Honolulu Civil Beat Inc. ("HCB") is a news organization dedicated to cultivating an informed body of citizens, all striving to make Hawaii a better place to live. HCB achieves this through investigative and watchdog journalism, in-depth enterprise reporting, analysis and commentary that gives readers a broad view on issues of importance to our community.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 7 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
- Base
- $175k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $18k
- Base
- $153k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $17k
- Base
- $143k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $16k
- Base
- $124k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $30k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
General Manager board member | $175k | — | — | $18k | $193k $208k |
VP Operations and Philanth vice president | $153k | — | — | $17k | $169k $183k |
Managing Editor highest compensated employee | $143k | — | — | $16k | $159k $171k |
Investigations Editor highest compensated employee | $124k | — | — | $30k | $154k $166k |
Deputy Editor highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $148k $160k |
Reporter - Senior highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $134k $144k |
General Manager board member | — | — | — | — | $78k $85k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Urban Hawaii metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 3 unpaid individuals.
Up 2%
from 2023
From $189k in 2023 to $193k in 2024.
Estimated with Urban Hawaii metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Revenue and expenses over time
Honolulu Civil Beat Inc reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
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