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Are We Just Becoming Better Educated Chimpanzees? Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015

Are We Just Becoming Better Educated Chimpanzees?

The Thirty Meter Telescope should be embraced as a celebration of Hawaiian exploration.

 

What Has ‘One China’ Policy Meant for Hong Kong? barnyz/Flickr.com

What Has ‘One China’ Policy Meant for Hong Kong?

Hong Kong is a barometer for Taiwan because it demonstrates the extent to which Beijing can be trusted to keep its promises.

The Electoral College Is Our Friend Cory Lum/Civil Beat

The Electoral College Is Our Friend

Time and two-party politics have put the nation’s authentic process for electing a president to sleep. It’s time to awaken it.

The Case For Automatic Voter Registration In Hawaii Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016

The Case For Automatic Voter Registration In Hawaii

The Legislature should make voter registration automatic when you apply for or renew a driver’s license or state ID.

I Worked To Build Compassion — In Retirement, I Could Use Some Courtesy: Snowpeak/Flickr.com

I Worked To Build Compassion — In Retirement, I Could Use Some

Many retiring baby boomers will need more than their fixed incomes will provide. Where will the help come from?

Looking Ahead As Hawaii’s Plantation Era Ends Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Looking Ahead As Hawaii’s Plantation Era Ends

With the final harvest comes an opportunity for self sustainability through local food production and environmental growth.

Landmark Legislation A Victory For High Seas Fisheries Management Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Landmark Legislation A Victory For High Seas Fisheries Management

The U.S. will fully and formally participate in developing standards for best fishing practices in two new international organizations in the North and South Pacific.

Why Trump Won — The Reasons Might Surprise You Wikimedia Commons

Why Trump Won — The Reasons Might Surprise You

The Republican candidate was seen as the agent of change, and he did better among non-whites than Mitt Romney in 2012.

We Need To Talk About Rape While We’re Still In High School Caleb Hartsfield/Civil Beat

We Need To Talk About Rape While We’re Still In High School

Addressing rape can be done by teachers of any subject in secondary and higher education.

The TMT Is Nothing Like The Dakota Access Pipeline Thirty Meter Telescope

The TMT Is Nothing Like The Dakota Access Pipeline

The issues raised by both projects are significant when it comes to indigenous peoples, but the differences are many.