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Proposed Rule Change On Endangered Species Of Particular Concern in Hawaiʻi AP Photo/Brian Skoloff/2019

Proposed Rule Change On Endangered Species Of Particular Concern in Hawaiʻi

Hawaiʻi has more endangered species than any other state, so elimination of habitat protections could be felt deeply here.

Congress Tables Proxy Voting So State Lawmakers Seek Solutions For Parents Flickr

Congress Tables Proxy Voting So State Lawmakers Seek Solutions For Parents

Hawaiʻi House Minority Leader Lauren Matsumoto says she was denied the chance to vote remotely when she gave birth to her daughter in late 2019.

Trump’s New Energy Order Puts State Climate Laws In DOJ Crosshairs Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Trump’s New Energy Order Puts State Climate Laws In DOJ Crosshairs

Besides Hawaiʻi laws aimed at mitigating the effects of climate change, a high-profile case brought by Honolulu against major oil companies could be affected.

How A Canoe Helped Turn Hawaiian Culture Into A Source Of Pride And Even Influenced Hollywood David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025

How A Canoe Helped Turn Hawaiian Culture Into A Source Of Pride And Even Influenced Hollywood

The Hōkūleʻa became a vehicle of discovery, exploration and justice for Native Hawaiians.

Suspect In 1977 Killing Agrees To Be Extradited From Utah To Hawaii Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Suspect In 1977 Killing Agrees To Be Extradited From Utah To Hawaii

Police used advances in DNA technology to identify a suspect in the decades-old cold case killing of a Hawaiʻi teenager.

Maui Man Released After 30 Years In Prison For A Murder He Says He Didn’t Commit Screenshot/Hawaii News Now/2025

Maui Man Released After 30 Years In Prison For A Murder He Says He Didn’t Commit

Gordon Cordeiro was convicted for the 1994 killing of a Maui man during a drug deal robbery.

Senate Confirms Gabbard As Director Of National Intelligence Nick Grube/Civil Beat/2025

Senate Confirms Gabbard As Director Of National Intelligence

Only one Republican opposed the controversial nomination of the former Hawaiʻi congresswoman.

CDC Report Finds Traces Of PFAs In Maui Firefighters’ Blood Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

CDC Report Finds Traces Of PFAs In Maui Firefighters’ Blood

The report was delayed by a temporary Trump administration shutdown of a weekly federal report that public health leaders consider important.