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Senate Confirms Sonja McCullen To Intermediate Court Of Appeals Screenshot

Senate Confirms Sonja McCullen To Intermediate Court Of Appeals

A Honolulu deputy prosecuting attorney will be the first Native Hawaiian appointed to a Hawaii appellate court in decades.

Disabled People With Covid-19 Face A Tangled Web Of Obstacles Courtesy: Michele Mueller

Disabled People With Covid-19 Face A Tangled Web Of Obstacles

One family has struggled to get their Covid-positive loved one to dialysis.

Native Hawaiian Leaders Tout Vaccinations As A Way To ‘Protect Our Future’ Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat/2021

Native Hawaiian Leaders Tout Vaccinations As A Way To ‘Protect Our Future’

Native Hawaiians suffered relatively few Covid-19 cases early in the pandemic but began to see an uptick in July as the delta variant raged.

Hawaii Supreme Court Hears Arguments Over County Police Jurisdiction Screenshot

Hawaii Supreme Court Hears Arguments Over County Police Jurisdiction

The ability of counties to render aid to each other is also at issue in the case that stems from protests over the Thirty Meter Telescope in 2019.

Harris Meets With Hawaii Troops As Afghanistan Crisis Escalates Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Harris Meets With Hawaii Troops As Afghanistan Crisis Escalates

The vice president and her husband canceled public appearances on their way back from Asia.

Kahele Says Islamic State Attack ‘Accelerates The Urgency’ Of Afghan Evacuation Courtesty: Victor Mancilla/USMC

Kahele Says Islamic State Attack ‘Accelerates The Urgency’ Of Afghan Evacuation

It’s the deadliest attack on U.S. forces in the country since 2011 as the American mission’s final chaotic days wind down.

Maui State Health Director Faces Mounting Pressure Over Disputed Covid Treatments Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Maui State Health Director Faces Mounting Pressure Over Disputed Covid Treatments

State lawmakers called on Gov. David Ige and the Department of Health to fire Dr. Lorrin Pang after he was quoted recommending the use of controversial drugs.

New Appeals Court Nominee Advances To Final Senate Vote Screenshot

New Appeals Court Nominee Advances To Final Senate Vote

Sonja McCullen easily cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday.

Hawaii Tech Writer Selected For Facebook Journalism Initiative Ryan Ozawa

Hawaii Tech Writer Selected For Facebook Journalism Initiative

Ryan Ozawa is among 25 journalists joining the launch of a platform called Bulletin.

Vaccine Passports Are Already Being Used On The Mainland. Reaction Is Mixed Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Vaccine Passports Are Already Being Used On The Mainland. Reaction Is Mixed

Some restaurant owners are happy to have mandates for customers and workers. Others say it’s cost them business. Hawaii is still undecided.