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The Sunshine Blog: Primary Saw Some Tight Races, But No Recounts Coming Marco Garcia/Civil Beat/2024

The Sunshine Blog: Primary Saw Some Tight Races, But No Recounts Coming

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

Here鈥檚 A Look At The Real Reformers On The Ballot 鈥 Democrats, Republicans And Green Kalany Omengkar/Civil Beat/2024

Here鈥檚 A Look At The Real Reformers On The Ballot 鈥 Democrats, Republicans And Green

Some lost in the primary, but plenty of legislative candidates who say they will push for change are still electorally alive.

Naka Nathaniel: An English Comedian Tells The World What We Already Knew About Hawaii Screenshot/2024

Naka Nathaniel: An English Comedian Tells The World What We Already Knew About Hawaii

鈥淗awaii has long been run for the benefit of everyone but Hawaiians,” says HBO’s John Oliver. 

Emergency Proclamation On Condo Insurance Doesn鈥檛 Solve The Problem Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Emergency Proclamation On Condo Insurance Doesn鈥檛 Solve The Problem

Addressing the underlying concerns would lessen the causes of increased costs and stabilize the market.

Denby Fawcett: Restoring A Giant Symbol Of Postwar Generosity And Friendship Christine Domhoff photo

Denby Fawcett: Restoring A Giant Symbol Of Postwar Generosity And Friendship

Hawaii鈥檚 historic 鈥淢erci鈥 boxcar was rotting in Ewa until volunteers stepped in to save it.

Kirstin Downey: 30 Years Ago, The Cry For Justice For Dana Ireland Was Unstoppable Screenshot/Newspapers.com

Kirstin Downey: 30 Years Ago, The Cry For Justice For Dana Ireland Was Unstoppable

Her parents, activists, the public and the media kept the pressure on authorities to solve the Big Island’s high-profile murder case.

The Sunshine Blog: The Blog Is Beginning To Think That Crime Might Pay After All Flickr: Ken_Mayer

The Sunshine Blog: The Blog Is Beginning To Think That Crime Might Pay After All

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

Employers Hold Key To Solving Hawaii鈥檚 Workforce Crisis David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Employers Hold Key To Solving Hawaii鈥檚 Workforce Crisis

The best way to embed younger generations into the workforce is through training.

John Pritchett: Monopoly Man John Pritchett/Civil Beat/2024

John Pritchett: Monopoly Man

A federal judge ruled last week that Google鈥檚 dominance of online searches has stifled competition.

Catherine Toth Fox: There Should Be Such A Thing As A Free Lunch 鈥 At Least In Schools Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Catherine Toth Fox: There Should Be Such A Thing As A Free Lunch 鈥 At Least In Schools

Eight states now provide free lunches regardless of income, making kids better prepared to learn. Hawaii is not one of them yet.