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Hawaii Lawmakers Need To Finish The Job On Hemp, Medical Pot Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Hawaii Lawmakers Need To Finish The Job On Hemp, Medical Pot

Last week’s long-overdue action on both plants shows we’re replacing fear with fact-based laws and policies.

Reader Rep: When Every Story Is ‘EXCLUSIVE’ It Soon Means Nothing

Reader Rep: When Every Story Is ‘EXCLUSIVE’ It Soon Means Nothing

Note to聽TV reporters: Shamelessly claiming your story is exclusive when it’s based on a press release is bogus — and demeaning.

Harnessing The Power Of Parents To Serve Kids With Disabilities Screenshot

Harnessing The Power Of Parents To Serve Kids With Disabilities

Parents who have experience with the complexities of special education can serve as meaningful guides for parents new to those systems.

Tom Yamachika: Much Ado About Nothing In The Hawaii Legislature Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Tom Yamachika: Much Ado About Nothing In The Hawaii Legislature

Legislators shouldn’t use tactics to move bills that shut out the public from any voice in the process.

Denby Fawcett: Bishop Museum President Blair Collis Steps Down Facebook

Denby Fawcett: Bishop Museum President Blair Collis Steps Down

The president and CEO of the financially troubled museum was being probed for taking a personal loan from museum funds.

Civil Geeks: Hawaii Holds its First NASA Space Apps Challenge Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Civil Geeks: Hawaii Holds its First NASA Space Apps Challenge

Hackers, coders and science geeks dive into challenges for space and here on Earth.

Todd Simmons: Why Does New Hope Make People So Nervous? Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Todd Simmons: Why Does New Hope Make People So Nervous?

A megachurch that wants聽to be known for its heart struggles with a reputation for wielding聽its political influence in self-serving ways.

Rich Simplicity: A Teacher Embraces Hawaii’s Challenges Susan Kay Anderson

Rich Simplicity: A Teacher Embraces Hawaii’s Challenges

An experienced educator with a graduate degree and “highly qualified” status knows well聽what makes teaching here difficult. For him, Hawaii’s worth it.

Why House Bill 2501 Should Be Defeated: A Parable Josh Henderson via Flickr

Why House Bill 2501 Should Be Defeated: A Parable

One lawmaker creatively explains his position on legislation that would allow Alexander & Baldwin’s continued diversion of Maui stream waters.

Hawaii Teacher: Promising Future Teachers Are Already In The Islands Hawaii Department of Education

Hawaii Teacher: Promising Future Teachers Are Already In The Islands

Recruiting people from the mainland is fine for diversifying the work force, but Hawaii’s best move would be to improve its student teacher system.