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Chad Blair: What Do Hawaii鈥檚 Political Parties Stand For?

Chad Blair: What Do Hawaii鈥檚 Political Parties Stand For?

Surprise! Democrats and Republicans have starkly different viewpoints. Greens and Libertarians do, too.

Scott Nago: Running Hawaii鈥檚 Elections In An Age Of Trump-Inspired Skepticism Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Scott Nago: Running Hawaii鈥檚 Elections In An Age Of Trump-Inspired Skepticism

Everybody wants fair voting, says the state elections chief, but that鈥檚 pretty much the end of the common ground in this political landscape. 

Danny De Gracia: Why It’s Still Important To Celebrate The United States Getty Images/iStockphoto

Danny De Gracia: Why It’s Still Important To Celebrate The United States

It鈥檚 become popular in recent years to speak ill and be ashamed of the U.S. But let鈥檚 not forget why being an American is still special and worth celebrating 248 years later.

What True Conservation Of The Pacific Remote Islands Involves Angelo Villagomez

What True Conservation Of The Pacific Remote Islands Involves

Working with Indigenous peoples from Guam, Saipan, Samoa and Hawaii is the only way to create something lasting and meaningful.

Lee Cataluna: Phasing Out 7,000 Vacation Rentals On Maui Would Be A Sea Change Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2023

Lee Cataluna: Phasing Out 7,000 Vacation Rentals On Maui Would Be A Sea Change

The days of doing anything you want with your own property may be coming to a welcome end.

John Pritchett: Laying An Egg John Pritchett/Civil Beat/2024

John Pritchett: Laying An Egg

President Joe Biden was pretty much a disaster in his debate against Donald Trump. Can he recover by November? Or will Democrats find a new nominee?

Jonathan Okamura: Immigrant Students In Hawaii Defy Stereotypes To Tell Their Own Stories Charlie Kaijo/Civil Beat

Jonathan Okamura: Immigrant Students In Hawaii Defy Stereotypes To Tell Their Own Stories

In video interviews, the Asian and Pacific Islander students talk about the many challenges they face in Hawaii, the pain of leaving their homes and what they plan to give back to their communities.

Catherine Toth Fox: KCC’s Culinary Institute Of The Pacific Is Growing KCC photo/2024

Catherine Toth Fox: KCC’s Culinary Institute Of The Pacific Is Growing

New program aims to elevate the culinary arts institute into a “world-class center.”

Waikiki Needs A Campaign To Clean Up All The Litter

Waikiki Needs A Campaign To Clean Up All The Litter

It鈥檚 a heavily visited place, so why not educate people on the environmental issues we are all facing?

The Sunshine Blog: You’ve Got Mail David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

The Sunshine Blog: You’ve Got Mail

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