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Who Will Obama Pick To Replace Scalia? Two Choices Surface Chad Blair/Civil Beat/2015

Who Will Obama Pick To Replace Scalia? Two Choices Surface

It’s unlikely that GOP Senate leaders will stick with the idea of not voting on a new nominee. If Obama moves forward, here are two candidates who might be on the short list.

Denby Fawcett: The Hidden Homeless Of Diamond Head Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Denby Fawcett: The Hidden Homeless Of Diamond Head

Dozens of homeless people are making camps on the slopes above the iconic monument.

Todd Simmons: The Toxic Legacy Of Antonin Scalia Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States

Todd Simmons: The Toxic Legacy Of Antonin Scalia

Lionized as a brilliant jurist who spent 30 influential years on the high court, Scalia represented something very different to LGBT Americans.

Honolulu City Council’s Incomplete Plan For Complete Streets Civil Beat

Honolulu City Council’s Incomplete Plan For Complete Streets

Let鈥檚 not bury ourselves so far in red tape that improvements to our transportation infrastructure come to a grinding halt.

Curt Sanburn: Dreams For Sale Screen shot

Curt Sanburn: Dreams For Sale

I can鈥檛 help but think that a show like this makes home ownership more difficult for struggling kamaaina families.

Guns Owners Need Insurance Just As Much As Car Owners Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Guns Owners Need Insurance Just As Much As Car Owners

Sen. Josh Green’s bill would require gun owners to insure and register their weapons. The idea deserves support.

Modest Tax Credit: An Investment In Children’s Future Pixabay

Modest Tax Credit: An Investment In Children’s Future

Increasing income even in small amounts for low-income families can relieve some toxic stress for children in those households and have lasting benefit.

Tom Yamachika: Will Hawaii Eliminate The Online Tax Dodge? DonkeyHotey/flickr.com

Tom Yamachika: Will Hawaii Eliminate The Online Tax Dodge?

Most Americans now pay local sales taxes when they make purchases online, but not those living in the islands.

Citizen’s Initiative Bill Deserves Legislature’s Attention Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016

Citizen’s Initiative Bill Deserves Legislature’s Attention

Giving voters the chance to place measures on the ballot through an initiative process would be a boon for democracy in Hawaii.

Reject Deceptive Sales Job On LNG As ‘Clean Energy’ Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Reject Deceptive Sales Job On LNG As ‘Clean Energy’

Hawaii Gas’ promotion of liquid natural gas as a money-saving bridge fuel ignores its significant costs to the environment and climate.