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Civil Beat staff is working from public libraries throughout the state so we can get closer to the public and hear about issues in your community.

We’ll be at the Pearl City Public Library all day.

Our social media experts plan a discussion on how to understand and make social media work for you.

Join our newsroom staff at the Hilo Public Library on Thursday.

Join us at the Nanakuli Public Library on Wednesday to talk about community issues and Civil Beat’s reporting efforts.

We’re partnering with Hawaii’s public libraries to learn more about our diverse communities and show you our brand of journalism.

Meet our new Li Center for Global Journalism fellow who hopes to help people in Hawaii better understand the Southeast Asian country.

Other states routinely identify inmates who die in custody, but Hawaii refuses to do so. That prevents the public from learning how most of those inmates died.

Hawaii Business magazine won the top prize this year — Public Service Reporting — for a story on Honolulu’s rail project.

Reporters should not be forced to reveal sources or turn over notes on a story. A state court judge agrees.