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Steve Alm: Marijuana Legalization Carries Risks For Hawaii Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Steve Alm: Marijuana Legalization Carries Risks For Hawaii

The Honolulu prosecutor says greater usage would mean more negative and harmful consequences.

Naka Nathaniel: The Settlement In The Youth Climate Case Against Hawaii Is A Pretty Big Deal Hawaii Governor's Office/2024

Naka Nathaniel: The Settlement In The Youth Climate Case Against Hawaii Is A Pretty Big Deal

The outcome of the Navahine lawsuit signaled a return to living by some of the fundamental concepts of the aloha spirit.

Denby Fawcett: YWCA Members Fight To Retain Fitness Program Before It Closes This Week Denby Fawcett/Civil Beat/2024

Denby Fawcett: YWCA Members Fight To Retain Fitness Program Before It Closes This Week

Two YWCA members trying to save the downtown YWCA’s Health and Wellness Program have been expelled from the organization.

Decisions To ‘Harden’ Hawaii Beaches Can Be Disastrous David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Decisions To ‘Harden’ Hawaii Beaches Can Be Disastrous

If nature had wanted a reef, one would have grown there already.

Danny De Gracia: The Government Wants To Regulate Social Media. Not So Fast Getty Images/iStockphoto

Danny De Gracia: The Government Wants To Regulate Social Media. Not So Fast

Putting warning labels on social media is no substitute for what needs to be a bigger regulatory and representative discussion about our digital society.

What To Expect When You Submit A Community Voice Screenshot/2024

What To Expect When You Submit A Community Voice

Fairness and accuracy are important in this highly popular section. Here’s how to do it and what to keep in mind.

Beth Fukumoto: How Hawaii Democrats And Republicans Can Affect The Presidential Election Getty Images

Beth Fukumoto: How Hawaii Democrats And Republicans Can Affect The Presidential Election

Island activists on both sides are organizing efforts to influence the outcome in battleground states.

John Pritchett: Left In The Dark John Pritchett/Civil Beat/2024

John Pritchett: Left In The Dark

Recent outages in Chinatown and downtown Honolulu have forced businesses and government offices to close as Hawaiian Electric Co. crews work to restore service. And it’s not an isolated incident, as customers in Hawaii Kai and East Honolulu have also been impacted this year.

Why I Won’t Sell Property To People Who Do Not Call Hawaii Home Cammy Clark/Civil Beat/2024

Why I Won’t Sell Property To People Who Do Not Call Hawaii Home

All of us who do call the islands home stand to benefit from adjustments in the long-term rental and housing markets.

The Sunshine Survey: Special Interests Have Too Much Influence In Government Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

The Sunshine Survey: Special Interests Have Too Much Influence In Government

And almost 70% want full disclosure of all campaign contributions and lobbying work.