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House Panel Wants Answers On Rail Audit Contracts Screenshot/2021

House Panel Wants Answers On Rail Audit Contracts

Legislators will subpoena the Hawaii Department of Accounting and General Services.

The Red Hill Water Crisis Has Affected Civilians, Too. They Want More Help Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

The Red Hill Water Crisis Has Affected Civilians, Too. They Want More Help

The Navy says it has asked for more money to help all the residents affected by the fuel contamination found in a well.

The Spigot Of Federal Broadband Funding Is About To Open For Hawaii Flickr.com/Blaise Alleyne

The Spigot Of Federal Broadband Funding Is About To Open For Hawaii

Is the state ready for a “once-in-a-lifetime” investment of federal funding to improve broadband access and service?

Anxiety And Depression: Youth Mental Health Got Worse During The Pandemic Courtesy: Keala Foundation/2020

Anxiety And Depression: Youth Mental Health Got Worse During The Pandemic

In Hawaii, mental health providers say they’re only beginning to see the repercussions of forced social isolation and distance learning on young people.

The Civil Beat Editorial Board Interview: Hawaiian Homes Chair William Aila Jr. Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

The Civil Beat Editorial Board Interview: Hawaiian Homes Chair William Aila Jr.

The director of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands discusses challenges facing the agency including the need for more funds and access to water.

Hawaii’s Omicron Covid-19 Case Count Climbs To 12 Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Hawaii’s Omicron Covid-19 Case Count Climbs To 12

Most of the patients were vaccinated, and most had no known connection to others who were infected.

There’s A Lot More To Hawaii’s Cacao Industry Than Making Chocolate Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

There’s A Lot More To Hawaii’s Cacao Industry Than Making Chocolate

Cacao has been in Hawaii for at least 190 years, but it’s only been in the last few decades that people are getting interested in making chocolate locally. Agrotourism may hold the answer for future growth.

Monsanto To Pay $12M For Illegal Pesticide Use On Hawaii Fields Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

Monsanto To Pay $12M For Illegal Pesticide Use On Hawaii Fields

It also agreed to plead guilty to committing felonies related to banned pesticides alleged in a 2019 lawsuit.