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Hawaii Is Not the Hawaii I Knew Courtesy/Joni Kamiya-Rose

Hawaii Is Not the Hawaii I Knew

A farmer’s daughter laments the Hawaii that once was.

Adult Care Online Reports: Comforting the Afflicted Vinoth Chandar/Flickr.com

Adult Care Online Reports: Comforting the Afflicted

A reporter’s persistence helped pressure the Department of Health to live up to its statutory obligation to post adult care home inspections.

Uncoupling Violence from Islam: Obama Vs. Gabbard Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2014

Uncoupling Violence from Islam: Obama Vs. Gabbard

Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard should learn from the example being set by President Barack Obama to separate terrorism from religion.

Selma at 50: Our Work Is Not Yet Done U.S. Rep. Mark Takai

Selma at 50: Our Work Is Not Yet Done

Five decades after an iconic series of voting rights marches in Alabama, America’s civil rights work is far from over.

Letter to Iran: A Misguided Venture Into Foreign Affairs Flickr.com/Gage Skidmore

Letter to Iran: A Misguided Venture Into Foreign Affairs

Were GOP senators trying to undermine the President or just miscalculating a situation? Either way, it was a flabbergasting move.

Standing Up For Israel For All The Wrong Reasons Israel Government Press Office

Standing Up For Israel For All The Wrong Reasons

Congress’ fawning response to Benjamin Netanyahu overlooks Israeli offenses and policies that aren’t reflective of how some might feel a “normal country” should behave.

Pesticide Disclosure: The Neighborly Thing to Do Flickr.com

Pesticide Disclosure: The Neighborly Thing to Do

Senate Bill 1037 represents minor, tentative progress on tending to the public’s interest where pesticides are concerned. Still, it deserves to be passed.

Uber and Lyft: The End of Ride Sharing in Hawaii? Flickr.com/Adam Fagen

Uber and Lyft: The End of Ride Sharing in Hawaii?

Hawaii lawmakers are considering insurance requirements that may put the companies out of business.

Media Shield Law: No Law Is Better Than the One Passed By House Panel Chad Blair/Civil Beat

Media Shield Law: No Law Is Better Than the One Passed By House Panel

Amendment requiring release of unpublished information undermines the intent of a law protecting journalists from revealing confidential information.

Buffer Zones: Protecting Paradise From Restricted Use Pesticides Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Buffer Zones: Protecting Paradise From Restricted Use Pesticides

This is not an agricultural issue, it is a health issue. Hawaii needs to put in place pesticide buffer zones and other protective measures.