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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.

Will Hawaii Deal With Its Aging Fiber-Optic Cables? Flickr: Roshan Nikam

Will Hawaii Deal With Its Aging Fiber-Optic Cables?

Two out of three main underwater cables that link neighbor islands to Oahu are reaching the end of their lives.

Only Independent, ‘Deep Dive’ Rail Audit Will Suffice Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

Only Independent, ‘Deep Dive’ Rail Audit Will Suffice

Let’s have an honest investigation into what’s been going on behind the scenes of the rail project, to find out what has been going wrong.

Please Do Not Punch A Nazi Flickr: Recuerdos de Pandora

Please Do Not Punch A Nazi

After Charlottesville, the world we want to live in cannot be created by a fist.

A Letter From Aunty On Da Rail Cory Lum/Civil Beat

A Letter From Aunty On Da Rail

“Da talk is still goin’, goin’, goin’, not da train! Da bugga is still parked in da train barn in Waipahu.”

Neil Abercrombie: Big Wind Column Full Of Hot Air Robin Kaye

Neil Abercrombie: Big Wind Column Full Of Hot Air

The former governor takes exception with how he was portrayed in a recent Community Voice about the Big Wind renewable energy project.

The Hard Reality Of Honolulu Rail Costs Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

The Hard Reality Of Honolulu Rail Costs

Only a forensic audit can explain how an all-inclusive $4 billion cost for completing 16 miles and 14 stations has ballooned to more than $10 billion for 20 miles and 21 stations.

Tom Yamachika: The Grand Skim Of Things, Part 3 Island Truss

Tom Yamachika: The Grand Skim Of Things, Part 3

The state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is exempt from the Central Services Skim. But should it be?

Stop Rail At Middle Street, Then Use Express Buses Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Stop Rail At Middle Street, Then Use Express Buses

Bus Rapid Transit in Honolulu would be quicker and can easily be extended to UH Manoa and Waikiki.

Big Wind Has — Finally — Blown Over Sophie Cocke/Civil Beat/2011

Big Wind Has — Finally — Blown Over

How one community organized, persisted and won a major political victory against all odds.