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Pay Close Attention To What Science Says About Glyphosate Flickr.com

Pay Close Attention To What Science Says About Glyphosate

It鈥檚 the active ingredient in Roundup-like herbicides. Will Hawaii again lead on food safety?

The Sunshine Blog: Here Comes The Sun, And I Say, It’s Alright David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

The Sunshine Blog: Here Comes The Sun, And I Say, It’s Alright

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

Prohibiting Lobbyist Donations During Session Is A Big Deal Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Prohibiting Lobbyist Donations During Session Is A Big Deal

The new law sends a clear message about special interests influencing Hawaii lawmakers. But let鈥檚 not stop there.

Naka Nathaniel: How Not To Be A Billionaire In Hawaii Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Naka Nathaniel: How Not To Be A Billionaire In Hawaii

Why is it so hard to be ultra wealthy in the right way in the Aloha State?

Denby Fawcett: Blangiardi Vowed To Revitalize Chinatown. It Hasn’t Happened Yet Denby Fawcett/Civil Beat/2024

Denby Fawcett: Blangiardi Vowed To Revitalize Chinatown. It Hasn’t Happened Yet

Community leaders are trying to stay positive, but there’s a lot of work that still needs to be done to help the area thrive.

The Sunshine Blog: The Silly Season Is Here Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

The Sunshine Blog: The Silly Season Is Here

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

Want To Help Hawaii Farmers? Give Them Greater Access To Capital Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Want To Help Hawaii Farmers? Give Them Greater Access To Capital

Also, let them live on leased ag land. And alter the current property tax structure too.

The Sunshine Blog: Letting The Sunshine In On  Session And Other Tales Of Public Woe Kalany Omengkar/Civil Beat/2023

The Sunshine Blog: Letting The Sunshine In On Session And Other Tales Of Public Woe

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

Danny De Gracia: A Senate Bill Would Trade Good Friday For ‘Reconciliation’ As A State Holiday David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Danny De Gracia: A Senate Bill Would Trade Good Friday For ‘Reconciliation’ As A State Holiday

This is part of a larger, troubling pattern of antagonistic behavior and incitement by the Hawaii State Senate.

Jonathan Okamura: A Report On The Economic Returns Of A UH Degree Fails To Address Ethnicity Courtesy: University of Hawaii News/2023

Jonathan Okamura: A Report On The Economic Returns Of A UH Degree Fails To Address Ethnicity

Ethnicity impacts whether students from different Indigenous and ethnic groups are admitted to the UH system, whether they graduate and their future employment.