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A Gag Order In A Foster Death: When Child Welfare Secrecy Goes Too Far
The child welfare system is shrouded in secrecy to protect children. Does it also block scrutiny and reform?
Hawaii News Now/2022
Dozens Of People Injured After Honolulu-Bound Flight Hits Severe Turbulence
Twenty people from the flight were taken to emergency rooms, including 11 in serious condition. The flight may have gone through a thunderstorm.
Medical Transport Plane Missing With 3 On Board
The plane disappeared Thursday night on a flight between Maui and the Big Island.
AP/2019
Abigail Kawananakoa, Considered ‘Last Hawaiian Princess,’ Dies At 96
Her death was announced Monday morning at Iolani Palace.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019
Racial Disparities Vex Hawaii’s Child Welfare System. Can They Be Fixed?
The causes are complex, but Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander parents are far more likely to have children removed by the state.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2014
Hawaii Public Workers Are Given Green Light To Switch Insurance Providers
The special enrollment process will remain in effect for as long as Kaiser mental health workers are on strike or until June 30 if the strike is ongoing.
AP/2022
USS Arizona Survivor: Honor Those Killed At Pearl Harbor
On Wednesday, the U.S. Navy and the National Park Service will host a remembrance ceremony at Pearl Harbor in honor of those killed.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2022
Josh Green Takes Over A State With Chronic Problems, But Money To Address Them
Hawaii’s next governor says he’ll move immediately to deal with Aloha Stadium, the Mauna Loa eruption and the controversy over the state tourism marketing contract.
Scott Liebenson via Wikimedia
Out-Of-Bounds? NBA Star Kevin Johnson Pushes Hard As Point Man For Hawaii Energy Project
Johnson, a two-time-mayor of Sacramento, has pressed state officials to support the controversial Hu Honua biomass project on the Big Island.
Courtesy: USGS/MPatrick/2022
Unexploded Ordnance Closes Mauna Loa Lava Viewing Area
Officials urge the public to not wander off Saddle Road into the U.S. Army Pohakuloa Training Area.