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The Sunshine Blog: Tulsi For POTUS? The Hawaii  GOP Is Still A Mess, Budget Briefing Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat

The Sunshine Blog: Tulsi For POTUS? The Hawaii GOP Is Still A Mess, Budget Briefing

Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawaii.

The New Law To Make Candidates Use Their Real Names Still Falls Short David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

The New Law To Make Candidates Use Their Real Names Still Falls Short

The full legal names of people running in Hawaii elections will not be printed on ballots, but they should.

John Pritchett: Monopoly Man John Pritchett/Civil Beat/2023

John Pritchett: Monopoly Man

Sen. Donovan Dela Cruz is using state agencies to buy and develop land. Call it PLDC 2.0.

Ben Lowenthal: Supreme Court Ruling In Same-Sex Wedding Case Sets A Dangerous Precedent iStock

Ben Lowenthal: Supreme Court Ruling In Same-Sex Wedding Case Sets A Dangerous Precedent

Using the First Amendment as an excuse to discriminate is nothing new.

New Hawaii Laws Will Provide Utility Bill Relief Wikimedia Commons/Kotivalo/2019

New Hawaii Laws Will Provide Utility Bill Relief

The policies are victories for both the climate and the pocketbooks of local families.

Catherine Toth Fox: Keeping Kaiwi Coast A ‘Wild And Natural’ State Park Benefits All Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023

Catherine Toth Fox: Keeping Kaiwi Coast A ‘Wild And Natural’ State Park Benefits All

We don鈥檛 need more multimillion-dollar homes and resorts at the expense of the natural and cultural resources that make Hawaii special.

The Sunshine Blog: ‘Objectionable’ Nepotism, And School’s In For Lobbyists But Out For Football David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

The Sunshine Blog: ‘Objectionable’ Nepotism, And School’s In For Lobbyists But Out For Football

Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawaii.

Beth Fukumoto: Not Voting Is An Unhealthy Behavior. We Need To Fix It Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Beth Fukumoto: Not Voting Is An Unhealthy Behavior. We Need To Fix It

Once we understand existing beliefs and barriers to casting ballots, we can turn to a variety of strategies to change them.

Honolulu Can Feel Stressful. We Need More Places To Walk It Off David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Honolulu Can Feel Stressful. We Need More Places To Walk It Off

More green spaces help reduce loneliness and promote safety, build community and helps us gather together.

Naka Nathaniel: Hawaii Needs A Nonprofit Private Research University Provided: UH West Oahu

Naka Nathaniel: Hawaii Needs A Nonprofit Private Research University

It’s time to reverse the brain drain by creating a more diverse and dynamic higher education system here in the islands.