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DLNR: Yes We Do Provide Adequate Hiking Trail Information Department of Land and Natural Resources

DLNR: Yes We Do Provide Adequate Hiking Trail Information

Na Ala Hele is staffed by 鈥渆xtremely dedicated public servants鈥 who work to keep a broad system for hiking data maintained and safe.

What Honolulu Rail Officials Know They Don’t Know Cory Lum/Civil Beat

What Honolulu Rail Officials Know They Don’t Know

Nobody has confidence in estimates of the project鈥檚 expense, which may be as much as $13 billion.

Here’s Why We Should Love Paying Our Taxes Getty Images/iStockphoto

Here’s Why We Should Love Paying Our Taxes

If we understood the value of taxes and what our money provides, we would all be proud to pay up.

Tom Yamachika: Legislature Wants To Jack Up Estate Taxes Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat/2018

Tom Yamachika: Legislature Wants To Jack Up Estate Taxes

A bill as currently drafted would add a new top tax rate of 20 percent to be applied to Hawaii鈥檚 taxable estates over $10 million.

Hawaii鈥檚 Low Minimum Wage Hurts Everybody Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Hawaii鈥檚 Low Minimum Wage Hurts Everybody

We are all worse off because of the widespread worker exploitation, leaving us unable to afford to even live here.

Are Standardized Tests Valid And Reliable? Flickr: Eric E. Castro

Are Standardized Tests Valid And Reliable?

One Hawaii school teacher shares a contrary view on Smarter Balanced Assessment exams.

Hawaii Can Lead The Nation On Health Care Protections Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Hawaii Can Lead The Nation On Health Care Protections

Why one state senator is working to advance a package of health insurance bills in the Legislature.

The Last Thing We Need Is A Federal Constitutional Convention Cory Lum/Civil Beat

The Last Thing We Need Is A Federal Constitutional Convention

Some Hawaii legislators are pushing a dangerous plan,聽with misguided talking points and false facts, to call for an Article V constitutional convention.

How To Make Hiking In Hawaii Safer Flickr: Kevin McCarthy

How To Make Hiking In Hawaii Safer

The state could start by providing a website that is the official, definitive source for useful, accurate information about hikes.

Sen. Daniel Akaka’s Words Were A Gift Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Sen. Daniel Akaka’s Words Were A Gift

A former legislative aide recalls an invaluable lesson he learned from the late Hawaii lawmaker.