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Does Japan hold the answer to fixing Honolulu's rail system?

By STEWART YERTON/Honolulu Civil Beat Honolulu Civil Beat Step outside a train station in Tokyo, and you'll find all sorts of amenities: neon-lit neighborhoods, shopping malls with bustling food courts, and public spaces where people engage in a range of activities — from sipping matcha ...

Beyond the burn zone: Maui wildfires cause widespread mental health issues

By ERIN NOLAN/Honolulu Civil Beat The deadly wildfires that devastated Maui in August 2023 triggered an island-wide mental health crisis, according to new research from the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization and the Maui Wildfire Exposure Study. The study, published ...

Stop! Thief! Sharks Are Taking A Larger Bite Of Hawaiʻi Fishermen's Catch

By MARCEL HONORÉ/Honolulu Civil Beat In recent years, local small-boat fishers who pursue prized bottomfish such as ehu, onaga and the red opakapaka that's popular on table spreads across Hawaiʻi each New Year's have seen a troubling spike in sharks that swoop in and tear their catch ...

Does Japan hold the answer to fixing Honolulu's rail system?

By STEWART YERTON/Honolulu Civil Beat Honolulu Civil Beat Step outside a train station in Tokyo, and you'll find all sorts of amenities: neon-lit neighborhoods, shopping malls with bustling food courts, and public spaces where people engage in a range of activities — from sipping matcha ...