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Who Voted For Donald Trump — And Why Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Who Voted For Donald Trump — And Why

Is racism a deeply hidden theme among Trump supporters?

A Possible Solution To Dwindling Voter Turnout PF Bentley/Civil Beat

A Possible Solution To Dwindling Voter Turnout

Hawaii should move to a full vote by mail system to increase the number of ballots cast. And it will save money.

Tom Yamachika: To Aid Homeless, Only A Coordinated Effort Will Do Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Tom Yamachika: To Aid Homeless, Only A Coordinated Effort Will Do

But government coordination is hard to find. Just look at our tax system’s efforts to fight poverty.

Try These Tools To Spot Fake News iStock.com

Try These Tools To Spot Fake News

News literacy tools empower us to read critically and to venture into uncomfortable territory.

The Hawaii People鈥檚 Congress: Building a Progressive Movement Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016

The Hawaii People鈥檚 Congress: Building a Progressive Movement

The potential of a large collective movement that has the ability to generate change arising from The Hawaii People鈥檚 Congress exists.

Pay Teachers The Bonus They Deserve To Solve Teacher Shortage Meliha Gojak/iStock

Pay Teachers The Bonus They Deserve To Solve Teacher Shortage

It’s time 鈥渢o recognize and support exemplary teaching practice by supporting public school teachers.鈥

 

A Game Changer For Kanaka Maoli Cory Lum/Civil Beat

A Game Changer For Kanaka Maoli

Does Trump think of Hawaii when he says he鈥檚 going to 鈥淢ake America Great Again?鈥

Tom Yamachika: What The Trump Tax Shake-Up May Mean For Hawaii DonkeyHotey/flickr.com

Tom Yamachika: What The Trump Tax Shake-Up May Mean For Hawaii

With the GOP election sweep, federal tax reform could really happen next year. Then the focus聽would switch to state legislatures in 2017.

Why Republicans Always Fail In Hawaii

Why Republicans Always Fail In Hawaii

Republicans can’t聽field candidates in every legislative race and seem to offer up聽a number of disturbing people to vie for office.

‘Whitelash’ Existed Long Before Donald Trump Wikimedia Commons

‘Whitelash’ Existed Long Before Donald Trump

This white supremacist sentiment, which has been the religion of the Deep South, has risen again.