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Reflections On The Respect For Marriage Act PF Bentley/Civil Beat/2013

Reflections On The Respect For Marriage Act

When Baehr v. Lewin was filed in 1991 in Hawaii, same-sex marriage was considered an oxymoron.

Understanding OHA鈥檚 Plans For Kakaako Makai Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Understanding OHA鈥檚 Plans For Kakaako Makai

Connection to the land is the foundation of who Native Hawaiians are.

Chad Blair: The Hawaii Legislature鈥檚 New And (Mostly) Improved Website Screenshot/2022

Chad Blair: The Hawaii Legislature鈥檚 New And (Mostly) Improved Website

It has not been updated in over a decade, and there are still tech fixes to be worked through.

Denby Fawcett: Hostile Design Won’t Stop Homelessness. It Just Makes Us All Uncomfortable Denby Fawcett/Civil Beat/2022

Denby Fawcett: Hostile Design Won’t Stop Homelessness. It Just Makes Us All Uncomfortable

Honolulu recently replaced many old-fashioned park benches along the Ala Wai Canal with green metal seats capable of holding only two people.

Danny De Gracia: It’s Time To Have Uncomfortable Conversations About Homelessness Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Danny De Gracia: It’s Time To Have Uncomfortable Conversations About Homelessness

We need to look at structures, systems and big pictures in approaching our solutions to Hawaii.

Public Corruption Directly Undermines Faith In Hawaii鈥檚 Government Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Public Corruption Directly Undermines Faith In Hawaii鈥檚 Government

Enforcement of civil and criminal laws is a necessary step to help cultivate democracy and restore public trust.

John Pritchett: Bulletin Board John Pritchett/Civil Beat/2022

John Pritchett: Bulletin Board

The incoming administration, which officially begins work Dec. 5, is seeking applicants for more than 100 positions including cabinet-level appointments.

Neal Milner: Forget About The Elections. This Endangered Butterfly Is A Much Better Story US Fish & Wildlife Service

Neal Milner: Forget About The Elections. This Endangered Butterfly Is A Much Better Story

Scientists, landowners and the government worked together to save this rare creature.

Denby Fawcett: New Iolani Palace Exhibit Will Describe The Hawaiian Kingdom’s Overthrow David Croxford/Civil Beat/2022

Denby Fawcett: New Iolani Palace Exhibit Will Describe The Hawaiian Kingdom’s Overthrow

Expected to be completed in 2024, it will be the first major new exhibit the palace has undertaken in decades.

Finland Is Solving Homelessness, And Hawaii Can Too www.ara.fi/en-us

Finland Is Solving Homelessness, And Hawaii Can Too

A recent conference brought together housing experts to chart a new path.