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Some Hawaii Island Students Can Now Ride Hele-On Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Some Hawaii Island Students Can Now Ride Hele-On

The partnership between DOE and Hele-On is in response to a statewide school bus driver shortage that’s led to lack of space on the bus.

As TMT Works To Build On Mauna Kea, Two Telescopes Are Coming Down Screenshot: California Institute of Technology

As TMT Works To Build On Mauna Kea, Two Telescopes Are Coming Down

More telescopes are expected to be decommissioned according to a plan that seeks to do a better job of managing the mauna.

Big Island Police Killings Often Involve Troubled Victims And Guns — And The Number Has Spiked Tim Wright/Civil Beat/2021

Big Island Police Killings Often Involve Troubled Victims And Guns — And The Number Has Spiked

Compared to Honolulu, people who died in police shootings were often armed with guns themselves. Many also suffered from mental illness and substance abuse.

The Pandemic Taught Us Broadband Is Essential. But Where Is It? State of Hawaii/2021

The Pandemic Taught Us Broadband Is Essential. But Where Is It?

A Big Island nonprofit plans to map underserved areas on the neighbor islands.

As Climate Change Fuels Fires, A Big Island Community Has Only One Way Out Tim Wright/Civil Beat/2021

As Climate Change Fuels Fires, A Big Island Community Has Only One Way Out

Residents of Waikoloa Village have for years pressed for a second road to evacuate the community of 7,100 and ease traffic.

PODCAST: Hawaii’s Complicated Relationship With European Honey Bees Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

PODCAST: Hawaii’s Complicated Relationship With European Honey Bees

Many farmers rely on European honey bees to pollinate their plants, but the introduced species can negatively impact a native pollinator.

Hilo Renters Fear They’ll Be Among The First To Go When Eviction Moratorium Ends Tim Wright/Civil Beat/2021

Hilo Renters Fear They’ll Be Among The First To Go When Eviction Moratorium Ends

More money is coming in for federal rental subsidies, but service providers worry landlords like Waiakea Villas won’t accept it.

Complaints Lead To Ouster Of Big Island Animal Control Contractor Screenshot/Facebook

Complaints Lead To Ouster Of Big Island Animal Control Contractor

Hawaii Rainbow Rangers will be replaced by county officials after numerous allegations of mismanagement circulated on the island.

How Zoom Helped Alcoholics Anonymous Members Stay Sober During A Pandemic Tom Hasslinger/Civil Beat/2021

How Zoom Helped Alcoholics Anonymous Members Stay Sober During A Pandemic

But now the organization is torn between a return to in-person meetings and staying in the online space.

Big Island Police Kill Knife-Wielding Man Jason Armstrong/Civil Beat/2019

Big Island Police Kill Knife-Wielding Man

UPDATED: This is the second fatal shooting involving the Hawaii Police Department in the same week.