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Why Aren鈥檛 More People Talking About Typhoon Yutu? AP

Why Aren鈥檛 More People Talking About Typhoon Yutu?

The people of the Northern Marianas need food, water, a place to sleep and emotional support.

Gun Violence A Defining Public Health Issue Flickr: Mitch Barrie

Gun Violence A Defining Public Health Issue

After yet another massacre, this time at a Pittsburgh synagogue, the writer notes that data from Hawaii suggests gun control can save lives.

The Ultimate Solution For Global Water Scarcity Flickr: Antonio Calero

The Ultimate Solution For Global Water Scarcity

The Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority could break new ground in getting fresh water from salt water.

The History Of Human Trafficking In Hawaii Screenshot

The History Of Human Trafficking In Hawaii

Some foreigners thought they were entitled to Hawaiian women, a dynamic that ultimately intertwined with the taking of land.

Offering Adult Dental Coverage Just Makes Sense Flickr: Conor Lawless

Offering Adult Dental Coverage Just Makes Sense

Medicaid patients shouldn’t have to wait for an emergency to obtain dental care that’s covered by insurance.

How Do We Cultivate Creativity? Flickr: Victor Gudzelyak

How Do We Cultivate Creativity?

Innovation is essential to getting things done at all levels of an organization.

The Strange Legislative Path Of The ConAm Bill Cory Lum/Civil Beat

The Strange Legislative Path Of The ConAm Bill

While the constitutional amendment ballot question is now moot, it鈥檚 important to understand how it came about in the first place.

Look Around You And You’ll See Victims Of Domestic Violence

Look Around You And You’ll See Victims Of Domestic Violence

No matter where you are, 33 percent of the women around you have been victims at some point.

How Our Population Decline Actually Hurts Hawaii Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

How Our Population Decline Actually Hurts Hawaii

It will lead to far fewer resources to mitigate the impact of global warming.

Tom Yamachika: Do We Really Have A Spending Ceiling? Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Tom Yamachika: Do We Really Have A Spending Ceiling?

A ConCon could consider whether to tighten up the budget rule so it to can鈥檛 be routinely broken.