Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023
      
      
				Civil Beat Just Got A Major National Grant. Here’s What You Can Expect Next
A $1.5 million investment from the American Journalism Project will jumpstart our plans to increase neighbor island coverage, part of our shared mission to build a future for local news.
          
        Cory Lum/Civil Beat
      
      
				Aquarium Fishing Could Return To Hawaiʻi Under Proposed New Rules
The land board and DLNR staff have clashed for years over whether to let the practice continue. That might be changing.
          
        Will Bailey/Civil Beat/2025
      
      
				Will Bailey: State’s Dredging Of Pohoiki Bay Fails Quickly And Completely
Built to reopen a path from a crucial boat ramp to the ocean, the new channel through volcanic debris has already vanished.
          
        Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
      
      
				Can This West Hawaiʻi Coral Reef Be Saved From Sewage Runoff?
Cesspools in the Kohala Coast community of Puakō have been leaking into the ocean for years. So residents came up with a plan.
          
        Civil Beat photo illustration/2025; Source Image: HFDC
      
      
				Big Island Housing Scandal Stalls Plans For Apartments
The affordable rentals in Kailua-Kona were supposed to be ready in 2024 and cost $50 million. The developer now hopes to finish in 2027 at a cost of $81 million.
      
				Hawaiʻi Will Soon Be Home To The World’s Biggest Land-Based Seaweed Farm
Ag tech company Symbrosia is scaling up production of its feed supplements for more environmentally friendly livestock production.
          
        Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
      
      
				Big Island Prison Warden Reinstated After She Was Fired In 2015
A lawyer for Kulani Correctional Facility Warden Ruth Forbes says the state dragged the case out, which will cost taxpayers big money.
          
        Will Bailey/Civil Beat/2025
      
      
				Will Bailey: This Historic Stretch Of Puna Coastline Is Worth Preserving
A long-delayed effort to acquire Honolulu Landing takes on new urgency with its real estate listing.
          
        David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025
      
      
				Civil Beat Launches Survey Of Neighbor Island News Needs
We’re seeking input from residents of Kauaʻi and Hawaiʻi island about how we can best meet their current and future information needs.
          
        Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat
      
      
				‘Elvis Would Be Totally Against That’: Feral Cat Battle Reaches Fever Pitch
A new county measure outlawing cat feeding on the Big Island is expected to become law this week, pitting feral cat advocates against politicians.