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Nathan Eagle

Nathan Eagle is the deputy editor for Honolulu Civil Beat.

He moved to Oahu in March 2012 after he reached the self-proclaimed End of the World during a backpacking trip in South America. (Due to his respect for Hawaii laws regulating non-native and invasive species, he reluctantly decided against bringing back penguins from Isla Magdalena.)

Before Nathan’s temporary departure from the northern hemisphere, he served as managing editor of The Garden Island. It was a position as environment reporter for this century-old daily newspaper on Kauai that lured him from his native Ohio in 2007.

As a Civil Beat reporter he covered everything from state government and commercial fishing to ocean-related issues and politics.

He has won statewide and national awards for public service reporting, online news reporting, a multimedia project on Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument (The Last Wild Place), a series on ocean safety (Dying For Vacation), a series on unfunded liabilities (Pension Promises), data journalism, editorial writing, columns, photography, local news coverage and community reporting.

Nathan has degrees in journalism and Spanish from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. But he is perhaps more proud of the proverbial badges of honor he earned after diving with a dozen bull sharks in Fiji, summiting Long’s Peak in Colorado and hiking up Vulcan Villarrica in Chile.

He looks forward to continuing to serve the public in Hawaii while hopefully finding a few spare moments to enjoy the vibrant cultural activities and natural escapes that the islands offer.

Nathan warmly welcomes any and all story ideas and feedback. News tips are appreciated. You can send them directly to neagle@civilbeat.org or anonymously using this Tipbox link, which uses automatic encryption. (NOTE: If you send a tip through Tipbox I cannot respond unless there’s contact information in the body of the message.)

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Maui Voters Created A Public Water Board. Two Years Later, Are Vested Interests Dragging Their Feet? Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2022

Maui Voters Created A Public Water Board. Two Years Later, Are Vested Interests Dragging Their Feet?

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Newly formed East Maui Water Authority faces resistance from 'overt and behind the scenes methods.'

Deadline Extended To Apply For Vacancy On Hawaii State Ethics Commission Civil Beat/2011

Deadline Extended To Apply For Vacancy On Hawaii State Ethics Commission

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Anyone interested in applying is encouraged to submit their applications.

Wahiawa General Hospital Is Temporarily Closing Its Emergency Room Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Wahiawa General Hospital Is Temporarily Closing Its Emergency Room

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Starting Monday, the ER will be closed for an unclear amount of time while HVAC work is completed.

Maui Council OKs Olowalu As Dump Site For Lahaina Wildfire Waste Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024

Maui Council OKs Olowalu As Dump Site For Lahaina Wildfire Waste

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The mayor reiterated his promise to only use the location on a temporary basis.

ʻO Ka Nele ʻAna I Nā ʻAnoʻano ʻŌiwi ʻOle, Nāna I Hōʻeuʻeu I Ke Kanu Hou ʻAna I Nā Mauʻu Haole E Hoʻā Maʻalahi ʻIa Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023

ʻO Ka Nele ʻAna I Nā ʻAnoʻano ʻŌiwi ʻOle, Nāna I Hōʻeuʻeu I Ke Kanu Hou ʻAna I Nā Mauʻu Haole E Hoʻā Maʻalahi ʻIa

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Hoʻopūʻiwa kēia papahana i nā luna i koho pāloka ʻia a me nā hui mālama ʻāina nāna e hoʻoponopono ʻē aku ana i ka pilikia ʻanoʻano ʻōiwi. 

Lack Of Native Seeds Spurs Federal Plan To Replant Fire-Loving Invasive Grasses Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023

Lack Of Native Seeds Spurs Federal Plan To Replant Fire-Loving Invasive Grasses

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The proposal surprised local elected officials and conservation groups that had already been working on native seed issues.

Shootz! From Light To Dark, This Week In Photos

Shootz! From Light To Dark, This Week In Photos

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At all hours and in every creative way, Civil Beat photographers visualize their world.

Next Stop, Wailuku! Civil Beat’s Pop-Up Newsroom Is Heading To Maui

Next Stop, Wailuku! Civil Beat’s Pop-Up Newsroom Is Heading To Maui

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Members of our team will be at the Wailuku Public Library next week.

Feds Want To Plant Invasive Grasses To Control Soil After Maui Fires Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023

Feds Want To Plant Invasive Grasses To Control Soil After Maui Fires

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USDA officials said with no vegetation left on thousands of acres, there's a need to prevent sedimentation before the wet season arrives.