“Life for a young boy in the Teixeira foster home was a struggle for survival akin to ‘Lord of the Flies,’” the judge in JR’s ...

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We’re in the final stretch of Civil Beat’s 15th anniversary fundraising campaign, and with only $1,255 left to go, I ask you to reflect on the number of times you’ve read a Civil Beat story in the ...

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The affordable rentals in Kailua-Kona were supposed to be ready in 2024 and cost $50 million. The developer now hopes to ...

Quality public education is critical to a functioning democracy. A well-informed citizenry benefits all of us by promoting thoughtful discourse and evidence-based decision-making.

Kea'ahala Road connects Kāneʻohe town to major state facilities, but it's been 20 years since it was properly repaved, and ...

But history is always contentious and views of it change with the times. Markers in Southern states commemorating Civil War ...

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