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Hawaii’s State IT System Unaffected By Microsoft Outage Screenshot/2024

Hawaii’s State IT System Unaffected By Microsoft Outage

Hospitals, banks, telecommunications and other public services have reported no significant impact. 

Hawaii Gets $149M In Federal Funds To Improve Internet Services Pexel

Hawaii Gets $149M In Federal Funds To Improve Internet Services

The money is part of the government’s recent efforts to supply states with affordable and reliable high-speed internet service.

Government Workers In Hawaii Get Paid Not To Work As Misconduct Investigations Drag On For Months Or Years

Government Workers In Hawaii Get Paid Not To Work As Misconduct Investigations Drag On For Months Or Years

A system meant to protect worker rights and resolve disciplinary cases fast has turned into something much different, with taxpayers picking up the tab for employees told not to come to work.

Josh Green On Joe Biden, Kamala Harris And A Lost Joke Gov. Josh Green/2023

Josh Green On Joe Biden, Kamala Harris And A Lost Joke

The Hawaii governor says Biden could decide within days whether to remain in the presidential race.

Shootz! A Waikiki-Style Fourth During A Week Of Upper Mobility David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Shootz! A Waikiki-Style Fourth During A Week Of Upper Mobility

Our photographers document the rise of promoted police department employees, a fledgling zebra dove and a colorful flight out of Honolulu.

This UH Professor Is On A Mission To Get The State To Revisit A 1906 Murder Case Screenshot/Newspapers.com

This UH Professor Is On A Mission To Get The State To Revisit A 1906 Murder Case

A professor on the Big Island is trying to get an official apology for three Korean men she believes were wrongly executed in Hawaii more than a century ago.

Shootz!  Memorial For A Waterman And Other Seaside Scenes David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Shootz! Memorial For A Waterman And Other Seaside Scenes

In ocean images from around Oahu, a beloved lifeguard is remembered and new life is protected.

How Did A Bunch Of Grave Markers From Punchbowl End Up At A House In Palolo? Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

How Did A Bunch Of Grave Markers From Punchbowl End Up At A House In Palolo?

The homeowner said that her father discovered the markers while doing yardwork in 2019.

Shootz! Solstice At The Capitol And Progress On Homes In Lahaina Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Shootz! Solstice At The Capitol And Progress On Homes In Lahaina

Summer’s longest days keep the sun shining late in the islands as work continues on temporary and permanent homesites on Maui.

Hawaii Settles Climate Change Lawsuit Filed By Youth Plaintiffs David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Hawaii Settles Climate Change Lawsuit Filed By Youth Plaintiffs

The parties said the settlement was the first of its kind to address constitutional issues arising from climate change.