Civil Beat Categories

Community Voice

Showing 10 of 2700 results.
Working Families Win With EITC Expansion Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Working Families Win With EITC Expansion

The state鈥檚 earned income tax credit will move us closer to an affordable Hawaii.

Tax Bill Could Help Businesses At No Cost To State Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Tax Bill Could Help Businesses At No Cost To State

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green should now sign Senate Bill 1437. It’s good legislation.

America Pivots From One Insurgency To Another manhhai/flickr.com

America Pivots From One Insurgency To Another

It鈥檚 taking place at home and it鈥檚 buoyed by seismic shifts in media, and nearly half a century after the end of the Vietnam War.

The Importance Of Acceptance And Inclusivity In Hawaii鈥檚 Schools Wikimedia Commons/2018

The Importance Of Acceptance And Inclusivity In Hawaii鈥檚 Schools

Students can’t be expected to learn and excel in an environment where they feel unwelcome.

Maui Slow To Implement Affordable Housing Plan Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2022

Maui Slow To Implement Affordable Housing Plan

But here are several suggestions to help Mayor Bissen speed up the process.

Time To Enact Visitor Impact Fee System For Hawaii Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Time To Enact Visitor Impact Fee System For Hawaii

Summer is just a month away, bringing an increased burden on communities and natural resources.

Bills To Help Return Hawaii To A More Resilient Food System Courtesy: Kuilima Farm

Bills To Help Return Hawaii To A More Resilient Food System

The biggest threat to food sovereignty is the current dependence on importation.

A Meat Inspection Program Could Pay Dividends For Hawaii Ku'u Kauanoe/Civil Beat/2021

A Meat Inspection Program Could Pay Dividends For Hawaii

It’s going to take many people and business to help create an affordable, accessible food system.

City Council Housing Proposal Is Not About Homes Without Windows David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

City Council Housing Proposal Is Not About Homes Without Windows

Bill 21 would allow office buildings to be converted to much-needed housing without giving up light or ventilation.

OHA Abandons Commitment To Self-Governance Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

OHA Abandons Commitment To Self-Governance

Under its new strategic plan, the agency has defaulted on one of the primary reasons it was created in the first place.