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It’s Time For Lawmakers To Help Those Who Help Our Kupuna Cory Lum/Civil Beat

It’s Time For Lawmakers To Help Those Who Help Our Kupuna

Millennials welcome much-needed assistance for caregivers for the elderly聽as much as baby boomers.

The Fight For Better Pay For Teachers Cory Lum/Civil Beat

The Fight For Better Pay For Teachers

Local politicians must show they care about education and our future.

Youth Election Offers Perspectives For 2017 Legislature Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Youth Election Offers Perspectives For 2017 Legislature

Lawmakers should pay attention to young voices especially on issues that will last for decades.

Humpty Dumpty Is Sitting On Trump’s Wall Getty Images/iStockphoto

Humpty Dumpty Is Sitting On Trump’s Wall

President Trump is already looking foolish with his push for a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border.

5 Reasons To Oppose Physician-Assisted Suicide New Jersey 101.5 via YouTube

5 Reasons To Oppose Physician-Assisted Suicide

Compassionate care and support are even more important in allowing the patients to proceed through their illness.

Inside Agriculture: The Rising Importance of NGOs Hawaii Agriculture Research Center

Inside Agriculture: The Rising Importance of NGOs

With the current state of government, NGOs help聽to keep research that benefits the public alive.

Fact Or Fiction: Life In The Age Of Fake News Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Fact Or Fiction: Life In The Age Of Fake News

We must defeat the circulation of fake news before it defeats us.

Hawaii Food Workers: A Question of Value Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Hawaii Food Workers: A Question of Value

Recent food system debates miss key dimensions of economic justice for all workers.

 

We Need Vigilance On Climate Change Flickr: Rub茅n Moreno Montol铆u

We Need Vigilance On Climate Change

The need for a vigilant media to report on climate change has never been more urgent but the public must take responsibility, too.

Tom Yamachika: Are We Going Too Far With Financial Disclosure Rules? DonkeyHotey/flickr.com

Tom Yamachika: Are We Going Too Far With Financial Disclosure Rules?

Hawaii lost a lot of board and commission members when it passed new restrictions in 2014. Now a proposal targets presidential candidates.