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Don鈥檛 Lose What鈥檚 Important Amid Political Craziness Flickr: Richard Matthews

Don鈥檛 Lose What鈥檚 Important Amid Political Craziness

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

Be The Changemaker In Hawaii Education Kanaeokana

Be The Changemaker In Hawaii Education

Join the movement that鈥檚 transforming the state鈥檚 culture-based educational systems.

Tom Yamachika: It鈥檚 Real Property Because We Said So!

Tom Yamachika: It鈥檚 Real Property Because We Said So!

A case of wind turbines on Maui, taxes, the courts and the county.

Pittsburgh Another Reminder That Horrible Things Happen In Good Places Flickr: 6SN7

Pittsburgh Another Reminder That Horrible Things Happen In Good Places

The synagogue shootings occurred in a peaceful place of many faiths and cultures, writes the executive director of HART.

A ConCon Could Harm Native Hawaiians Cory Lum/Civil Beat

A ConCon Could Harm Native Hawaiians

For kanaka maoli, losing their special status would be devastating.

The Hawaiian Language Shall Survive Kanaeokana

The Hawaiian Language Shall Survive

UPDATED: In spite of the huge challenges of moving a language forward after near extinction, outcomes have been impressive.

Just Call Me A Liberal Snowflake Flickr: Chris Evans

Just Call Me A Liberal Snowflake

The degenerative rhetoric of Republicans is a manifestation of the evangelical state of political conservatism.

Hacking Hawaii鈥檚 First Republican Constitution Courtesy

Hacking Hawaii鈥檚 First Republican Constitution

How Sanford B. Dole fixed his 鈥減eople problem.鈥

Let’s Re-Commit To Public Education Kanaeokana

Let’s Re-Commit To Public Education

A vision for seeing our public schools as the key to rebuilding Hawaii.

Protect State Constitution By Voting ‘No’ On ConCon Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Protect State Constitution By Voting ‘No’ On ConCon

It’s already one of the most progressive in the nation, which is why the ACLU Hawaii opposes this ballot measure.