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Not Broken: A Student’s Take On Hawaii Schools

Not Broken: A Student’s Take On Hawaii Schools

One local product of a public school education has a very different take from critics on whether Hawaii public schools work. He says his teachers provided a solid foundation.

Why We Should Not Reduce Oahu’s Share Of The TAT John Hook

Why We Should Not Reduce Oahu’s Share Of The TAT

Oahu generates more tourism revenue, but it also spends nearly as much as the neighbor islands combined in services for those visitors.

A Ruin With A View: The End Is Near For Some Campaigns YouTube

A Ruin With A View: The End Is Near For Some Campaigns

New York’s primary today could spell the realistic, mathematical end for Cruz and Sanders and increase Clinton’s chances of taking the White House.

Startup Paradise: It’s A Critical Time To Show Support Flickr.com

Startup Paradise: It’s A Critical Time To Show Support

Ambitious plans to grow Hawaii’s innovation sector workforce to 80,000 jobs by 2030 hinge in part on bills before the Legislature聽 now.

Greetings From The Diaspora Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat

Greetings From The Diaspora

When we聽are forced to relocate from Hawaii, it is not just those of us who move who are affected.

Why We Oppose Hawaii’s Teacher Evaluation System Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Why We Oppose Hawaii’s Teacher Evaluation System

A group of teachers questions the validity and worth of the evaluation system and says it has negative effects on their work in the classroom.

What To Do With The Tax Sinkhole That Is Honolulu Rail? Cory Lum/Civil Beat

What To Do With The Tax Sinkhole That Is Honolulu Rail?

Eliminating the final four miles of the current rail route and building the Nimitz Viaduct would provide better commuter service and avoid major disruption to downtown.

Making Hawaii’s At-Risk Children A Priority Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Making Hawaii’s At-Risk Children A Priority

Though legislators missed the chance to pass a paid family leave policy, other bills remain on the table that could positively affect kids and families.

An Open Letter To Billy Kenoi Chad Blair/Civil Beat

An Open Letter To Billy Kenoi

In the year since Kenoi’s publicly funded adventures at a hostess bar were disclosed, why has the only criticism been over his method of payment?

The Enormous Health Costs Of Living In Poverty Mark Edward Harris/Civil Beat

The Enormous Health Costs Of Living In Poverty

Diet choices and smoking certainly can cause health problems. But social and economic factors are the largest influences on an individual’s health.