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Adult Care Online Reports: Comforting the Afflicted Vinoth Chandar/Flickr.com

Adult Care Online Reports: Comforting the Afflicted

A reporter’s persistence helped pressure the Department of Health to live up to its statutory obligation to post adult care home inspections.

Letter to Iran: A Misguided Venture Into Foreign Affairs Flickr.com/Gage Skidmore

Letter to Iran: A Misguided Venture Into Foreign Affairs

Were GOP senators trying to undermine the President or just miscalculating a situation? Either way, it was a flabbergasting move.

Pesticide Disclosure: The Neighborly Thing to Do Flickr.com

Pesticide Disclosure: The Neighborly Thing to Do

Senate Bill 1037 represents minor, tentative progress on tending to the public’s interest where pesticides are concerned. Still, it deserves to be passed.

Tea Party Theatrics and DHS Funding: Different Channel, Same Show Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Tea Party Theatrics and DHS Funding: Different Channel, Same Show

They huffed and they puffed, but members of the GOP right wing failed to stare the House down over the president’s executive order on immigration.

The Economy and Exports: For Hawaii, It Was a Very Good Year Civil Beat/2014

The Economy and Exports: For Hawaii, It Was a Very Good Year

Upcoming Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement talks on the Big Island could further boost prospects for state’s exporters.

Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Needs to Answer Questions About Chief of Staff Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Needs to Answer Questions About Chief of Staff

A controversial staff hire and her persistent digs at the president have caused many to question the congresswoman. Whether the criticism endures depends in large part on her.

Honouliuli National Monument: Important Window to Dark Past National Park Service

Honouliuli National Monument: Important Window to Dark Past

Establishment of the monument at the site of Hawaii’s largest and longest-used World War II internment camp ensures that its story is shared with future generations.

Carleton Ching: It’s Time to Start Over Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Carleton Ching: It’s Time to Start Over

Roundly criticized for his first choice, Ige should look for a new nominee whose background doesn’t call the governor’s own judgment into question.

The War on ISIS: Tulsi Gabbard, Semantics and the Real Conflict Brian Tseng/Civil Beat

The War on ISIS: Tulsi Gabbard, Semantics and the Real Conflict

By attacking President Obama over word choice, Hawaii’s congressional representative is losing sight of what really matters.

Public Utilities Commission: Don’t Short-Circuit Energy Regulation Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015

Public Utilities Commission: Don’t Short-Circuit Energy Regulation

The PUC has too long been short-staffed and underfunded. This is the year to make that situation significantly better.