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Emergency Proclamation Forces False Choice On Housing Versus Heritage David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Emergency Proclamation Forces False Choice On Housing Versus Heritage

Hawaii cannot place already endangered and irreplaceable cultural and natural resources at further risk.

Skin Cancer Knows No Color: Protecting Every Skin Tone Matters Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Skin Cancer Knows No Color: Protecting Every Skin Tone Matters

The death rate from melanoma for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders is twice the statewide average.

New Hawaii Laws Will Provide Utility Bill Relief Wikimedia Commons/Kotivalo/2019

New Hawaii Laws Will Provide Utility Bill Relief

The policies are victories for both the climate and the pocketbooks of local families.

Honolulu Can Feel Stressful. We Need More Places To Walk It Off David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Honolulu Can Feel Stressful. We Need More Places To Walk It Off

More green spaces help reduce loneliness and promote safety, build community and helps us gather together.

Hawaii Legislature Failed To Address UH Priorities Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaii Legislature Failed To Address UH Priorities

There is a troubling pattern of some legislators trying to  erode the university鈥檚 constitutional autonomy.

UH Judgment In Determining Priorities Is Flawed PF Bentley/Civil Beat/2014

UH Judgment In Determining Priorities Is Flawed

The Legislature is not a rubber stamp, and there are other constituencies with needed projects.

Hawaii鈥檚 Governor Should Ramp Up Cannabis Clemency Efforts Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Hawaii鈥檚 Governor Should Ramp Up Cannabis Clemency Efforts

Josh Green has it in his power to serve as a model for other state leaders.

Court鈥檚 LGBTQ+ Decision Narrowly Based On Freedom Of Speech Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

Court鈥檚 LGBTQ+ Decision Narrowly Based On Freedom Of Speech

The case should not be cited as precedent to deny equal protection of the laws.

Hawaii’s Justice System Is Becoming Safer And More Empathetic Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaii’s Justice System Is Becoming Safer And More Empathetic

Regrettably, however, expanding criminal sentencing is a successful political strategy. That must end.