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Jonathan Okamura: Let’s Talk About How To Make Hawaii The Aloha State For Everybody Courtesy of Jonathan Okamura

Jonathan Okamura: Let’s Talk About How To Make Hawaii The Aloha State For Everybody

Hawaii has the most diverse population in the United States, but too many still face racism and discrimination.

Green Fee An Opportunity To Invest In What Matters Most Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015

Green Fee An Opportunity To Invest In What Matters Most

They create a mechanism to generate large-scale funding that will help us offset visitor impacts.

Catherine Toth Fox: Ag Microgrants Are A Great Way To Support Local Food Production Courtesy of Gavin Shon

Catherine Toth Fox: Ag Microgrants Are A Great Way To Support Local Food Production

The state is investing in small-scale gardening, herding and livestock operations. It’s a start.

Effective Government Starts With Political Will Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Effective Government Starts With Political Will

We must let good data drive decisions to take performance to a new level.

Beth Fukumoto: Don’t Burden Cash-Strapped Residents With Higher Property Taxes Getty Images/iStockphoto

Beth Fukumoto: Don’t Burden Cash-Strapped Residents With Higher Property Taxes

City and state lawmakers have options for ensuring homeowners aren鈥檛 further stretched by exorbitant property tax increases..

Managing Tourism Requires More Than A Change Of Organization Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Managing Tourism Requires More Than A Change Of Organization

None of the Legislature鈥檚 bills regarding the HTA explicitly requires or encourages more community-based tourism.

Naka Nathaniel: Grown, Flown Or Something Else? Courtesy: Frank and Cheryl Nathaniel

Naka Nathaniel: Grown, Flown Or Something Else?

Hundreds of thousands of Native Hawaiians have made good lives for themselves outside of Hawaii. For me, it was time to come home.

America鈥檚 Health Care System Is Failing Our Seniors Courtesy: John McDermott

America鈥檚 Health Care System Is Failing Our Seniors

Medicare plans are too complex, and the problem will only worsen unless we act now.

Denby Fawcett: OHA Gets Emotional In Campaign To Build High Rises In Kakaako Makai David Croxford/Civil Beat/2022

Denby Fawcett: OHA Gets Emotional In Campaign To Build High Rises In Kakaako Makai

The agency says it is a matter of Hawaiian rights. Opponents say the land must be protected.

Danny De Gracia: I Have Long Covid. Society Isn’t Ready To Deal With Millions Like Me Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Danny De Gracia: I Have Long Covid. Society Isn’t Ready To Deal With Millions Like Me

Getting back to work regularly, months after a mild case of Covid, has been the most painful and challenging experience of my life.