Civil Beat Categories

Community Voice

Showing 10 of 2700 results.
Hawaii Housing On The Verge Of Getting A Lot More Expensive David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Hawaii Housing On The Verge Of Getting A Lot More Expensive

A bill being pushed through the Legislature to increase affordable housing will actually result in higher housing prices.

An Open Letter To Candidates For UH President Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015

An Open Letter To Candidates For UH President

What should a graduate of UH Manoa know? Not much, it seems. That must change.

Risks To Hawaii鈥檚 Safety Net Are Hidden But Serious David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Risks To Hawaii鈥檚 Safety Net Are Hidden But Serious

Funding for most health and human service government contracts has not been increased in the past decade.

What Causes Hawaii鈥檚 Brain Drain? Lack Of Good Jobs Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

What Causes Hawaii鈥檚 Brain Drain? Lack Of Good Jobs

Housing is a factor, but a new job or job transfer is the main reason for moving to the mainland.

When It Comes To Elections, It Takes All Of Hawaii To Uphold Democracy Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2022

When It Comes To Elections, It Takes All Of Hawaii To Uphold Democracy

We can all do our part by only getting our information from a trusted or official source.

Hawaii Legislature Ails From A Deficiency Of Democracy Chad Blair/Civil Beat/2013

Hawaii Legislature Ails From A Deficiency Of Democracy

It鈥檚 a systemic problem that has made legislators largely unresponsive to community needs.

Turning A Lose-Lose Tax Into A Win-Win David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Turning A Lose-Lose Tax Into A Win-Win

Hawaii is one of the few remaining states that require family members who inherit a business to pay an estate tax.

Support Efforts That Make It Safer And Convenient To Walk Natanya Friedheim/Civil Beat/2018

Support Efforts That Make It Safer And Convenient To Walk

Pedestrians are usually blamed for accidents, but it is often not backed by data.

What Do Estate Tax Cuts For The Wealthy Say About Hawaii鈥檚 Priorities? Cory Lum/Civil Beat

What Do Estate Tax Cuts For The Wealthy Say About Hawaii鈥檚 Priorities?

A bill allowing this has already passed through the state Senate with no votes in opposition.

Publicly Financed Elections Would聽Unlock Opportunities For Women Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Publicly Financed Elections Would聽Unlock Opportunities For Women

Clean elections would also help women running for office by offering them a more equitable way to raise money.