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How Worried Should We Be About Sea Level Rise? Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

How Worried Should We Be About Sea Level Rise?

Well, the ocean will extend to the H1-H2 interchange above Pearl City and Ford Island will be gone.

How To Reform Our Inefficient Bureaucracies Flickr: Christian Schnettelker

How To Reform Our Inefficient Bureaucracies

Let鈥檚 retrain civil service, move processes online and eliminate outdated procedures.

Why I鈥檓 Pining For An Honest Politician Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Why I鈥檓 Pining For An Honest Politician

If only the political parties would deliver up people worthy of the offices they aspire to.

Some Bulky Item Rubbish Can Be Repurposed Tim Lambert

Some Bulky Item Rubbish Can Be Repurposed

Just throwing everything away is a waste of our energy and resources.

Hawaii鈥檚 Economy Will Benefit From A Higher Minimum Wage Flickr: Pictures of Money

Hawaii鈥檚 Economy Will Benefit From A Higher Minimum Wage

Opponents can only make disingenuous arguments that rely on irrelevant information.

Driving Headlong Toward The Climate Change Cliff NASA

Driving Headlong Toward The Climate Change Cliff

Tragically, there is plenty of evidence that we鈥檙e not taking this planetary crisis seriously.

Tom Yamachika: Honolulu Piles On Transient Vacation Rentals Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Tom Yamachika: Honolulu Piles On Transient Vacation Rentals

Updated 12/16/19: Bill 55 would classify bed and breakfast homes and similar units as 鈥渉otels and resorts鈥 for property tax purposes.

Is Hawaii Prepared To Vote By Mail? Flickr.com

Is Hawaii Prepared To Vote By Mail?

Public education and voter service centers will help determine its success.

Tear Down Hawaii鈥檚 Contractor Licensing Walls Flickr: majunznk

Tear Down Hawaii鈥檚 Contractor Licensing Walls

It would lead to more people working in construction trades and making homes more plentiful and affordable.

In Defense Of The Outdoor Circle Virginia Beck

In Defense Of The Outdoor Circle

The environmental group is hardly a play thing of the wealthy.