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Naka Nathaniel: A Profound Time For Pacific Connections In Honolulu Naka Nathaniel/Civil Beat/2024

Naka Nathaniel: A Profound Time For Pacific Connections In Honolulu

For those with island roots, there’s no substitute for mingling at the Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture.

Beth Fukumoto: A Much-Needed Boost In Summer Food Benefits For Kids Courtesy: Ho Farms/2023

Beth Fukumoto: A Much-Needed Boost In Summer Food Benefits For Kids

Now the trick is to make the Hawaii adjustment permanent as Congress considers a new farm bill.

Jonathan Okamura: Hawaii Should Stop Pretending It’s A Multicultural Paradise Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015

Jonathan Okamura: Hawaii Should Stop Pretending It’s A Multicultural Paradise

An undeserved but widely held reputation can blind us to the racism and inequality in the islands.

Neal Milner: Trump’s Hush Money Case Was A False Promise That The Law Will Save Us Michael Coghlan/Flickr

Neal Milner: Trump’s Hush Money Case Was A False Promise That The Law Will Save Us

The fact that Donald Trump is a convicted felon is no game-changer when it comes to the presidential election.

If This Is To Be The Pacific Century, We Must Listen To The People Of The Islands Courtesy of Jonathan Salvador

If This Is To Be The Pacific Century, We Must Listen To The People Of The Islands

The Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture comes to Hawaii for the first time.

Danny De Gracia: Hawaii Needs More Political Candidates To Disrupt The Status Quo Ryan Siphers/Civil Beat/2022

Danny De Gracia: Hawaii Needs More Political Candidates To Disrupt The Status Quo

Running for office is a patriotic leap of faith that more of us need to make if the state is ever going to see real change.

Beth Fukumoto: You Can Run For Office. It Just Takes Hard Work Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Beth Fukumoto: You Can Run For Office. It Just Takes Hard Work

Winning an election as a newcomer is tough. It’s also a great way to create positive change.

Jonathan Okamura: Hawaii’s Gender Pay Gap Highlights Ethnic Inequality In The State David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Jonathan Okamura: Hawaii’s Gender Pay Gap Highlights Ethnic Inequality In The State

Micronesian women face the highest pay gap, while Korean women in Hawaii earn a much closer salary to that of their male counterparts.

Ben Lowenthal: Turning Chronic Unlicensed Drivers Into Felons Is A Bad Idea Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Ben Lowenthal: Turning Chronic Unlicensed Drivers Into Felons Is A Bad Idea

The governor should veto a misguided measure legislators passed in reaction to a teen’s tragic death.

John Hill: State Investigators Need To Take A Much Closer Look At This Honolulu Property Management Company David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

John Hill: State Investigators Need To Take A Much Closer Look At This Honolulu Property Management Company

A tenant named Tyler Markman told the state that his property manager was using unlicensed workers to show apartments. Despite a very clear 2015 directive, regulators said the law was too vague to take action.