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Honolulu Police Corruption: This Is Why We Rarely Rely On Anonymous Sources Screenshot

Honolulu Police Corruption: This Is Why We Rarely Rely On Anonymous Sources

Readers should be able to know and trust where your information is coming from. But public officials also have a responsibility to speak up and correct erroneous reporting.

Civil Beat’s Disaster Preparation Series Wins National Award Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

Civil Beat’s Disaster Preparation Series Wins National Award

Reporter Marcel Honore received the Punch Sulzberger Award for Innovative Storytelling from the News Leaders Association.

Civil Beat Wants To Find Out Where Hawaii’s Economy Is Headed Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat

Civil Beat Wants To Find Out Where Hawaii’s Economy Is Headed

The newsroom will spend the next 12 months reporting on critical questions about the future of the local economy, thanks to a grant from the Hawaii Community Foundation.

Political Mailers: Shamelessly Exploiting The News Media

Political Mailers: Shamelessly Exploiting The News Media

News organizations have no say over how their material is used. In fact, we often don’t even know it is being used.

Civil Beat Sues To Get Teacher Misconduct Records Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Civil Beat Sues To Get Teacher Misconduct Records

The Hawaii Department of Education has refused to turn over much of its information regarding the  disciplining of employees accused of wrongdoing.

Journalism Grant Will Pump Up Our Health Care Coverage Report for America

Journalism Grant Will Pump Up Our Health Care Coverage

The program aims to provide stronger reporting on under-covered topics.

Super PAC Crackdown On The Agenda In 2019 Legislature Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Super PAC Crackdown On The Agenda In 2019 Legislature

Legislative leaders shared some of their ideas for the upcoming session at a Civil Beat forum Thursday.

12 Civil Beat Stories That Made A Difference In 2018

12 Civil Beat Stories That Made A Difference In 2018

From breaking news to months-long investigations, here’s a look at some of our best work this year.

Hawaii Supreme Court Overturns 30 Years Of Government Secrecy PF Bentley/Civil Beat/2014

Hawaii Supreme Court Overturns 30 Years Of Government Secrecy

The ruling says that the city of Honolulu — as well as many other government agencies — have withheld public records for decades using an excuse that doesn’t exist in state law.

Emerging Writers Contest: And The Winners Are … Caleb Hartsfield/Civil Beat

Emerging Writers Contest: And The Winners Are …

Our panel of judges chose three winners and three honorable mentions.