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How Building Codes Act As A Regressive Tax On Affordable Housing Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

How Building Codes Act As A Regressive Tax On Affordable Housing

There is a clear and undeniable nexus between code updates and construction costs.

The Sunshine Blog: The Star-Advertiser Paid A $150K Ransom. In Bitcoin Cory Lum/Civil Beat

The Sunshine Blog: The Star-Advertiser Paid A $150K Ransom. In Bitcoin

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

Rep. Jill Tokuda: Bipartisan Farm Bill Will Reduce Hunger And Lower Costs For Farmers Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2023

Rep. Jill Tokuda: Bipartisan Farm Bill Will Reduce Hunger And Lower Costs For Farmers

Agriculture in Hawaii has never been easy, but it has always been central to our way of life.

Denby Fawcett: State Facilities Are Working To Curb Incidents With Homeless People Denby Fawcett/Civil Beat/2024

Denby Fawcett: State Facilities Are Working To Curb Incidents With Homeless People

The state has hired private security to defuse encounters between workers and people camping nearby.

Let’s Face It: There Is No Need To Rebuild Aloha Stadium David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Let’s Face It: There Is No Need To Rebuild Aloha Stadium

The site is state land and should be repurposed for lots of affordable housing.

Danny De Gracia: Why We Shouldn鈥檛 Give Up On Publicly Financed Elections Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Danny De Gracia: Why We Shouldn鈥檛 Give Up On Publicly Financed Elections

Find a way to bring back Senate Bill 2381 and let鈥檚 have the campaign equalizer we all need.

John Pritchett: Manhattan Of The Pacific John Pritchett/Civil Beat/2024

John Pritchett: Manhattan Of The Pacific

Two state senators have introduced a bill to turn over rebuilding of Lahaina and much of West Maui to the same state agency that brought Honolulu luxury high-rises to Kakaako.

The Theatrics To Kill Full Public Election Financing Would Be Amusing If They Weren鈥檛 So Sad Screenshot/2024

The Theatrics To Kill Full Public Election Financing Would Be Amusing If They Weren鈥檛 So Sad

Sometimes lawmakers are at their most imaginative when they are derailing legislation to reform government.

The Sunshine Blog: Blunt Ending? Legal Pot Bill May Be Close To Its Last Gasp Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

The Sunshine Blog: Blunt Ending? Legal Pot Bill May Be Close To Its Last Gasp

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

Jonathan Okamura: Ethnic Stereotypes Are Difficult To Eradicate, But We All Need To Try Courtesy: Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Jonathan Okamura: Ethnic Stereotypes Are Difficult To Eradicate, But We All Need To Try

There are simple things we can each do to challenge racism, discrimination and inequality in Hawaii.