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Publicly Financed Elections Would聽Unlock Opportunities For Women Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Publicly Financed Elections Would聽Unlock Opportunities For Women

Clean elections would also help women running for office by offering them a more equitable way to raise money.

Eric Stinton: Chickens Have Feelings Too, Scientists Say. So Where Does That Leave Cockfighting? Courtesy Bernie Llanes/Aggressive Gamefarm

Eric Stinton: Chickens Have Feelings Too, Scientists Say. So Where Does That Leave Cockfighting?

The Legislature is considering strengthening laws against cockfighting but it’s a tough sell in Hawaii’s culture.

My Wife Survived A Serious Car Crash, But Minimum Auto Insurance Failed Us Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

My Wife Survived A Serious Car Crash, But Minimum Auto Insurance Failed Us

Hawaii lawmakers are considering bills that would provide drivers with better minimum coverage.

Danny De Gracia: How Do We Get To Affordable Housing In Hawaii? Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Danny De Gracia: How Do We Get To Affordable Housing In Hawaii?

Controlling demand and formulating housing prices based on local wages is how some locals say Hawaii can move forward.

Beth Fukumoto: Why Isn’t The Legislature Doing More To Address Hawaii’s High Cost Of Living? Big Island Hunger/2018

Beth Fukumoto: Why Isn’t The Legislature Doing More To Address Hawaii’s High Cost Of Living?

While our budget isn鈥檛 as tight now as it was in previous years, we have limited resources and a lot of priorities.

Jonathan Okamura: UH Needs To Provide More Support For Samoan Students Who Don’t Play Football Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Jonathan Okamura: UH Needs To Provide More Support For Samoan Students Who Don’t Play Football

Underrepresentation of Samoan and Pacific Islander students in the UH system persists despite three decades of effort to address the issue.

John Pritchett: Fill In The Blank John Pritchett/Civil Beat/2024

John Pritchett: Fill In The Blank

Gov. Josh Green has named a former state lawmaker to lead the Board of Education. If confirmed by the state Senate, the nominee will be the BOE’s fourth chair in two years.

The Sunshine Blog: Bidding Aloha To Cheryl Park David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

The Sunshine Blog: Bidding Aloha To Cheryl Park

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

Hawaii Still Has A Serious Cesspool Problem Greg Asner/Arizona State University

Hawaii Still Has A Serious Cesspool Problem

The state needs to speed up upgrade conversion rates and help homeowners with the costs.

Catherine Toth Fox: We Don’t Like Speed Humps  But We Should Get Used To Them Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Catherine Toth Fox: We Don’t Like Speed Humps But We Should Get Used To Them

The traffic-calming measures are necessary to slow us all down and help save lives.