May 2023
Sunday, May 28‘This Is Gold’: An Unprecedented Push To Restore Urban Honolulu Watersheds From Ridge To Reef
December 2022
Thursday, December 15Bridging The Gap: This Climate Scientist Is Seeking Solutions Outside The Lab
September 2022
Monday, September 5Protecting The Past By Managing The Future Of Ka‘ena Point
July 2022
Thursday, July 14Hawaiian Fishponds Are Rebounding In The Face Of Rising Seas And Invasive Species
February 2022
Sunday, February 13Hawaii Needs Good Soil To Grow More Food. Here’s How That Can Happen
January 2022
Thursday, January 6Hawaii Is Beefing Up Its Potential To Produce More Meat Locally
September 2021
Thursday, September 30PODCAST: What To Feed Animals During A Pandemic? Pigs And Chickens Are Pickier Than You Think
July 2021
Tuesday, July 13PODCAST: Hawaii’s Complicated Relationship With European Honey Bees
May 2021
Friday, May 14PODCAST: Lessons from Hawaii’s Successful Battle With The Avocado Lace Bug
April 2021
Monday, April 12PODCAST: Two Ideas For How To Build More Housing For Hawaii Farmers
February 2021
Thursday, February 25PODCAST: This Kauai Nonprofit Has A Plan For Creating More Demand For Local Food
January 2021
Wednesday, January 27PODCAST: What Will It Take For Hawaii To Grow More Of Its Own Food?
September 2020
Monday, September 21So Are We Doomed? What I Learned Answering Your Questions About Hawaii’s Environment
Monday, September 7What Has The Pandemic Taught Us About Climate Change?
August 2020
Monday, August 24Does My Electric Car Actually Help The Environment?
Tuesday, August 11How Is Oahu’s Trash Impacting the Waianae Coast?
July 2020
Monday, July 27How Do I Teach My Kids About Climate Change?
Monday, July 13Why Doesn’t Honolulu Recycle More?
June 2020
Monday, June 29Is The Pandemic Creating More Litter?
Sunday, June 28Stories Of Pain And Success From The Hawaiian Diaspora
Sunday, June 21Sunday, June 7The Forgotten Story Of How Hawaiians Transformed American Music
Monday, June 1Can Aquarium Fishing Be Sustainable?
May 2020
Sunday, May 31The Surprising History Of Hawaiians In The Civil War
Sunday, May 24Tracing California’s ‘Lost Tribe’ Of Hawaiians
Monday, May 18Where in the World Do We Send Our Recycling?
Sunday, May 17What Does It Mean To Be Hawaiian Outside Of Hawaii?
April 2020
Monday, April 6What Can We Do With All Our Unrecyclable Plastic?
March 2020
Monday, March 23Is Climate Change Affecting The Spread Of Disease?
Monday, March 9How Do You Talk To People About Climate Change Without Freaking Them Out?
February 2020
Monday, February 24Oil Constantly Leaks From The USS Arizona. Is That An Environmental Problem?
Monday, February 10How Is Plastic Getting Into Hawaii’s Soil?
January 2020
Monday, January 27What Is Hawaii Government Doing About Sea Level Rise?
Monday, January 13What’s Up With Hawaii’s Garbage Dumps?
December 2019
Monday, December 30Are Food Forests The Future of Agriculture?
Monday, December 16Assessing Hawaii’s Zika Risk And Avoiding Carbon Offset Scams
Monday, December 2What Are The Long-Term Impacts of Microplastic Pollution in Hawaii?
November 2019
Monday, November 18How Will Climate Change Affect Surfing In Hawaii?
Monday, November 4Recycle or Burn: What’s The Carbon Impact of Honolulu’s Trash?
October 2019
Monday, October 21Where Do All Of Hawaii’s Recyclables Go? No One Knows For Sure
Monday, October 7Is Your Sunscreen Actually Reef-Safe?
