Will Caron/Civil Beat/2025
Will Caron: Meet The Beetles
Politics, policy and public affairs as seen through the eyes of our political cartoonists.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024
Public Should Weigh In On Elon Musk’s SpaceX Plans To Splash Down Near Hawaiʻi
Federal authorities have not required a thorough review, or consultation with Hawaiian stakeholders, for Starshipʻs proposed landing zones.
Kirstin Downey/Civil Beat/2024
Kirstin Downey: Buried At Punchbowl For 40 Years, Her Family Wants Her Home
The man who murdered Lindsay Tyson remains her legal next of kin. Now a federal judge will decide if her brothers have legal rights to her remains.
Screenshot/2024
The Sunshine Blog: Here’s When It Pays To Be A Doctor — And A Governor
Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawaiʻi.
AP Photo/Marco Garcia/2025
Neal Milner: Illegal Fireworks Won’t Stop Until Neighbors Take Action
Tougher laws won’t do the trick. It’s time to approach fireworks the same way we do public health education.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023
Political Will Needed To Battle Illegal Fireworks
Hawaiʻi government needs to show that lawlessness will not be tolerated.
NOAA
The Sunshine Blog: About That Whale We Sent You Pictures Of? Never Mind
Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawaiʻi.
AP Photo/Marco Garcia/2025
Danny De Gracia: People Won’t Obey Fireworks Laws Unless They’re Enforced
If we want to prevent the use of illegal fireworks, we have to give the city tools to lay down the law. That means more funding, arrests and timely court processing of cases.
Will Caron/Civil Beat/2025
Will Caron: Crazy Train
Politics, policy and public affairs as seen through the eyes of our political cartoonists.
Kuʻu Kauanoe/Civil Beat/2020
Kirstin Downey: Hawaiʻi Depends On Postal Service For More Than Mail Voting
A lost ballot is annoying enough, but perhaps our elections are too intertwined with a service that could end up being privatized.