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

They are a critical part of the coral ecosystem and are as essential to Hawaii’s reefs as pollinators are to forests.

The fact that Donald Trump is a convicted felon is no game-changer when it comes to the presidential election.

Hawaii’s rolling blackouts were due to unexpected outages of oil-fired generating plants at a time when others were offline.

The Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture comes to Hawaii for the first time.

The Honolulu City Council appears to be ready and willing to ignore tsunami safety and emergency procedures.

Running for office is a patriotic leap of faith that more of us need to make if the state is ever going to see real change.

Sen. Donovan Dela Cruz is one of the most prolific campaign fundraisers in Hawaii, likely because he chairs the important Ways and Means Committee which decides how state money gets spent. He isn’t up for reelection this year but is holding fundraisers anyway even though he has more than $1 million in his campaign coffers. Many speculate the senator has his eye on a higher office in 2026.

Winning an election as a newcomer is tough. It’s also a great way to create positive change.

Micronesian women face the highest pay gap, while Korean women in Hawaii earn a much closer salary to that of their male counterparts.