Columnist
Brittany Lyte
          Brittany Lyte is a reporter for Civil Beat. You can reach her at blyte@civilbeat.com.
        
        
      
          
        Hawaii News Now/2024
      
      
				Honolulu Plane Crash Exposes State’s Fragile Air Cargo Infrastructure
Tuesday's fatal accident is the most serious incident in a turbulent three years at Kamaka Air. It comes less than two years after another Kamaka Cessna crashed on Molokaʻi.
          
        Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023
      
      
				Kūkākūkā Nā Meia O Hawaiʻi I Ka Pilikia Hoʻohale Ma Ka ʻAhahui Hawaiʻi
Wahi a Meia Richard Bissen, ke ʻimi nei ko Maui i nā hana e lilo ai nā hale hoʻokipa malihini no ka wā pōkole i mau wahi noho loa no nā kamaʻāina i hoʻoneʻe ʻia.
          
        Courtesy Beth Zivitski
      
      
				Split-Second Decisions Made All The Difference For These Lahaina Fire Survivors
A quick realization that the normal rules no longer applied and a sense of immediacy led some to safety.
          
        Courtesy of Milestones
      
      
				Honolulu Disability Treatment Center For Kids Will Close
  Milestones, a nonprofit treatment center for youth with autism, cerebral palsy and other developmental disorders, served 1,700 children since opening 10 months ago.
					
          
        Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat
      
      
				Attempt To Have Judge Arrested Fails In Coco Palms Case
  An "arrest order" had targeted the judge who ruled against Native Hawaiian protesters who occupied a resort site on Kauai.
					
          
        Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat
      
      
				Authorities Oust Protesters From Coco Palms Resort Land
  A Native Hawaii group has been camping on the site where developers are planning a $135 million project.
					
          
        Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat
      
      
				Coco Palms Developer Fights Back With Its Own Native Hawaiian Research
  A Hawaiian consultant disputes the claims of the occupiers of a planned resort site on Kauai.
					
          
        Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat
      
      
				Brittany Lyte: The Imperiled Legacy Of The Hanapepe Salt Flats
  The last frontier of a centuries-old Hawaiian tradition is threatened from the air, from the sea, and from broken beer bottles.
					
          
        Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat
      
      
				No Sign Of Authorities Yet As Occupation Of Kauai Resort Continues
  The landowners request state assistance as Native Hawaiian protesters remain at the Coco Palms resort site.