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Ben Lowenthal: New Laws Aimed At White Collar Crime Are Good But Don鈥檛 Expect Instant Results Sanjeev Ranabhat/Civil Beat

Ben Lowenthal: New Laws Aimed At White Collar Crime Are Good But Don鈥檛 Expect Instant Results

Prosecutors can only work with the cases police bring and those are usually street crimes.

Tax Bill Could Help Businesses At No Cost To State Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Tax Bill Could Help Businesses At No Cost To State

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green should now sign Senate Bill 1437. It’s good legislation.

America Pivots From One Insurgency To Another manhhai/flickr.com

America Pivots From One Insurgency To Another

It鈥檚 taking place at home and it鈥檚 buoyed by seismic shifts in media, and nearly half a century after the end of the Vietnam War.

Naka Nathaniel: What’s Best For Our Kids Isn’t Always What’s Best For Our Ohana Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Naka Nathaniel: What’s Best For Our Kids Isn’t Always What’s Best For Our Ohana

Family is so important to life in Hawaii that it makes choosing to leave the islands for school or other opportunities all the more difficult.

The Importance Of Acceptance And Inclusivity In Hawaii鈥檚 Schools Wikimedia Commons/2018

The Importance Of Acceptance And Inclusivity In Hawaii鈥檚 Schools

Students can’t be expected to learn and excel in an environment where they feel unwelcome.

The Sunshine Blog: Senators Freak Out Over Nepotism Bill, And No Presidential Primary For Hawaii Catherine Toth Fox/Civil Beat/2022

The Sunshine Blog: Senators Freak Out Over Nepotism Bill, And No Presidential Primary For Hawaii

Short takes, outtakes, observations and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawaii.

Denby Fawcett: Tighter Regulation Of Vaping In Hawaii No Longer Just A Pipe Dream Courtesy Hawaii Public Health Initiative

Denby Fawcett: Tighter Regulation Of Vaping In Hawaii No Longer Just A Pipe Dream

Hawaii youth have been heavily involved in raising awareness about the risks of vaping and the marketing that targets kids.

Eric Stinton: New Contract Is A Much-Needed Win For Teachers But There’s More To Be Done David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Eric Stinton: New Contract Is A Much-Needed Win For Teachers But There’s More To Be Done

The pay increase is absolutely necessary, but it鈥檚 not enough to fix the long-festering issues affecting Hawaii’s education system.

Maui Slow To Implement Affordable Housing Plan Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2022

Maui Slow To Implement Affordable Housing Plan

But here are several suggestions to help Mayor Bissen speed up the process.

Danny De Gracia: The War Against Covid Is About To Get Personal Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Danny De Gracia: The War Against Covid Is About To Get Personal

The future battle against the coronavirus will need to be waged by individuals with a focus on healthier local schools.