September 2019
Monday, September 23Freaking Out About Climate Change? This Might Help
July 2019
Monday, July 15Pod Squad: Meet AARP’s New Volunteer State President
Monday, July 1Pod Squad: Why The US Supreme Court’s Gerrymandering Decision Is So Important
June 2019
Thursday, June 27PODCAST: Closing Arguments In The Kealoha Trial
Tuesday, June 25Podcast: Crime And Punishment In The Kealoha Trial
Thursday, June 20Podcast: The Kealohas’ ‘Disappointing’ Defense
May 2019
Friday, May 31Podcast: Our Journey To The Last Wild Place
Monday, May 20Pod Squad: Kahi Mohala Helps Kids Facing A Mental Health Crisis
Friday, May 10Pod Squad: Climate Change Meets The Arts
April 2019
Monday, April 29Pod Squad: Meeting Trump’s Immigration Policies With ‘ Resistance and Resilience’
Monday, April 8Monday, April 1Pod Squad: Helping Men In Their Crucial First Weeks Out Of Prison
March 2019
Monday, March 25Pod Squad: Hawaii’s ‘Vaping Epidemic’
Tuesday, March 19Pod Squad: Trevor Ozawa — ‘I Bring An Independent Voice To This Community’
Monday, March 18Pod Squad: Tommy Waters Says Homelessness Is The Issue In Council Race
Monday, March 11Pod Squad: Speaking Up For The State Senate
Monday, March 4Pod Squad: When You’re Not In A Union, There’s A Retirement Crisis
February 2019
Monday, February 25Pod Squad: Got A Tip On A Crime? Call This Guy
Tuesday, February 19Pod Squad: Kai Kahele Is Already Running For Congress. Here’s Why
Monday, February 11Pod Squad: In Hawaii, Men Still Earn More Than Women
Monday, February 4Pod Squad: Why Does Hawaii Have So Many People Behind Bars?
January 2019
Wednesday, January 16Pod Squad: The Social Enterprise Of Breadfruit Ice Cream
Monday, January 7Pod Squad: Teaching Theater In The Marshall Islands
December 2018
Tuesday, December 18Pod Squad: CB’s Wayfinder Peddles His Views On Pedaling
Monday, December 10Pod Squad: Honolulu Rail CEO Promises Passenger Service In 2020
November 2018
Monday, November 19Pod Squad: Have You Tried A Biki Yet?
Tuesday, November 13Pod Squad: To Build A Better Hawaii
October 2018
Monday, October 29Pod Squad: Hawaii Democratic Leader Talks About ‘Healing The Party’
Monday, October 8Pod Squad: What Voters Should Know About The ConCon
Monday, October 1Pod Squad: Teachers Union Leader Makes Case For ConAm
September 2018
Monday, September 17Pod Squad: Gene Ward On ‘Broken Promises’ For Hawaiians
Monday, September 10Pod Squad: Why We Should Stop Punishing Drug Users
August 2018
Friday, August 31Pod Squad: House Speaker Talks About Disaster Relief For Counties
July 2018
Monday, July 30Pod Squad: Why Ed Case Wants To Go Back To DC
Monday, July 23Pod Squad: Why Kim Coco Iwamoto Is Running For LG
Tuesday, July 17Pod Squad: Jill Tokuda’s Personal Bid To Be Hawaii LG
May 2018
Monday, May 7Pod Squad: What’s Next For Medical Aid In Dying?
April 2018
Monday, April 16Pod Squad: Ravi Shankar Talks Peace And Happiness In Honolulu
March 2018
Tuesday, March 27Pod Squad: AARP’s National President Backs A Retirement Savings Board
Monday, March 19Pod Squad: Getting Guns Out Of The Wrong Hands
Monday, March 12Pod Squad: Why This Longtime Advocate Is Running For City Council
Monday, March 5Pod Squad: Rep. John Mizuno Calls Medical Aid In Dying A ‘Civil Right’
February 2018
Monday, February 26Pod Squad: Henk Rogers Makes The Case For The Thirty Meter Telescope
Tuesday, February 20Pod Squad: Kauai Mayor Carvalho — Politician, Musician, LG?
