Laura Thielen

Laura Thielen is a former chair of the state Department of Land and Natural Resources and current state senator for District 25 (Kailua, Waimanalo, Hawaii Kai and Papahanaumokuakea).
Sen. Laura Thielen: Legislature Has A Chance To Do Its Job Right Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

Sen. Laura Thielen: Legislature Has A Chance To Do Its Job Right

The $632 million in federal COVID money should be used to keep residents, local businesses and nonprofits afloat.

Sen. Laura Thielen: The Hawaii Legislature Failed To Do Its Job Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Sen. Laura Thielen: The Hawaii Legislature Failed To Do Its Job

The state has money to help people who are hurting now, but lawmakers won鈥檛 use it.

Civil Beat Series Was Right: Wespac Is No Friend Of The Ocean Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat

Civil Beat Series Was Right: Wespac Is No Friend Of The Ocean

Fishery council members have repeatedly shown that they cannot be trusted to govern themselves.

City Leaders聽Must聽Face聽The Realities聽Of聽Rail聽 Cory Lum/Civil Beat

City Leaders聽Must聽Face聽The Realities聽Of聽Rail聽

It is time for the Mayor to consider greater cost-saving measures and to make some tough choices to complete this project.

We Can’t Let Airbnb Commercialize Hawaii’s Beaches Cory Lum/Civil Beat

We Can’t Let Airbnb Commercialize Hawaii’s Beaches

A bill before the Legislature would exempt the company from tax laws that apply to local property managers and allow it to hide illegal operators.

Senators: State Should Buy Dole Ag Lands On Oahu Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Senators: State Should Buy Dole Ag Lands On Oahu

What we need are working farms with long鈥恡erm聽leases that allow them to invest in their business, and sufficient land to produce the steady聽crops our market demands.