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Ignore The Scare Tactics And Support Your Schools
The constitutional amendment allowing the state to tax certain property for public education is needed right now.
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Campaign Corner: Why I Support Tommy Waters And Oppose Trevor Ozawa
While we had policy differences when we ran against one another in the primary for City Council, my former political foe has a true sense of aloha.
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This Landlord-Investor Says Vote ‘Yes’ On ConAm For Schools
Insufficiently funding public education exacerbates the economic disparities we see in Hawaii.
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Let’s Not Move Too Fast On The ConAm Question
It’s good to talk about supporting teachers, but let’s get everyone involved in the conversation.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018
Hawaii Democrats Have Strayed Too Far To The Left
Look no farther than the recent actions of Sens. Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018
Hawaii Hotel Workers’ Fight Is Everyone’s Fight
The dignity of a worker in a workplace and more is being discussed right now on the picket lines.
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Don’t Let This Election Day Pass You By
Seek candidates who understand and listen to the communities most affected by the decisions being made in government.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
When Voting On ConCon, Consider Today’s Political Climate
Things are very different today as compared to during the 1978 Constitutional Convention.
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What Does It Mean To Be From Hawaii?
A Honolulu-born mainlander reflects on how demographic and economic change are making an idealized Aloha State identity obsolete.
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Tom Yamachika: Whatever Happened To The General Income Tax Credit?
How one good idea that came out of the 1978 ConCon was ultimately done away with by the Hawaii Legislature.