Monday, February 12Pod Squad: Why Republican Andria Tupola Wants To Be Governor
Tuesday, February 6Offshore: When Hawaii Welcomed A Nuclear Blast
Monday, February 5Pod Squad: Changes Ahead For Public Education TV Channels
January 2018
Monday, January 29Pod Squad: Blue Planet’s Agenda For Legislature And Beyond
Tuesday, January 16Pod Squad: Why Doug Chin Wants To Be Our Congressman
December 2017
Tuesday, December 26Pod Squad: A Chat With Marcel Honore, Civil Beat’s Newest Reporter
Monday, December 18Pod Squad: Ernie Martin Talks About His Candidacy For Congress
Monday, December 11Pod Squad: A Life Changing Trip To Papahanaumokuakea
Monday, December 4Pod Squad: Why This Democrat Is Challenging A Popular Congresswoman
November 2017
Monday, November 27Pod Squad: Maile Luuwai Is A ‘Frustrated Voter’ Running For LG
Monday, November 20Pod Squad: Kaniela Ing Explains Why He Is Running For Congress
Monday, November 13Pod Squad: Sen Donna Mercado Kim Talks About A New Bid For Congress
Monday, November 6Pod Squad: How To Get Help With Health Care
October 2017
Monday, October 30Pod Squad: Author Randy Roth On Why ‘Broken Trust’ Is Now Free To Read
Monday, October 23Pod Squad: Dan Akaka Talks About His Hopes For Hawaii
Tuesday, October 17Pod Squad: Talking About Race In Hawaii
Monday, October 9Pod Squad: Meet The Guy Who’s Trying To Modernize Hawaii Government
Monday, October 2Pod Squad: A Preview Of Our New ‘On Campus’ Podcast
September 2017
Monday, September 25Pod Squad: Don Guzman Talks About Why He Wants To Be Maui Mayor
Monday, September 18Pod Squad: Josh Green Makes His Case To Be LG
Monday, September 11Pod Squad: Why Will Espero Wants To Be Our LG
August 2017
Monday, August 28Pod Squad: Mazie Hirono Makes Her Case For Re-Election
Tuesday, August 22Pod Squad: A Chance To See Two Acclaimed Climate Change Documentaries
Monday, August 14Pod Squad: Talking Story With Colleen Hanabusa
Tuesday, August 8Pod Squad: Tim Vandeveer Still A Bernie Backer In Age Of Trump
July 2017
Monday, July 31Pod Squad: Bob McDermott Tells Us Why He Wants To Be Governor
Monday, July 10Pod Squad: Sen Glenn Wakai Talks About His Outreach To Micronesia
Wednesday, July 5Pod Squad: A Chat With ACLU Hawaii’s Very Busy Executive Director
June 2017
Monday, June 26Pod Squad: Meet Civil Beat’s New Education and Business Reporters
Monday, June 19Pod Squad: A Conversation With Gov. David Ige
May 2017
Tuesday, May 30Pod Squad: A Chat With Civil Beat’s New Managing Editor
Monday, May 22Pod Squad: Rising Up Against Islamophobia
April 2017
Monday, April 10Pod Squad: Meet The New Leader Of Oahu Republicans
March 2017
Tuesday, March 28Pod Squad: The Voice Behind The Offshore Podcast
Monday, March 13Pod Squad: Ex-Gov John Waihee On Today’s Political Scene
Monday, March 6Pod Squad: Politics And Judges, Hawaiian Style
February 2017
Monday, February 27Pod Squad: Talking With Pulitzer Prize Winner Sacha Pfeiffer
Tuesday, February 21Pod Squad: Debate Over Honolulu Rail Rolls Into Capitol Auditorium
January 2017
Monday, January 30Pod Squad: Hawaii’s GOP Legislators Still Have Something to Say
Monday, January 23Pod Squad: Meet OHA’s Newest Trustee
Tuesday, January 17Pod Squad: Defending Women’s Rights As Trump Takes Over
Tuesday, January 3Pod Squad: Nine Years of Staking Out Obama
December 2016
Tuesday, December 27Pod Squad: Meet Civil Beat’s DC Reporter
Monday, December 19Pod Squad: How Trump Won And What Comes Next For Journalism
Monday, December 12Pod Squad: From Hawaii To Standing Rock And Back
October 2016
Monday, October 31Pod Squad: ‘No Room In Paradise’
Monday, October 24Pod Squad: Nonprofit News Sites Join Forces
Monday, October 17Pod Squad: Hawaii Public Radio Looks To Extend Its Reach
Monday, October 10Pod Squad: What’s Up With The Lack of Mayoral Debates?
September 2016
Monday, September 12Pod Squad: Capitol Debate Series Takes On Pesticides
August 2016
Monday, August 29Pod Squad: Race And Ethnicity In Hawaii Politics
Friday, August 19Hawaii Storytellers: How A Fishing Trip Hooked Me On Out-Of-The-Way Places
Thursday, August 18Hawaii Storytellers: Am I Going To Cross The Atlantic On This Homemade Raft?
Wednesday, August 17Hawaii Storytellers: When You Always Have The Travel Bug, Ask Yourself Why
Tuesday, August 16Hawaii Storytellers: An Escape From New York To A Clean Slate In Hawaii
Monday, August 15Pod Squad: Hawaii’s News Business Takes Its Licks From The Reader Rep
Monday, August 8Pod Squad: One More Week To Go In Mayoral Primary
Friday, August 5Pod Squad: Tim Garry Wants To Upgrade Permitting And Lifeguard Services
Monday, August 1Pod Squad: Hard Life Experiences Teach You To Move Forward
July 2016
Monday, July 25Pod Squad: ‘It’s Time For A Political Outsider’
Thursday, July 14Pod Squad: First He Got Frustrated, Then He Got In The Race For Mayor
Monday, July 11Pod Squad: The Making Of ‘Electric Dreams’
Tuesday, July 5Pod Squad: Is Mayor Kirk Caldwell In Trouble?
