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Responses to Civil Beat’s surveys are heavily used by voters, especially after ballots show up in the mail. So why don’t many incumbents bother to send them in?

Young journalists from various backgrounds and colleges are getting hands-on training in the news business here at Civil Beat.

We’re beefing up on Maui first, so expect to see much more enterprise reporting from that island starting this week. Big Island and Kauai coming soon.

This year we’re providing people running for office the space to share their thoughts on issues.

Political connections are starting to be more of an issue as election season heats up.

The proposal by the state’s police union was one of many made in response to the Police Commission’s request for community input on how to pick the next chief.

Civil Beat’s original lawsuit seeking police disciplinary files has finally come to an end.

It’s inevitable: Journalists make mistakes. The question is what to do about them.

Civil Beat was also named best online news site for the 10th year in a row by the Hawaii chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.

The decision upholds the release of public records in a Civil Beat lawsuit that sought the arbitration file of Sgt. Darren Cachola.