Hurricane Marie proves the state fails the working coast
The water is churning, and it doesn’t care about the fence. Right now, the Pacific is playing a dangerous game of saturation.
By Alma Cordero ·
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Lala proves local bonds matter more than state aid in Na’alehu
When a tropical storm like Lala sweeps through, it is easy for the reporting to focus on the spectacular wreckage: the 19 roofs lost, the flash floods that swept away homes in…
By Caroline Ashford ·
Big Island's Lala shows rot past Civil Defense Agency warnings
The first thing you learn when you live in a border region—or any place where water moves through human life—is that nothing is ever truly clean.
By Alma Cordero ·
Over 4k customers remain without power on Hawaii Island, Maui, Oahu
The sheer volume of water—rain, surge, sediment—is always the story in Hawaii when Lala approaches.
By Nikhil Raghavan ·
Green’s actions prove Hawaiʻi needs multi-jurisdictional competence
The predictable cycle of tropical storm warnings and gubernatorial declarations is exhausting.
By Dana Whitfield ·
‘Life-threatening flooding’ possible in Hawaii this weekend from forming tropical storm
The headlines about Tropical Storm Lala striking Hawaii this weekend are framed in meteorology—a series of percentages and projected wind speeds.
By Sophie Naimi ·
Performance art fails: Ed Case defeats Keohokalole in Hawaii
The American primary, by its nature, is meant to be an exercise in democratic selection, but what unfolded in Hawaii’s 1st Congressional District feels less like governance and…
By Elena Rossi ·
PAC money wins for Rep. Ed Case; Hawaiʻi needs real job numbers
The reporting from Honolulu this week—from civilbeat.org, newsbreak.com, and others—describes an overwhelming primary victory for Rep. Ed Case in Hawaiʻi’s 1st Congressional District.
By Ray Dombrowski ·
Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope: Theory must become warning system
The latest images from the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope—the world’s most powerful instrument, located on Maui in Hawaii—are undeniably spectacular.
By Nikhil Raghavan ·
Health Department confirms 4th case of cyclosporiasis in Hawaii
The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) confirmed the state’s fourth case of cyclosporiasis this year, involving a military member who returned from international travel.
By Nikhil Raghavan ·
New study ranks all 50 states. See where yours landed
The latest wave of state rankings—whether it arrives via americadashboard.com’s composite scores or U.S.
By Emilio Quesada ·
Hawaii Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke indicted on bribery charges
The smell of stale steakhouse air and cheap ambition. That’s what this indictment stinks of.
By Alma Cordero ·