June 2016
Monday, June 13Pod Squad: Taking Down That ‘Pesky Paywall’
Monday, June 6Pod Squad: Why Does It Take So Long To Get A Bill Passed?
May 2016
Monday, May 23Pod Squad: Unveiling A New Civil Beat Podcasting Project
Monday, May 16Pod Squad: Will 2017 Be The Breakthrough Year For Medical Aid in Dying?
Tuesday, May 10Hawaii Storytellers — Gene Park’s Top Ten Reasons He Left Hawaii
Monday, May 9Pod Squad: A Little A&B Sugar With That Coffee, Mr. Speaker?
April 2016
Monday, April 25Pod Squad: This Story On Teaching In Hawaii Has Gone Viral. What Gives?
Monday, April 18Pod Squad: Will We Ever Bring Our Inmates Home From Arizona?
Thursday, April 14Hawaii Storytellers: A Question Every Teacher Here Must Ask
Monday, April 4Pod Squad: Uber-Taxi Legislative Battle Is Also A Culture Clash
March 2016
Monday, March 21Pod Squad: Who’s The Best Democratic Presidential Candidate?
Monday, March 7Pod Squad: Donald Trump And The Hawaii GOP
February 2016
Monday, February 29Pod Squad: Trump’s Appeal In The Aloha State
Monday, February 22Pod Squad: A Quick Trip To The Heart Of The Dengue Outbreak
Monday, February 15Pod Squad: The People Need A Stronger Voice In Hawaii Policy
January 2016
Monday, January 11Pod Squad: Why Are So Many Tourists Dying In Hawaii?
Monday, January 4Pod Squad: ‘LGBT Tourism Has Been Reborn’
December 2015
Thursday, December 31‘What The Hell Have I Gotten Myself Into?’
Monday, December 21Pod Squad: What Grade Would You Give The Governor?
Monday, December 14Pod Squad: Kauai Police Chief — Body Cam Effort Has Been ‘Difficult’
Monday, December 7Pod Squad: Meet Civil Beat’s New Engagement Editor
November 2015
Tuesday, November 24Yes, You Can Be A Micronesian And A Doctor
Thursday, November 12‘That’s JoJo — He’s Different’
Monday, November 9Learning To Be Hawaiian — Some Years On The Mainland Helped
Monday, November 2Pod Squad: Are Honolulu Police Overreacting In Some Situations?
October 2015
Monday, October 26A Marshallese Poet Speaks Out On Climate Change
Tuesday, October 20Pod Squad: The Legal Issues of Hawaii’s Medi-Pot Industry
Tuesday, October 13Sam Slom, the Hawaii Senate’s Dot of Red in a Sea of Blue
Monday, October 12Pod Squad: A Well-Traveled Journalist Lands in Honolulu
Monday, October 5Pod Squad: Who’s More Local? The Discussion Has Just Begun
Thursday, October 1Is Anybody More Local Than Ben Cayetano?
September 2015
Monday, September 28Pod Squad: ACLU Says It’s on ‘Solid’ Legal Footing in Fighting Sweeps
Wednesday, September 23You’d Think Honolulu Would Have Lots of Sidewalk Cafes, But You’d Be Wrong
Monday, September 21How Do Kids Feel About Being Homeless? We Asked Them
Sunday, September 13Pod Squad: Rep. Chris Lee Explains Why He’s Against the NextEra Deal
Tuesday, September 8Pod Squad: Straight Talk With NextEra Energy Execs
August 2015
Monday, August 24Pod Squad: Expanding Hawaii State Hospital ‘Long Overdue’
Monday, August 17Pod Squad: Talking Medi-Pot With a Potential Dispensary Operator
Monday, August 10Pod Squad: The TMT Battle and the Native Hawaiian Leadership Void
Monday, August 3Pod Squad: Looking Behind the ‘Facade’ at Vacant Public Housing
July 2015
Monday, July 27Pod Squad: ‘Down-and-Dirty History of Planning’ in Honolulu
Monday, July 20Pod Squad: The Battle Over Maunalua Bay
Monday, July 13Pod Squad: We Can Do Something About High Home Prices and Rents
Monday, July 6Pod Squad: Hawaii Needs An Interisland Ferry System
June 2015
Monday, June 29Pod Squad: Why Public Review of Police Action Is Important
Monday, June 22Pod Squad: He’s Glad He Left Hawaii for New Life in Panama
Monday, June 15Pod Squad: Nestor Garcia and Why Media Ethics Are Important
Monday, June 8Pod Squad: Wow, Election Season Already?
