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Why A Garden Was Removed From Public Housing HPHA

Why A Garden Was Removed From Public Housing

The executive director of a state agency explains another side of a story from columnist Sterling Higa.

Let’s Harness The Power Of Our Oceans Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Let’s Harness The Power Of Our Oceans

Waves can generate 100% of all neighbor island electricity needs and 80% of Oahu’s.

Tom Yamachika: A New Take On The Jones Act Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Tom Yamachika: A New Take On The Jones Act

The points made in a UHERO study merit further discussion among policymakers in Hawaii and nationally.

Rethinking The Meaning Of Kapu Aloha And The TMT Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Rethinking The Meaning Of Kapu Aloha And The TMT

Strong opinions over the Thirty Meter Telescope pose challenges for a peaceful solution.

Hawaii’s ‘Death Care’ Industry Lacks Oversight Flickr: Karen

Hawaii’s ‘Death Care’ Industry Lacks Oversight

The state has lax regulatory requirements for mortuaries and their employees.

Hawaii Residents Need Relief From Rx Greed Flickr.com: Images_of_Money

Hawaii Residents Need Relief From Rx Greed

For too long drug companies have been price gouging seniors and hardworking Americans.

Keep Helicopters Away From Kauai’s Salt Beds Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2018

Keep Helicopters Away From Kauai’s Salt Beds

Like Mauna Kea, the historic and geological site at Kaheka is part of the very soul of a people.

Here’s What’s Wrong With Medical Cannabis Licenses Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Here’s What’s Wrong With Medical Cannabis Licenses

Why should one group of people be legally permitted to violate the cannabis laws, while everyone else who does so risks fines, confiscated property, or incarceration?

 

Rep. John Mizuno: Fighting The Opioid Epidemic Courtesy of Kauai County

Rep. John Mizuno: Fighting The Opioid Epidemic

Our fight against the opioid epidemic is not over and we must continue to use all available resources to protect our communities from these lethal drugs.

I Am One Hawaiian Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

I Am One Hawaiian

Those blockading the highway on Mauna Kea do not speak for me.