Civil Beat Categories

Washington

States, Including Hawaii, Slow To Spend COVID-19 Relief Aid Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

States, Including Hawaii, Slow To Spend COVID-19 Relief Aid

State and local governments received $150 billion through a federal coronavirus relief program, but a new report shows they have yet to spend much of the money.

Hawaii Has Huge Stake In Negotiations Over Federal COVID-19 Aid Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat/2020

Hawaii Has Huge Stake In Negotiations Over Federal COVID-19 Aid

Uncertainty surrounds the $600-per-week unemployment payments, virus testing and even public worker furloughs.

Kai Kahele Says He Wants Police Reform, But His Vote Says Otherwise Nick Grube/Civil Beat/2019

Kai Kahele Says He Wants Police Reform, But His Vote Says Otherwise

The presumptive Democratic nominee for Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional District has a clear path to Washington, D.C.

Trump Hotel In Waikiki Received Millions From Small Business Bailout Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Trump Hotel In Waikiki Received Millions From Small Business Bailout

While President Donald Trump doesn’t own the property, he does license his name to the California company that does.

These Hawaii Businesses Got Federal Loans During The Pandemic Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

These Hawaii Businesses Got Federal Loans During The Pandemic

The U.S. government finally released the names of companies participating in federal coronavirus relief programs after months of obfuscation.

Kahele Can’t Campaign For Congress Right Now. Does It Matter? Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Kahele Can’t Campaign For Congress Right Now. Does It Matter?

The Democrat has to sit it out while on active National Guard duty, but he doesn’t face much of a threat anyway — something that has dumbfounded political observers.

Can US Sen. Tammy Duckworth Bring A Little Aloha To The White House? Screenshot/2020

Can US Sen. Tammy Duckworth Bring A Little Aloha To The White House?

The U.S. senator from Illinois went to high school and college in Hawaii. She’s said to be on Joe Biden’s shortlist for vice president.

Ed Case On Police Reform: ‘This Is Our First Step Toward Justice’ Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Ed Case On Police Reform: ‘This Is Our First Step Toward Justice’

The Hawaii congressman says some provisions of the proposed federal legislation may go too far.

New York Tries To Lift The Veil On Police Misconduct — Will Hawaii Follow? Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

New York Tries To Lift The Veil On Police Misconduct — Will Hawaii Follow?

Both states have protected bad cops’ records from public view for decades. The death of George Floyd has renewed the calls for transparency.

Congressional Democrats Are Now Pushing Police Reform Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Congressional Democrats Are Now Pushing Police Reform

A proposed bill would, among other things, create a national database of police misconduct and ban the use of chokeholds.