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Everybody Must Get Hemp Anita Hofschneider/Civil Beat

Everybody Must Get Hemp

In many ways, hemp is like a miracle crop and yet we can’t grow it in Hawaii because it is related to marijuana. That needs to change.

Neal Milner: Why a Retirement Tax Is Good for Old People Vinoth Chandar/Flickr.com

Neal Milner: Why a Retirement Tax Is Good for Old People

A blanket exemption from taxes for people over a certain age is not only unfair to everyone else, it’s also unfair to the old people who are stereotyped as helpless.

Honolulu Bike Lane: If You Build It, They Will Come City and County of Honolulu

Honolulu Bike Lane: If You Build It, They Will Come

The King Street protected lane is a great start. But the city needs to work quickly to beef up its bike-friendly projects.

Hawaii Monitor: Do Public Agencies Have to Keep Accurate Records?

Hawaii Monitor: Do Public Agencies Have to Keep Accurate Records?

A recent Hawaii Supreme Court ruling may condone foot-dragging in the maintenance of public records.

How Hawaii is Like Ferguson Carolyn Hadfield

How Hawaii is Like Ferguson

I believe, if we listen well, Ferguson can act as a mirror reflecting our own blind spots of communal unhealth.

Saving Hawaii’s Native Crows — on Maui Ken Bohn, San Diego Zoo

Saving Hawaii’s Native Crows — on Maui

The Maui Bird Conservation Center is doing incredible work, but federal budget cuts are slowing the birds’ return to the wild.

Health Beat: Are E-cigs Creating the Next Generation of Smokers? PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Health Beat: Are E-cigs Creating the Next Generation of Smokers?

Big Tobacco is going to the bank on electronic cigarette sales in places like Hawaii, and clouding the state’s health picture.

NextEra, Let’s Clear the Air About HECO Purchase PF Bentley/Civil Beat

NextEra, Let’s Clear the Air About HECO Purchase

The sale of the power company to NextEra could lead to big changes in Hawaii. But will they be good or bad?

Tom Yamachika: Some Frightening Cliffs in Hawaii’s Income Tax System flickr:AMagill

Tom Yamachika: Some Frightening Cliffs in Hawaii’s Income Tax System

When $1 more of income or value triggers a huge increase in taxes, there’s good reason for taxpayers to be afraid of heights.

Hawaii Monitor: The Problem With Lobbyists — and Their Regulators PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Hawaii Monitor: The Problem With Lobbyists — and Their Regulators

The state’s lobbyist law still falls short of providing accountability and transparency.