John Hill on Muck Rack

John Hill

Verified
Honolulu
As seen in: Honolulu Civil Beat, IMDb, NBC News, Associated Press, Flipboard, Salon, Mother Jones, Yahoo, Orlando Sentinel, Tampa Bay Times, Coventry Live and
Investigations editor @CivilBeat always looking for good story tips: jhill@civilbeat.org.
Is this you? As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work. Claim your profile

Get in touch with John

Contact John, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.

Learn more about Muck Rack

Actions

Share this page

Is this you?

As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.
Claim your profile

Articles

Officials’ ‘Grab And Go’ Taking Of Girl Leads To $950,000 Payout

|
By John Hill Verified
| Honolulu Civil Beat Verified
State and Kauaʻi County workers coordinated the removal of the fifth grader without her mother’s knowledge — or an order from a judge The state of Hawaiʻi and Kauaʻi County have paid almost $1 million to settle a case in which government officials took a fifth grade girl from her Big Island classroom without telling her mother, then flew her to Kauaʻi to live with a biological father she barely knew.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?

Maui Police Chief: Recent Scare Underscores Lax Security At County Offices

|
By John Hill Verified
| Honolulu Civil Beat Verified
After a suspect flashed what he implied was a gun at a planning office, Police Chief John Pelletier and others are calling for urgent action A man accused of brandishing a gun at a Maui planning department office would have had time to shoot and kill numerous people in the hour and a half it took for county officials to notify police, according to a Maui Police Department review of the May 29 incident.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?

Hawaiʻi Child Welfare Nonprofits Say It’s Too Easy To Sue Them

|
By John Hill Verified
| Honolulu Civil Beat Verified
A bill pending in the Hawaiʻi Legislature would limit the liability of nonprofits that contract with the state. Opponents say it would also cheat children. The insurer for Parents & Children Together pulled out of the market last year, concluding that the risks of providing liability coverage to nonprofits dealing with child welfare were just too great.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?
See all 354 licensed articles (358 Total)
 •  Privacy  •  Terms  •  Security and Legal  •   •   •   • 

© 2026 Muck Rack

SOC 2® Certified