Honolulu Civil Beat

Honolulu Civil Beat is an investigative news platform focused on watchdog journalism in Hawaii. The team of reporters and editors not only covers local news but also travels to various U.S. territories and military bases in the Pacific to report on issues related to immigration, both past and present. Based in Honolulu on Oahu Island, Civil Beat is published by Pierre Omidyar, the founder of eBay.

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Micronesians Are Suffering From Advanced Breast Cancer. Mammograms Could Help

1 day ago | civilbeat.org | Madeleine Valera

Micronesians are less likely to get mammograms than women overall in Hawaiʻi. Community advocates say public health officials need to break down barriers to early screening. Ermina George was lying on her stomach one evening last spring when she felt it — an uncomfortable lump in her right breast. It made her nervous, but she didn’t run to the doctor. Like many Micronesian women, the 64-year-old was used to putting the needs of her family above her own, even when it came to her health.
HPD Chief: Officers Shot Man In Mākaha After He Rammed Their Police Car

2 days ago | civilbeat.org | Madeleine Valera

One officer was trapped in the burning vehicle, Chief Joe Logan said. The man shot and critically injured by Honolulu police on Tuesday in Mākaha had been wanted for a previous assault on a law enforcement officer, Chief Joe Logan said at a media briefing Wednesday. The 38-year-old man, whose name is being withheld by police, rammed an unmarked police vehicle that was following him, setting it on fire. Both officers in the car opened fire, injuring the suspect, Logan said.
Honolulu Prosecutor: 2023 HPD Fatal Shooting In Pearl City Was Justified

3 days ago | civilbeat.org | Madeleine Valera

The county prosecutor also plans to review a fatal police shooting Sunday at the Keʻehi Boat Harbor. Honolulu police officers’ use of force was justified when they shot and killed a man who picked up an unattended police rifle during a standoff in a Pearl City neighborhood in June 2023, according to Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Steve Alm. No charges will be filed against the officers, who feared for their safety as well as that of those around them, Alm said.
Maui Water Wars: A&B Drops Out Of Battle For Long-Term Water Control

3 days ago | civilbeat.org | Brittany Lyte

A legacy plantation company is stepping away from its generations-long hold on a consequential East Maui water system. Alexander & Baldwin, one of Hawaii’s largest commercial real estate holders, has ended its 150-year control of the infrastructure that powers one of the state’s most plentiful water sources, granting full ownership of the East Maui Irrigation Co. to a farming company owned by a Canadian pension fund.
Pablo Moyano Fernández

4 days ago | civilbeat.org | Pablo Fernandez |Pablo Fernández

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Former Honolulu Attorney Indicted In Alleged $1.5 Million Probate Fraud

4 days ago | civilbeat.org | Ian Lind |Patti Epler

The charges against Robert Earl Chapman appear to mirror those detailed in a 2022 case brought by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel in which he admitted to the misconduct, ending his legal career. Editor’s note: This article is reprinted with the author’s permission. Read the original article on iLind.net.
Word Flower: June 23

4 days ago | civilbeat.org | Patti Epler

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Sunday Word Row: June 22

5 days ago | civilbeat.org | Patti Epler

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Hawaiʻi's Ombudsman: 'We Don’t Have Teeth, But We Can Gum Them To Death'

5 days ago | civilbeat.org | Ian Lind

For decades, one of the state’s main agencies to help the public has been understaffed and lacking in authority. Editor’s note: This commentary, which has been lightly edited from its original form, is reprinted with the permission of the author. Read the original columns on iLind.net. As we were nearing the end of a recent week-long visit to Portland, Oregon, something brought Hawaiʻi’s Office of the Ombudsman to mind.
Will Caron: Or The Highway

5 days ago | civilbeat.org | Will Caron |Patti Epler

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