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.
Editor’s note: Civil Beat reporters and editors met Tuesday with leaders of the Hawaiʻi Hotel Alliance, whose members and partner sponsors own and operate more than 29,000 rooms across the state. On hand were Jerry Gibson, the alliance president and general manager of the Waikīkī Beach Marriott Resort and Spa; Kekoa McClellan, chief advocate for the alliance and a consultant for Outrigger and Host Hotels; Stephanie Donoho, executive director for the Kohala Coast Resort Association; and Troy Flanagan, executive vice president for state and local affairs for the American Hotel...