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State Rep. Bob McDermott Running For US Senate Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015

State Rep. Bob McDermott Running For US Senate

The GOP lawmaker wants to unseat Democrat Brian Schatz and shut down the Red Hill fuel facility.

Menstrual Equity Measure Expected To Be On Legislative Agenda This Year Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Menstrual Equity Measure Expected To Be On Legislative Agenda This Year

Advocates say providing free menstrual products in public schools is a health issue that needs to be addressed.

Hawaii DOE Wants Kids To Say: ‘Mom, I Had The Greatest Meal At School Today’ Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

Hawaii DOE Wants Kids To Say: ‘Mom, I Had The Greatest Meal At School Today’

A strategy is developing to use centralized kitchens to replace processed food imports currently served in student meals with fresh, local ingredients.

Hawaii Legislature 2022: Smart Spending Could Help Big Problems Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Hawaii Legislature 2022: Smart Spending Could Help Big Problems

The Legislature has money available for almost any policy initiative imaginable, and every member of the House and Senate is up for reelection.

How The Victim Of Mistaken Identity Was Finally Let Out Of The Hawaii State Hospital Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

How The Victim Of Mistaken Identity Was Finally Let Out Of The Hawaii State Hospital

A new court filing seeks to remove any reference to an alias from his police records. But it also lays out how a doctor at the facility figured out he was not who they thought he was.

Will This Bureaucratic Tug Of War Over Hawaii’s Ag Lands Finally End? Thomas Heaton/Civil Beat/2022

Will This Bureaucratic Tug Of War Over Hawaii’s Ag Lands Finally End?

Ranchers are fed up with waiting two decades for the departments of Agriculture and Land and Natural Resources to sort out legally mandated land transfers.

Health Regulators Want Budget Boost Amid Covid, Drinking Water Crises Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Health Regulators Want Budget Boost Amid Covid, Drinking Water Crises

The department has asked the Legislature for millions of dollars to ramp up staff and keep essential services running smoothly while the pandemic takes center stage.

Annual Statewide Count Of Hawaii’s Homeless Population Postponed Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Annual Statewide Count Of Hawaii’s Homeless Population Postponed

The count for unsheltered and sheltered individuals was rescheduled for March 10.

Schatz Covid Case Upends US Senate Votes Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Schatz Covid Case Upends US Senate Votes

The Hawaii senator tested positive with a breakthrough case.

It’s Tough To Figure Out Just How Hard The Pandemic Has Hit The Hawaii Economy Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat/2020

It’s Tough To Figure Out Just How Hard The Pandemic Has Hit The Hawaii Economy

Personal income in Hawaii actually increased overall during the pandemic, but experts say people are going to be worse off this year as federal bailout money dries up.