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People in Hawaii Need Job Mobility — Especially in Tech
Non-compete agreements protect small-minded monopolies. Get rid of them and our industries of the future can thrive.
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Denby Fawcett: Sex on Campus — When ‘Yes Means Yes’
Everyone seems to agree the University of Hawaii needs a new definition of affirmative consent, but will it take an act of the Legislature?
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Health Beat: Want to Know What Is Sickening About the Measles Outbreak?
We need to stop being blasé because we’ve forgotten how hard we fought to eliminate horrific health problems.
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School Community Councils Allow Students a Voice in Hawaii Education
Local councils can have input just at their school as well as on a statewide level.
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Tom Yamachika: Is This Really Fair Taxation?
House bill would undermine a rollback in tax rates promised in 2009 and increase everyone’s tax bill.
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Civil Bytes: Startup Paradise Shows Progress, But Let’s Get Critical
Hawaii’s technology startups can improve by answering pointed questions about their viability. Besides, they’re using public money.
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We Need to Right the Wrongs for Struggling Native Hawaiians
Hawaiians and non-Hawaiians need to come together to improve the plight of our people.
PF Bentley/Civil Beat
Peter Apo: The Hawaiians — Building a Nation and the Road Ahead
The time has come to begin answering the difficult questions about what comes next.
Tax Credits and Fairness: Squeezed Hawaii Renters Need Relief
The tax credit for low-income renters hasn’t been adjusted in more than three decades. Legislators should raise it now, and make more people eligible.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Omidyar in Hawaii: The Billionaire in the Corner
Bringing about positive social change in Hawaii isn’t cheap or easy, but here’s how $100 million has been spent on the effort.