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Peter Apo: Let Me Set The Record Straight Eric Pape/Civil Beat

Peter Apo: Let Me Set The Record Straight

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs trustee responds to Brett Oppegaard’s recent Reader Rep column in Civil Beat.

Major Food Crisis Coming For Hawaii By Mid-Century

Major Food Crisis Coming For Hawaii By Mid-Century

We must prepare for this fact or we will die.聽In just 30 years, we must be totally self-sufficient in food.聽

The Loyal Opposition To The Rail Special Session Cory Lum/Civil Beat

The Loyal Opposition To The Rail Special Session

Hawaii House Republicans played a valuable role by providing a voice for dissent.

Ed Case: Dear Hawaii Lawmakers, You Have To Earn Trust And Respect Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Ed Case: Dear Hawaii Lawmakers, You Have To Earn Trust And Respect

The former Hawaii congressman takes the Legislature to task over its handling of the debate on the beleaguered Honolulu rail project.

Tom Yamachika: Heads We Win, Tails You Lose Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Tom Yamachika: Heads We Win, Tails You Lose

There may be a serious legal flaw in Hawaii鈥檚 new rail-funding law.

From Rudderless To Driverless: A Rail Alternative Flickr: Charly W. Karl

From Rudderless To Driverless: A Rail Alternative

The 21st-century solution to mass transit is going to be autonomous vehicles.

Setting The Record Straight On Abercrombie And Big Wind Sophie Cocke/Civil Beat/2011

Setting The Record Straight On Abercrombie And Big Wind

The governor’s “entirely fictitious conversation” with anti-wind farm activist Robin Kaye did indeed take place.

Charter School Leader Going The Extra Mile Courtesy of Jeannine Souki

Charter School Leader Going The Extra Mile

Steve Hirakami of the聽Hawaii Academy of Arts and Sciences shows why these institutions of learning deserve our support and respect.

We Must Work Together To Make Honolulu Safer After Fatal Condo Fire Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

We Must Work Together To Make Honolulu Safer After Fatal Condo Fire

Four City Council members say installing sprinkler systems isn’t always practical. They want public input at a Sept. 16 meeting.

Hurricane Harvey’s Reminder For Hawaii: FEMA Can’t Do It All Texas Military Department

Hurricane Harvey’s Reminder For Hawaii: FEMA Can’t Do It All

Well before the Texas flooding, the federal agency called on communities nationwide to plan their own responses to disasters.