtesy: Jason Blake/2022 Kauai’s Premier Concert Venue Reopens After 4-Year Closure By Brittany Lyte April 18, 2024 Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024 $250,000 Settlement Approved For Honolulu Police Detective By Madeleine Valera April 17, 2024 Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022 Senate Confirms Green’s Nominees To Board of Education By Megan Tagami April 17, 2024 Most Popular Next Page Previous Page 1 April Estrellon/Civil Beat/2024 Hawaii Island’s Population Drop Signals An Ominous Economic Trend By Stewart Yerton , April Estrellon May 12, 2024 2 Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022 A ‘High-Ranking Prosecutor’ Helped Mike Miske Out Of A Traffic Citation, HPD Officer Testifies By Madeleine Valera May 13, 2024 3 Cory Lum/Civil Beat John Hill: A Lawsuit Against The Child Protection System Digs Up Troubling Facts By John Hill About 11 hours ago 4 Marcel Honore/Civil Beat A Missouri River Court Decision Could Sink Hawaii’s Ala Wai Flood Control Plan By Marcel Honore About 11 hours ago 5 Stewart Yerton/Civil Beat/2024 Retired Law Professor Turns Into Full-Time Environmental Activist On The North Shore By Stewart Yerton May 13, 2024 6 Judge In Red Hill Trial Takes On Question Of Compensation By Christina Jedra May 13, 2024 7 Ian Lind photo/2021 The Miske Trial: Witnesses Describe Bank Transactions By Ian Lind May 12, 2024 8 Nick Grube/Civil Beat/2013 Request To Halt Haiku Stairs’ Dismantling Denied By Judge By Ben Angarone May 13, 2024 9 Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019 Former UH Regents Chair To Oversee Hawaii Public School Facilities By Megan Tagami May 13, 2024 10 David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024 Maui County Reveals Plan To Hire Experts To Assess How It Responded To Wildfires By Paula Dobbyn May 13, 2024 Let the Sunshine In Next Page Previous Page Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020 Russell Ruderman: Gestures From The Legislature By Russell Ruderman May 13, 2024 Chad Blair/Civil Beat/2022 Legislators Take The Rare Step Of Putting 2 Questions For Voters On The November Ballot By Richard Wiens May 12, 2024 David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024 The Sunshine Blog: We’re Officially Hitting The Campaign Trail By The Sunshine Editorial Board May 10, 2024 Hawaii News Now photo The Sunshine Blog: A Former Governor’s Part In A Federal Fraud Trial. 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