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Hemp: You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby Chad Blair/Civil Beat

Hemp: You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby

But the state still needs to write rules to put Hawaii’s program in place. And Gov. Ige needs to free up $400,000 to help it along.

When It Comes To The Marine Monument, Bigger Is Better NOAA

When It Comes To The Marine Monument, Bigger Is Better

The biological and cultural reasons to grow the monument to nearly 600,000 square miles are solid. Don’t worry: Ahi will still be on the menu.

Dan Gluck Is A Great Choice To Run The State Ethics Commission Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Dan Gluck Is A Great Choice To Run The State Ethics Commission

The selection of ACLU Hawaii’s Daniel Gluck elevates an experienced advocate for the public interest when strong leadership is deeply needed.

Legislature, Ige Get It Right On CARE Act Vinoth Chandar/Flickr.com

Legislature, Ige Get It Right On CARE Act

Giving home caregivers the knowledge they need to help discharged patients heal makes good sense and will benefit not just seniors, but everyone.

Congress Won’t Act On Gun Control, But States Like Hawaii Can Flickr.com

Congress Won’t Act On Gun Control, But States Like Hawaii Can

Change is coming not out of gridlocked Washington, but from places such as Honolulu and Sacramento

Honolulu Ethics Director: Losing Him When We Need Him Most Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Honolulu Ethics Director: Losing Him When We Need Him Most

Chuck Totto spoke truth to power and looked out for the public’s interest in an environment where neither was appreciated.

A Step Toward Accountability On Police Misconduct Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015

A Step Toward Accountability On Police Misconduct

Last week’s state Supreme Court ruling on 12 serious misconduct cases makes one thing clear: There’s no blanket right of confidentiality.

Presidential Politics: Our Civic Duty For The Next 5 Months YouTube

Presidential Politics: Our Civic Duty For The Next 5 Months

Don’t call it a horse race or a beauty pageant. Make a sober evaluation, and do it based on the facts, the positions and the merits of the race.

Honolulu’s Not-So-Glamorous NY Times Closeup Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Honolulu’s Not-So-Glamorous NY Times Closeup

An article featuring the mayor’s frank description of sidewalk sit-lie bans details a strategy driven by dollars rather than humanity.

Police Reform May Be Hard, But It Must Be Done Cory Lum/CIvil Beat/2016

Police Reform May Be Hard, But It Must Be Done

Session after session, legislators shy away from passing basic police reforms.聽They have a聽duty to act.