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Denby Fawcett: A Local Haole Speaks Out Denby Fawcett

Denby Fawcett: A Local Haole Speaks Out

You are truly local wherever your most meaningful life experiences occurred, no matter where you were born. Even in Hawaii.

Public Utility or Power Monopoly? Let’s Hear Both Options Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat

Public Utility or Power Monopoly? Let’s Hear Both Options

NextEra continues to refine its offer, while some elected officials are exploring benefits of the co-op model. The end result could be a better deal for Hawaii ratepayers.

He 驶Aha K膿ia? Is This a Convention? Cory Lum/Civil Beat

He 驶Aha K膿ia? Is This a Convention?

Delegate candidates for a Native Hawaiian Constitutional Convention do not reflect the true makeup of the Native Hawaiian population.

Curt Sanburn: The Power and Glory of Hawaiian Place Names Kapulani Landgraf

Curt Sanburn: The Power and Glory of Hawaiian Place Names

Hawaiians named everyplace. Perhaps that’s because knowing where you are, knowing the story of the place, makes it better.聽

Ignorance, Cynicism Can Sabotage Public Education Efforts Meliha Gojak/iStock

Ignorance, Cynicism Can Sabotage Public Education Efforts

What hurts students the most is the collapse of collaboration between schools, families and communities.

Tom Yamachika: Who Should Own Utilities? Hawaii’s History Offers Clues Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Tom Yamachika: Who Should Own Utilities? Hawaii’s History Offers Clues

Past experiments with ownership of utilities may offer lessons for the proposed merger of Hawaii Electric Industries and NextEra Energy.

Civil Bytes: Local Startup Wants a Piece of the Battery Storage Action Jason Rushin

Civil Bytes: Local Startup Wants a Piece of the Battery Storage Action

Batteries to hold spare energy are expected to be an integral component of our electrical grid, and yours might just be assembled in Honolulu.

Schatz Holds Keys to Hawaii鈥檚 Tech Industry, Business Growth Flickr: beaugiles

Schatz Holds Keys to Hawaii鈥檚 Tech Industry, Business Growth

Without the infrastructure to support better service, our business environment is at risk. But Sen. Brian Schatz is in a position to help.

Ian Lind: How Did the City Get It So Wrong on Waikiki Tower Proposal? Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Ian Lind: How Did the City Get It So Wrong on Waikiki Tower Proposal?

The state Supreme Court’s rejection of plans for a 26-story hotel tower illuminates a city planning process steeped in bargaining and politics.

Lawmakers, Please Give the State Land Commission Some Teeth Civil Beat

Lawmakers, Please Give the State Land Commission Some Teeth

A major jury award against a developer of two Ewa Beach communities exposes flaws in the land-use law that the Legislature should address.