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Let The Community Help Decide How To Spend Honolulu’s Budget Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Let The Community Help Decide How To Spend Honolulu’s Budget

It鈥檚 a much better way to spend taxpayer money and keep voters satisfied.

How Much Does Hawaii Really Spend On Education? Civil Beat/2010

How Much Does Hawaii Really Spend On Education?

Diving into the DOE general ledger without understanding the numbers is a recipe for misunderstanding.

Building A Fishpond, A Home, A Community Scottie Kanda/KUA

Building A Fishpond, A Home, A Community

Molokai kupuna pass on their invaluable indigenous knowledge.

Tom Yamachika: Why Haven’t We Stopped The Leakage At HI-5?

Tom Yamachika: Why Haven’t We Stopped The Leakage At HI-5?

Cleaning up the state鈥檚 recycling-redemption program can help to restore confidence in government鈥檚 ability to handle money.

The Ends Don鈥檛 Mean You Got The Means Getty Images/iStockphoto

The Ends Don鈥檛 Mean You Got The Means

Big ideas matter, but they won鈥檛 go anywhere unless translated into effective action and results.

Students Thrived At This Maui School In Territorial Hawaii Flickr: kaparker99

Students Thrived At This Maui School In Territorial Hawaii

The old high school at聽Hamakuapoko provided a transformational education for many who became key figures in Hawaii’s transition from territory to state.

If Only Trees Could Talk Cory Lum/Civil Beat

If Only Trees Could Talk

They would tell us human beings that we鈥檙e way out on a limb when it comes to climate change.

Hawaii鈥檚 Nursing Homes Stack Up Well Nationally

Hawaii鈥檚 Nursing Homes Stack Up Well Nationally

It鈥檚 important to frame our skilled facility care in the context of national standards.

Unprepared Hikers Risk Hurting Others, Too Department of Land and Natural Resources

Unprepared Hikers Risk Hurting Others, Too

Never hike alone, carry an equipped backpack and learn about the trail.

Tom Yamachika: DOE, Fork Over That General Ledger! Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015

Tom Yamachika: DOE, Fork Over That General Ledger!

A new group called the Education Institute of Hawaii wants to open up the books.