Monday, June 1Pod Squad: What’s Next for Mauna Kea?
May 2015
Monday, May 18Pod Squad: Who Is New Senate President Ron Kouchi?
Monday, May 11Pod Squad: Telling Your Stories About Hawaii
April 2015
Wednesday, April 22Pod Squad: The Mood on the Mountain and Telescope Finances
Monday, April 13Pod Squad: Why Hawaii Mayor Billy Kenoi Should Resign
Monday, April 6Pod Squad: A Visit with Denby Fawcett About Chinatown Brothels
March 2015
Monday, March 23Pod Squad: Parking Backward in Hawaii
Monday, March 16Pod Squad Talks About Hawaii’s Low Salaries
Friday, March 6Pod Squad: What’s Up With Rep. Tulsi Gabbard These Days?
February 2015
Tuesday, February 17Pod Squad on Carleton Ching, Ige’s Controversial DLNR Pick
Tuesday, February 10Pod Squad on Omidyar, Philanthropy and Civil Beat
January 2015
Wednesday, January 28Legislature Is Back, and So Is the Pod Squad
December 2014
Monday, December 22Pod Squad Talks to Reporters About the Stories of 2014
November 2014
Monday, November 17Pod Squad Delves Into Death on the Streets
Wednesday, November 5Pod Squad Puts A Bow on Campaign 2014
October 2014
Friday, October 31Pod Squad on Preschool Ballot Measure
Monday, October 27Pod Squad Talks Politics and the 2014 General Election
Monday, October 20Monday, October 13Pod Squad Discusses Political Candidates’ Radio Shows
Monday, October 6Pod Squad Examines Domestic Violence and the HPD
September 2014
Monday, September 22Hot Education Issues on This Week’s Pod Squad
Monday, September 15Pod Squad on Honolulu Homelessness: Out of Sight …
Monday, September 8Pod Squad: What Should Hawaii Do to Save Democracy?
August 2014
Saturday, August 30The Pod Squad Works Over Labor Day
Monday, August 25Pod Squad on the Militarization of Hawaii Police Departments
Tuesday, August 19Pod Squad on Puna: ‘There’s An Election?’
Monday, August 11Pod Squad on Hawaii’s Historic Primary Night
Monday, August 4Pod Squad: Could David Ige Really Be Winning the Governor’s Race?
July 2014
Sunday, July 27Pod Squad: Is Anyone Paying Attention To CD1?
Monday, July 21Tuesday, July 15‘This Is Gold’: An Unprecedented Push To Restore Urban Honolulu Watersheds From Ridge To Reef
A nearly $8 million project will take the Hawaiian approach to land management and apply it to busy parts of town.
Bridging The Gap: This Climate Scientist Is Seeking Solutions Outside The Lab
The East-West Center senior research fellow (and low key drummer in a metal band) is connecting people in the fight against the effects of a warming planet.
Protecting The Past By Managing The Future Of Ka‘ena Point
A new federal designation could bring more money for a place brimming with cultural and environmental resources. But some worry it could bring more people too.
Hawaiian Fishponds Are Rebounding In The Face Of Rising Seas And Invasive Species
Community caretakers have been adapting traditional practices to modern day challenges in an effort to restore these once-productive food sources.
Hawaii Needs Good Soil To Grow More Food. Here’s How That Can Happen
There’s a renewed focus among lawmakers and scientists as the state faces a “quantum moment” to develop a more self-reliant and sustainable system.
Hawaii Is Beefing Up Its Potential To Produce More Meat Locally
A billionaire’s investment in the state’s biggest slaughterhouses and a shift to more grass-fed operations could help ranchers keep their cattle in the islands after years of sending them to the mainland.
PODCAST: What To Feed Animals During A Pandemic? Pigs And Chickens Are Pickier Than You Think
A group of farmers, entrepreneurs and researchers came together during the pandemic to find a solution to reduce the price of imported feed and, hopefully, make Hawaii’s meat and poultry industries more resilient.
PODCAST: Hawaii’s Complicated Relationship With European Honey Bees
Many farmers rely on European honey bees to pollinate their plants, but the introduced species can negatively impact a native pollinator.
PODCAST: Lessons from Hawaii’s Successful Battle With The Avocado Lace Bug
When the invasive avocado pest was first spotted in Hawaii, farmers were worried. But collaboration provided a path forward, and can help combat other threats.