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What #BernieOrBust Means To Me Now YouTube

What #BernieOrBust Means To Me Now

An honest, logical examination of this writer’s support of Sanders now leads him to back Hillary Clinton — with a clean conscience.

What The City Doesn’t Want You To Know About Thomas Square Wikimedia Commons

What The City Doesn’t Want You To Know About Thomas Square

Oversight for the historic park is being transferred to the city’s Department of Enterprise Services. This writer says that’s a bad deal for the public.

HDOT Must Rethink Decision To Defer New Highway Projects Cory Lum/Civil Beat

HDOT Must Rethink Decision To Defer New Highway Projects

Taking a pass on new highway projects for as long as two decades won’t help Hawaii’s growing gridlock.

Hawaii’s Berniecrats: From Volunteers To Candidates Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Hawaii’s Berniecrats: From Volunteers To Candidates

Sen. Bernie Sanders excited lots of supporters in the Aloha State. At least five are now running for office.

Creation Of Police Independent Review Board Is Progress Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Creation Of Police Independent Review Board Is Progress

Hawaii’s legislation may not be perfect but it’s a good start.

Tom Yamachika: Is The State Holding Highway Projects Hostage? Flickr.com

Tom Yamachika: Is The State Holding Highway Projects Hostage?

The Hawaii Department of Transportation didn’t get the tax increase it sought, but does that mean it has to suspend its project plans?

We Can No Longer Ignore The Issues That Drive Us Apart White House via YouTube

We Can No Longer Ignore The Issues That Drive Us Apart

The events of the past eight days have revealed a nation adrift. To set a new course, we must accept the responsibilities of citizenship.

State Of Poverty: Recovery Has Left Too Many In Hawaii Behind Cory Lum/Civil Beat

State Of Poverty: Recovery Has Left Too Many In Hawaii Behind

An updated report from Hawaii Appleseed shows more than one in six residents living in poverty and real unemployment topping 9 percent.

Liberal Arts Education Benefits Democratic Society Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015

Liberal Arts Education Benefits Democratic Society

With the knowledge and preparation that a liberal arts education provides, students become better citizens and communities more successful.

Problems In Interior’s Rule On Hawaiian Home Lands Courtesy: DHHL

Problems In Interior’s Rule On Hawaiian Home Lands

A new federal rule on Hawaiian home lands raises significant questions and fails to deliver on its promise of clarity.