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Beth Fukumoto: 5 Rules For A Great Political Speech Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Beth Fukumoto: 5 Rules For A Great Political Speech

Captivating speeches should compel the audience to do something about a collective problem or continue acting on a successful solution.

John Hill: The State Will Need To Explain To A Judge Why It Won’t Reveal Its Actions In A Notorious Child Abuse Case Ludwig Laab/Civil Beat/2021

John Hill: The State Will Need To Explain To A Judge Why It Won’t Reveal Its Actions In A Notorious Child Abuse Case

The Public First Law Center has filed motions to unseal foster and adoption records showing why the state placed Ariel Sellers with parents accused of murdering her.

Neal Milner: The Conservatives Who Rise Above The Vitriol To Welcome Immigrants Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Neal Milner: The Conservatives Who Rise Above The Vitriol To Welcome Immigrants

Two towns in the Midwest take a pragmatic and humane approach to the immigrants in their midst despite the national clamor.

Naka Nathaniel: How Not To Be A Billionaire In Hawaii Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Naka Nathaniel: How Not To Be A Billionaire In Hawaii

Why is it so hard to be ultra wealthy in the right way in the Aloha State?

Denby Fawcett: Blangiardi Vowed To Revitalize Chinatown. It Hasn’t Happened Yet Denby Fawcett/Civil Beat/2024

Denby Fawcett: Blangiardi Vowed To Revitalize Chinatown. It Hasn’t Happened Yet

Community leaders are trying to stay positive, but there’s a lot of work that still needs to be done to help the area thrive.

Danny De Gracia: A Senate Bill Would Trade Good Friday For ‘Reconciliation’ As A State Holiday David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Danny De Gracia: A Senate Bill Would Trade Good Friday For ‘Reconciliation’ As A State Holiday

This is part of a larger, troubling pattern of antagonistic behavior and incitement by the Hawaii State Senate.

Jonathan Okamura: A Report On The Economic Returns Of A UH Degree Fails To Address Ethnicity Courtesy: University of Hawaii News/2023

Jonathan Okamura: A Report On The Economic Returns Of A UH Degree Fails To Address Ethnicity

Ethnicity impacts whether students from different Indigenous and ethnic groups are admitted to the UH system, whether they graduate and their future employment.

Russell Ruderman: Maui Deserves The Spotlight In The Legislature But So Do These 3 Reforms Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Russell Ruderman: Maui Deserves The Spotlight In The Legislature But So Do These 3 Reforms

We already know the corruption that the current system has produced and is perpetuating. Let鈥檚 try something different.

Ben Lowenthal: Hawaii’s Local Identity Is Distinctive But Hard To Pin Down Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Ben Lowenthal: Hawaii’s Local Identity Is Distinctive But Hard To Pin Down

The Unity March in Lahaina was a reflection of both Native Hawaiian values and the unique culture of the Valley Isle.

Naka Nathaniel: Green’s Plan Could Move The Needle For Maui Housing Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023

Naka Nathaniel: Green’s Plan Could Move The Needle For Maui Housing

It’s a tough sell though when operating a short-term vacation rental can be so much more lucrative than renting long term.