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Homeless In Hawaii: House Leaders Need To Step Up With More Money Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Homeless In Hawaii: House Leaders Need To Step Up With More Money

The Senate has already directed tens of millions of dollars to affordable housing and homelessness assistance. Will the House match that commitment?

 

Government Favoritism For Uber And Lyft Is Wrong Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Government Favoritism For Uber And Lyft Is Wrong

Transportation companies are sidestepping rules and regulations to trample over the local, small business taxi industry.

Hawaii Is Safe, But We Shouldn’t Be Complacent U.S. Air Force/TSgt James Mossman

Hawaii Is Safe, But We Shouldn’t Be Complacent

Missiles in North Korea, cyberattacks and the possibility of terrorist shooters springing up in our midst all provide ample reason to be prepared.

Tom Yamachika: Begging For A Piece Of Hawaii’s Hotel Room Tax Pie Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Tom Yamachika: Begging For A Piece Of Hawaii’s Hotel Room Tax Pie

A quick history of the transient accommodations tax and how it’s been divvied up by the state and four counties.

Civil Geeks: 鈥楪rowth Wizard鈥 To Guide Ambitious Hawaii Start-Ups Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Civil Geeks: 鈥楪rowth Wizard鈥 To Guide Ambitious Hawaii Start-Ups

The seventh cohort of Blue Startups gets a new emoji-oriented entrepreneur-in-residence.

We Must Act Now To Save Endangered Wildlife Via Flickr

We Must Act Now To Save Endangered Wildlife

The author introduced a bill, now close to final passage, that would ban trafficking in Hawaii of parts or products made from endangered wildlife species.

Lack Of Access To Psychiatric Care Allows Suffering, Costs Lives Via Flickr

Lack Of Access To Psychiatric Care Allows Suffering, Costs Lives

A bipolar disorder patient who has experienced the realities of mental health care access on a neighbor island argues that highly trained psychologists should be allowed to prescribe certain meds.

Neal Milner: In Hawaii, It’s ‘Grandma And Grandpa, Get to Work!’ surlygirl/Flickr.com

Neal Milner: In Hawaii, It’s ‘Grandma And Grandpa, Get to Work!’

As the island economy puts an emphasis on being more of a team than a traditional family, we’re keeping those grandparents hopping.

Peter Apo: Rapid Ohia Death Matters More Than You Think Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Peter Apo: Rapid Ohia Death Matters More Than You Think

The fungal disease threatens our most iconic plant, our watersheds and endangered species that rely on ohia for shelter.

Senators: State Should Buy Dole Ag Lands On Oahu Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Senators: State Should Buy Dole Ag Lands On Oahu

What we need are working farms with long鈥恡erm聽leases that allow them to invest in their business, and sufficient land to produce the steady聽crops our market demands.