10 Must Read Stories From The Week Of March 4 – 10
Here at Civil Beat we like to try new things. This week that thing is Hawaii Snapshot, a video-interview series that aims to connect the neighbor islands with the more populous Oahu.
The project is the brainchild of Joe Rubin, our director of digital media. Joe has made an art of — and won some awards for — the webcam interview. He’s bringing that technique to Hawaii Snapshot, with interviews of people on the neighboring islands who have particular issues or causes or projects they’d like to share more broadly with the entire state.
It’s interesting that government officials haven’t quite figured out how to let people who can’t make it to the State Capitol testify via the Internet, for instance. Or routinely livestream government meetings and functions so people throughout Hawaii can see what’s going on. But get a couple of laptops plugged in and it seems to work pretty well we think.
The debut segment, in case you missed it, features two young photographers on the Big Island who risk their lives to photograph hot lava flowing into the sea. Spectacular photos and interesting characters make for an intriguing short video. Let us know what you think. And please send ideas for who we should interview to joe@civilbeat.com.
In other news this week, the Legislature hit the halfway mark. “Crossover” — the switch of legislation from one chamber to the other — was Thursday. It’s been an interesting session so far with new leadership and new lawmakers pushing forward bills that have tended to remain buried in the past.
Here are 10 stories you’ll want to catch up on:
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It’s Time To Stand Up To SHOPO And Open Police Misconduct Records
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It’s Your Money: Faulty Hose Sends Taxpayers’ Dollars Down the Drain
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Hawaii’s Filipino WWII Veterans Raise Hopes For Family Reunification
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Sequestration Delays Major Review of Hawaii Historic Preservation Division
