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Hawaii senators continue their questioning of the controversial chairman nominee for the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

Watch the live stream of the controversial nominee for chairman of the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

Our mission isn’t new but we’re ramping up our commitment to journalism that makes a difference.

The far-reaching discussion covered decriminalization, legalization and access to medical marijuana in Hawaii.

In case you missed it: Watch a replay of Edward Snowden talking about the morality of breaking the law to enact change, and his only regret.

Civil Beat aims to be the online civic square for discussion of important issues Hawaii. We welcome open — and civil — comments.

Editor Patti Epler joins the podcast to talk about her recent article that rounded up our publisher’s $100 million worth of philanthropy in Hawaii.

Bringing about positive social change in Hawaii isn’t cheap or easy, but here’s how $100 million has been spent on the effort.

Hawaii’s cost of living, GMO farming and homelessness were among the issues that attracted a lot of attention from our readers.

There were advances for minimum-wage workers, the cost of living kept climbing and a bit of football history — and the Twitteratti were there.