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Native Hawaiian Midwives Are Asking A Judge To Uphold Their Birth Traditions AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher/2024

Native Hawaiian Midwives Are Asking A Judge To Uphold Their Birth Traditions

They are contending state law aimed at ensuring the safety of women jeopardizes those long-held practices.

Why The Future Of Democracy Could Depend On Your Group Chats Getty Images/iStockphoto/mphillips007

Why The Future Of Democracy Could Depend On Your Group Chats

Admins, moderators and influencers rule their communities with powers that the software grants them, suppressing conflict through the digital equivalent of censorship and exile.

Shootz! The Passing Of An Icon And Celestial Bodies David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Shootz! The Passing Of An Icon And Celestial Bodies

The death of a local sumo Yokozuna, the partial solar eclipse and movement and dogs looking for a home are featured in this week's Shootz!

Surfing Moms Help Each Other Get ‘The Purest Kind Of Therapy’ Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Surfing Moms Help Each Other Get ‘The Purest Kind Of Therapy’

A mothers look after each other's children so they each get a chance to catch the waves.

Honolulu Police Chief Had A Good 1st Year But There’s ‘Room To Grow,’ Eval Says Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Honolulu Police Chief Had A Good 1st Year But There’s ‘Room To Grow,’ Eval Says

The police commission largely praised Chief Joe Logan's job performance but said he can do better with communications.

An Empty Homes Tax Is A Good Tax For Honolulu David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

An Empty Homes Tax Is A Good Tax For Honolulu

It would provide a better fit for our housing crisis while avoiding harsh consequences for our residents.

A US Senator’s Blockade Of Military Promotions Is Taking A Historic Tradition To A Radical New Level Nick Grube/Civil Beat/2022

A US Senator’s Blockade Of Military Promotions Is Taking A Historic Tradition To A Radical New Level

Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s opposition could hold up appointments beyond Congress’ August break.

Na Kekahi Paʻi Kiʻi ʻAna I Hoʻopohihihi Aku I Ka Laina E ʻOkoʻa Ai Ke Kūlana Aliʻi A Me Ka ʻOihana Kūʻai ʻĀina David Croxford/Civil Beat/2022

Na Kekahi Paʻi Kiʻi ʻAna I Hoʻopohihihi Aku I Ka Laina E ʻOkoʻa Ai Ke Kūlana Aliʻi A Me Ka ʻOihana Kūʻai ʻĀina

Na ka mokuʻāina ka ʻāpono i ka hoʻohana ʻia ʻana o ka wahi pana i kū i ke kānāwai a me ka moʻomeheu. 

Skin Cancer Knows No Color: Protecting Every Skin Tone Matters Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Skin Cancer Knows No Color: Protecting Every Skin Tone Matters

The death rate from melanoma for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders is twice the statewide average.

We Can’t Solve High Job Vacancies By Staying Stuck In The Past Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

We Can’t Solve High Job Vacancies By Staying Stuck In The Past

Government needs to figure out how to attract the next generation of workers