Honolulu Civil Beat
Civil Beat is the largest news outlet dedicated to public affairs reporting about Hawaii. Our focus is on investigative and watchdog journalism, in-depth enterprise reporting, analysis and commentary that gives readers a broad view on issues of importance to the community.
Created in 2010 by eBay founder and philanthropist Pierre Omidyar, Civil Beat has quickly become one of the most respected news sites in Hawaii. Our journalists have won dozens of state and regional awards and Civil Beat has been named the best news website in Hawaii for the past four years by the Society of Professional Journalists.
Civil Beat also hopes to foster community discussion by providing a place where citizens can debate important issues in a civil manner, free from cheap shots and personal swipes. We do that through encouraging a wide variety of reader-written Community Voices, public events and through our integrated Facebook comments.
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In the wake of the new administration’s aggressive rollback of federal clean energy initiatives, Hawai‘i faces a pivotal moment in its pursuit of a sustainable energy future. The recent withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement and the declaration of a national energy emergency to boost fossil fuel production threaten to undermine years of progress toward renewable energy goals. These actions send a troubling signal that clean energy and efficiency may no longer be national priorities, placing an even greater burden on state and local leaders to drive progress forward. Despite...