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The Sunshine Blog: Recalling The (Some Would Say) Not-So-Magnificent 7 Screenshot/2023

The Sunshine Blog: Recalling The (Some Would Say) Not-So-Magnificent 7

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

The Psychedelic Renaissance Is Here Courtesy Paul Stamets/2023

The Psychedelic Renaissance Is Here

It鈥檚 undeniable that we鈥檙e in the midst of a mental health crisis.

Catherine Toth Fox: A Plant Nursery In Kaimuki Is Helping Students With Disabilities Find Jobs Catherine Toth Fox/Civil Beat/2023

Catherine Toth Fox: A Plant Nursery In Kaimuki Is Helping Students With Disabilities Find Jobs

For the past decade, a resource teacher has helped hundreds of students gain vocational skills through their work at the nursery.

Neal Milner: We Need To Stay Honest About The Benefits Of Early Childhood Education readykeiki.org

Neal Milner: We Need To Stay Honest About The Benefits Of Early Childhood Education

Ready Keiki must be flexible, experimental and welcome evidence-based criticism.

The Sunshine Blog: Money Talks, The Spirit Of Aloha And Good Intentions David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

The Sunshine Blog: Money Talks, The Spirit Of Aloha And Good Intentions

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

Naka Nathaniel: What We Can Learn From The Way Koai驶a Trees Support Each Other Naka Nathaniel/Civil Beat/2023

Naka Nathaniel: What We Can Learn From The Way Koai驶a Trees Support Each Other

My hope for Native Hawaiians living on the mainland is that they get to be together in kipukas that raise majestic trees that survive and thrive.

Eric Stinton: Why I Have A Pride Flag In My Classroom Courtesy: Jimmy Lee/2023

Eric Stinton: Why I Have A Pride Flag In My Classroom

It’s to make up for my own insensitivity when I was young, and to provoke conversations with kids with attitudes like I used to have.

Plans For Air Tours Of 2 Hawaii鈥檚 National Parks Are Shameful AP/2021

Plans For Air Tours Of 2 Hawaii鈥檚 National Parks Are Shameful

The concerned public can still appeal to their public officials, and they should.