Zuri Aki

Zuri Aki has a Juris Doctor from William S. Richardson School of Law and works as a Public Policy Advocate for the state of Hawaii. He currently serves as a member of the Mililani-Waipio-Melemanu Neighborhood Board.

Unsustainable Real Estate Development Is Destroying Our Identity Courtesy Zuri Aki

Unsustainable Real Estate Development Is Destroying Our Identity

The fight to protect agricultural lands in Hawai‘i is not just about preserving the land itself but safeguarding a way of life.

Stopping Hawaii’s Millennial Brain Drain Is Complicated Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Stopping Hawaii’s Millennial Brain Drain Is Complicated

It’s not just housing inventory that is a determining factor. It’s much, much more.

Campaign Corner: Traffic Jams Are A Real Time Suck In Central Oahu Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

Campaign Corner: Traffic Jams Are A Real Time Suck In Central Oahu

It’s time to consider how traffic congestion is impacting the cost of living on Oahu.

A Brighter Future For Kupuna Would Be A Dream Come True PF Bentley/Civil Beat

A Brighter Future For Kupuna Would Be A Dream Come True

Hawaii needs to devote the necessary resources to make life better for our elders.

OHA Races Aren’t Short On Controversy, Mudslinging Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015

OHA Races Aren’t Short On Controversy, Mudslinging

Battles to lead the office established for “the betterment of Native Hawaiians” are among the more lively on Hawaii ballots this fall.

Making Things Right For All Native Hawaiians Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015

Making Things Right For All Native Hawaiians

Queen Liliuokalani’s charge to the Hawaiian Kingdom is reflected in the Interior Department’s new government-to-government rule.

Zuri Aki: The Promise Of Our Unity Nai Aupuni

Zuri Aki: The Promise Of Our Unity

The Native Hawaiian Constitution isn’t perfect. But it is a testament to our ability to achieve great things.

Pakalolo’s Long History, Regulated Future In Hawaii iStock.com

Pakalolo’s Long History, Regulated Future In Hawaii

Despite Hawaii’s centuries-old appreciation for medicinal marijuana, dispensaries coming on line later this year are unlikely to make access and affordability better for patients.

Zuri Aki: Don’t Allow What Others Have Created To Get Between Us PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Zuri Aki: Don’t Allow What Others Have Created To Get Between Us

For a great many Kanaka Maoli, the Na‘i Aupuni convention is the latest Kanaka Maoli battlefield.