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Thirty Meter Telescope Offers Hope For Hawaii鈥檚 Future www.tmt.org

Thirty Meter Telescope Offers Hope For Hawaii鈥檚 Future

The project is about creating jobs, respecting and preserving culture, and exploring the universe.

Shortfalls Of The 2019 Legislative Session Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Shortfalls Of The 2019 Legislative Session

If we cease to act, innovate and capitalize on our strategic advantages, potential opportunities will leave our islands.

Preservation Land Should Not Be Rezoned For Profit Kau'i Pratt-Aquino

Preservation Land Should Not Be Rezoned For Profit

A proposed development in Kaneohe has some longtime residents upset.

The Injustice of Disability-Based Subminimum Wages Flickr: Dan Kamminga

The Injustice of Disability-Based Subminimum Wages

People with disabilities have organized in聽a quest for liberation from second-class citizen status.

The Limits Of Words, The Power Of Images www.KauaiAinaArt.com

The Limits Of Words, The Power Of Images

Visual artist Daniel Finchum’s “Bruises In The Garden” project opens eyes and hearts.

Want To Reach Youth? There鈥檚 An App For That

Want To Reach Youth? There鈥檚 An App For That

To encourage civic engagement among Gen X and Z, go to the groups and join the platforms they use.

Searching For Answers To Unexplained Snorkeling Deaths Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat

Searching For Answers To Unexplained Snorkeling Deaths

Research shows that the deaths are not necessarily due to anxiety, panic, fatigue, inexperience or rebreathing carbon dioxide.

Stop The Vaping Epidemic In Hawaii Schools Civil Beat

Stop The Vaping Epidemic In Hawaii Schools

Big Tobacco continues to spin its deceptions, including to our state lawmakers.

Out Of Touch Lawmakers Failed To Raise Minimum Wage Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Out Of Touch Lawmakers Failed To Raise Minimum Wage

An increase would have shown that Democrats still fight for the interests of working families.

The Golden Rule Sets Sail Again To Focus On Danger Of Nukes Helen Jaccard

The Golden Rule Sets Sail Again To Focus On Danger Of Nukes

Six decades after the vessel’s initial voyage was halted by the Coast Guard, its new crew is planning stays in Hawaii and Hiroshima.