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Over Decades, Hawaii Cut Acute Care Hospital Beds. Then Came The Pandemic Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Over Decades, Hawaii Cut Acute Care Hospital Beds. Then Came The Pandemic

Health and government officials argued that advances in medicine and patient preference reduced the need for the beds, but now, there aren’t enough.

These Hawaii Firms Are Pushing Innovation Amid The Pandemic Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

These Hawaii Firms Are Pushing Innovation Amid The Pandemic

As the Covid-19 crisis underscores Hawaii’s reliance on tourism, innovation executives say now is the time to push hard to develop other economic sectors.

Why This Big Island Woman Is Spending Every Sunday Picking Up Trash Nathan Christophel/2021

Why This Big Island Woman Is Spending Every Sunday Picking Up Trash

Lei Robinson is spearheading a volunteer movement to keep the streets of Hilo as clean as possible.

What Civil Beat’s Salary Database Tells Us About The Embattled Auditor’s Office Claire Caulfield/Civil Beat/2021

What Civil Beat’s Salary Database Tells Us About The Embattled Auditor’s Office

A decade’s worth of records finds high turnover and a decrease in analysts at the Auditor’s Office, but relative stability at the Ethics Commission.

Biden’s Sweeping New Vaccination Mandate Is ‘Huge’ For Hawaii Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Biden’s Sweeping New Vaccination Mandate Is ‘Huge’ For Hawaii

UHERO economist predicts more than 85% of Hawaii employees will work for companies with vaccination mandates, filling many of the gaps.

Native Seabirds Keep Turning Up Dead On A Popular Kauai Walking Trail Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2021

Native Seabirds Keep Turning Up Dead On A Popular Kauai Walking Trail

Feral cats and off-leash dogs are killing wedge-tailed shearwaters at Kauai’s Makahuena Point. Efforts to stop the carnage so far haven’t worked.

Who’s Behind This Increasingly Vocal Hawaii Group Opposing Covid-19 Mandates? Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Who’s Behind This Increasingly Vocal Hawaii Group Opposing Covid-19 Mandates?

The grassroots Aloha Freedom Coalition says it is not affiliated with any political or religious views, but only wants to stand up for liberty.

Civil Cafe: Health And Data Experts Share Their Thoughts About Covid Predictions Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Civil Cafe: Health And Data Experts Share Their Thoughts About Covid Predictions

The consensus was that it’s too soon to predict whether the delta-fueled surge in coronavirus cases has peaked in Hawaii.

Redistricting Panel: No Changes In Hawaii Legislative Seats Screenshot

Redistricting Panel: No Changes In Hawaii Legislative Seats

Public testimony centered on whether the commission removed the correct number of military from Hawaii’s population count.

Hawaii Landlords Can Now Evict Their Tenants. But Not Many Cases Are Being Filed — Yet Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Hawaii Landlords Can Now Evict Their Tenants. But Not Many Cases Are Being Filed — Yet

The Biden administration has called on states to enact eviction moratoriums, but Gov. David Ige doesn’t plan to revive Hawaii’s.