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Getting A Driver’s License Or ID Can Be Easy. Really! City and County of Honolulu Department of Customer Services

Getting A Driver’s License Or ID Can Be Easy. Really!

Contrary to common perception, the city says Oahu residents will find the process quick and convenient.

Tom Yamachika: Why The City Flipped On Rail Funding Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

Tom Yamachika: Why The City Flipped On Rail Funding

Officials realized that not using city money for the project was unrealistic from the beginning.

It Matters If Pigs Have Wings Flickr: Maciej Lewandowski

It Matters If Pigs Have Wings

Politicians and pundits too often exaggerate the importance of any given news story.

Raising The Bar For Education Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Raising The Bar For Education

Statistics on education in Hawaii illustrate that the state should do much more to help students from poor families.

Time To Shift The Discourse On Mauna Kea Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Time To Shift The Discourse On Mauna Kea

Civil Beat’s editorial on TMT revealed a “backwards-looking perspective.”

An Open Letter To Democrats In The US House Flickr: Gage Skidmore

An Open Letter To Democrats In The US House

The party won control because Congress keeps sending the message that what it is doing is unacceptable.

The Pacific Way Of Doing Things Qwaves LLC

The Pacific Way Of Doing Things

A film screening this week in Honolulu highlights the struggle of transgender women in Tonga.

Hawaii Can Teach The World About Climate Change Flickr: Mel Stoutsenberger

Hawaii Can Teach The World About Climate Change

We’ve already banned plastic bags, drive electric cars and bikes and are committed to clean energy.

‘My Islands Are Dying’ Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat

‘My Islands Are Dying’

Struggling to find a voice when Hawaii has become someone else’s playground.

Don’t Lose What’s Important Amid Political Craziness Flickr: Richard Matthews

Don’t Lose What’s Important Amid Political Craziness

Raise your voice — blow your vuvuzela horn — to bring hope at the ballot box and to remind us of our better virtues.