Courtney Teague

Honolulu

Audience Director at Honolulu Civil Beat

@CivilBeat audience director 🌺 • Eater-in-Chief @FeedTheSoulBlog 🍴

Articles

Permit Pileup: An Update from Honolulu’s Mayor

3 days ago | civilbeat.org | Courtney Teague

Mahalo to Mayor Rick Blangiardi for joining us to discuss new updates at the Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting. ShareInclude playlistAn error occurred while retrieving sharing information. Please try again later.
2025 Hawaiʻi Legislature: What You Need To Know

4 weeks ago | civilbeat.org | Courtney Teague

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Can Hawaiʻi's Young Farmers Beat The Odds?

1 month ago | civilbeat.org | Courtney Teague

The barriers to farming seem higher than ever. ShareInclude playlistAn error occurred while retrieving sharing information. Please try again later.
Hawaiʻi Storytellers: Haylin Dennison

1 month ago | civilbeat.org | Courtney Teague

Haylin Dennison is a mother of four and executive director and founder of Spill The Tea Cafe. ShareInclude playlistAn error occurred while retrieving sharing information. Please try again later.
Investigating Illegal Fireworks in Hawaiʻi

2 months ago | civilbeat.org | Courtney Teague

Learn about the reporting process for our deep dive into the shadowy mainland fireworks distribution network with ties to local retailers. ShareInclude playlistAn error occurred while retrieving sharing information. Please try again later.
Cannabis in Hawaiʻi: What lies ahead?

Feb 21, 2025 | civilbeat.org | Courtney Teague

Is it time for Hawaiʻi to make cannabis legal for recreational use? Or should we stick to medical use in our islands? ShareInclude playlistAn error occurred while retrieving sharing information. Please try again later. ShareInclude playlistAn error occurred while retrieving sharing information. Please try again later.
Is It Time To Say No To Fireworks In Hawaiʻi? Hundreds Say ‘Enough Already’

Jan 24, 2025 | civilbeat.org | Courtney Teague |Jeremy Hay

Hundreds of Civil Beat readers offer up their fireworks solutions after a deadly New Year’s explosion in the Salt Lake area. Legalize them. Ban them. Train people to use them safely. After a deadly New Year’s holiday when five people died in fireworks-related accidents and more than 100 were injured, many severely, Civil Beat asked readers what to do about illegal fireworks.
2025 Hawaiʻi Legislature: What To Expect

Jan 23, 2025 | civilbeat.org | Courtney Teague

Two of Hawaiʻi’s top politicians talk fireworks, political term limits, education, navigating a new presidential administration and more. ShareInclude playlistAn error occurred while retrieving sharing information. Please try again later.
Tell Us: How Should Hawaiʻi Handle Illegal Fireworks?

Jan 9, 2025 | civilbeat.org | Courtney Teague

Love them or hate them, we want to hear your ideas as we continue to report on this divisive issue. Following a spate of fireworks-related injuries and deaths this New Year’s, many of you have reached out to share thoughtful solutions as officials weigh how Hawaiʻi should move forward. Some regard dramatic firework displays like those we saw on New Year’s Eve as a nostalgic, cherished holiday tradition in our islands.
Hawaiʻi's Top Stories Of 2024: How Civil Beat Covered A Year Of Upheaval

Dec 31, 2024 | civilbeat.org | Courtney Teague

Let’s take a month-by-month look at stories that made the year memorable. Nearly 6 million people counted on Civil Beat in 2024 with some 2,600 articles, columns and — of course — candidate Q&As published. Much has happened along the way, inside and out of the newsroom. Civil Beat was named a Pulitzer Prize finalist for its Maui fire coverage. This September, we introduced you to our new editor-in-chief and veteran investigative editor, Amy Pyle.