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Hawaii鈥檚 New Pay Transparency Law Helps, But It鈥檚 Not Enough Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Hawaii鈥檚 New Pay Transparency Law Helps, But It鈥檚 Not Enough

Women are still making substantially less than their male counterparts for doing the same work.

New Campaign Spending Laws May Get Sidetracked With The Focus On Maui Fires Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

New Campaign Spending Laws May Get Sidetracked With The Focus On Maui Fires

Kristin Izumi-Nitao wants to make sure the state can properly administer proposals designed to clean up politics and encourage newcomers to run for office.

Danny de Gracia: Here’s How Lawmakers Should Tackle Chronic Vacancies In Hawaii Csilla Jaray-Benn/Flickr.com

Danny de Gracia: Here’s How Lawmakers Should Tackle Chronic Vacancies In Hawaii

More needs to be done to make public service a stable and appealing career to young people.

Jonathan Okamura: Mochi Pounding Helps Japanese In Hawaii Maintain Their Ethnic Identity Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Jonathan Okamura: Mochi Pounding Helps Japanese In Hawaii Maintain Their Ethnic Identity

The New Year’s Eve tradition is among practices and associated meanings that are unambiguously Japanese in origin.

John Pritchett: Falling Star John Pritchett/Civil Beat/2024

John Pritchett: Falling Star

The owner of Hawaii’s daily newspaper of record is putting it and other local print operations up for sale. Will another mainland publisher save the struggling publications?

John Hill: How A Maui Court Mishandled A Divorce Case Involving One Of Its Own Ludwig Laab/Civil Beat/2021

John Hill: How A Maui Court Mishandled A Divorce Case Involving One Of Its Own

Dania Novack argued she had been treated unfairly in her divorce from a husband whose new partner was a Maui judge. Six years later, the Hawaii Supreme Court agreed.

Denby Fawcett: A Free Hula Show At The Waikiki Shell Is OK But Commercial Plans Raise Questions

Denby Fawcett: A Free Hula Show At The Waikiki Shell Is OK But Commercial Plans Raise Questions

A nonprofit group dedicated to protecting Kapiolani Park says the plan for commercial entertainment violates the conditions of the park’s charitable trust.

Neal Milner: Worried Sick About Politics This Year? Ignore It Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023

Neal Milner: Worried Sick About Politics This Year? Ignore It

You’re not going to help anything by obsessing, so as a crazy-making year approaches, treat yourself to a break.

Beth Fukumoto: Day 1 Of The Legislative Session: ‘Buzzing With Energy’ Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Beth Fukumoto: Day 1 Of The Legislative Session: ‘Buzzing With Energy’

Even rivals unite as the promise of making Hawaii a better place prevails.

Naka Nathaniel: We Need Action To Get Hollywood’s Cameras Rolling In Hawaii Chad Blair/Civil Beat/2023

Naka Nathaniel: We Need Action To Get Hollywood’s Cameras Rolling In Hawaii

The islands could become a significant cultural exporter like South Korea.