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Police Killing Of Micronesian Teen In Hawaii Prompts Grief And Questions Anita Hofschneider/Civil Beat/2021

Police Killing Of Micronesian Teen In Hawaii Prompts Grief And Questions

Nearly two weeks after the shooting, Honolulu police still haven’t explained why the teenager was shot or released officers’ body camera footage.

Lawmakers OK Fines For Pandemic Rule Violators Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Lawmakers OK Fines For Pandemic Rule Violators

Lawmakers will convene next week to negotiate hundreds of bills that could end up on Gov. David Ige’s desk.

Kauai Police Chief Suspended For Mocking Asians Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2020

Kauai Police Chief Suspended For Mocking Asians

Kauai County officials on Friday publicly disclosed for the first time details of the disciplinary action taken against Police Chief Todd Raybuck for violating a county discrimination policy.

Hawaii Supreme Court Ends Early Release Of Inmates Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Hawaii Supreme Court Ends Early Release Of Inmates

State public defenders can still petition the courts to release clients early, but attorneys will have to do so on an individual basis.

Very Few Vaccinated People Have Caught COVID-19 In Hawaii Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Very Few Vaccinated People Have Caught COVID-19 In Hawaii

Officials on Maui, meanwhile, are monitoring nearly two dozen infection clusters.

How Scientists Are Pivoting In Their Quest To Save Hawaii’s Crows Courtesy: San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance

How Scientists Are Pivoting In Their Quest To Save Hawaii’s Crows

Conservationists are looking to Maui as a possible short-term solution for reestablishing alala in the wild.

Hawaii Sees ‘Startling’ Increase In Number Of Children Facing Hunger Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Hawaii Sees ‘Startling’ Increase In Number Of Children Facing Hunger

Even as benefits programs expand and school meal programs shift, food insecurity is expected to continue to grow in the islands.

Kauai Police Chief’s Rising Star Began To Fall Last Year, Job Reviews Show Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2020

Kauai Police Chief’s Rising Star Began To Fall Last Year, Job Reviews Show

Kauai Police Chief Todd Raybuck spent the last two years building community goodwill and fixing problems within his department.

Sailor Who Took His Own Life At Honolulu Resort Was A Career Navy Man Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Sailor Who Took His Own Life At Honolulu Resort Was A Career Navy Man

Lt. Cmdr. Russell Cruz, a native of New York, enlisted in the Navy about a month after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

HMSA’s Mark Mugiishi To Chair State Redistricting Panel Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

HMSA’s Mark Mugiishi To Chair State Redistricting Panel

UPDATED: The decision came after a 6-2 vote Tuesday with some concerns raised about the process.