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PVT Land Co.: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished Courtesy: PVT Land Co.

PVT Land Co.: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

The waste management company responds to a Civil Beat story earlier this week about a Honolulu City Council measure it’s involved in.

The Israel-Palestine War, a Tenuous Truce and Hawaii Media Dawn Morais Webster

The Israel-Palestine War, a Tenuous Truce and Hawaii Media

Our local media have a critical role to play in helping us to understand the ongoing conflict and America’s role in it.

Defending Dr. Oz Against Criticism From the Scientific Establishment Sen. Mccaskill's Flickr account

Defending Dr. Oz Against Criticism From the Scientific Establishment

When Mehmet Oz welcomes a product on his show, it is good enough for many people, including a local supporter, to think about trying it.

History Is Present in Hawaii Students’ Daily Lives Whether They Know It or Not Courtesy of Esma Arslan

History Is Present in Hawaii Students’ Daily Lives Whether They Know It or Not

It took me a long time to realize that when people spoke of the “white flight” of students from public to private schools, they were talking about people like me.

An Open Letter to Tulsi Gabbard sotu.blogs.cnn.com

An Open Letter to Tulsi Gabbard

Whatever a politician’s electoral calculations, doesn’t it make good sense to be responsive to engaged constituents and community media?

When a Simple Mail Receipt Is the Answer to a 64K Question Fotalia

When a Simple Mail Receipt Is the Answer to a 64K Question

If you are filing close to deadline, it is well worth getting a receipt that proves that you are sending your tax information in on time.

Meet Some of Hawaii鈥檚 Civic Hackers Screenshot

Meet Some of Hawaii鈥檚 Civic Hackers

Are you digging into campaign finance data? There are apps for that. Here are the local geeks who built them.

Urbanism as Island Living in Honolulu PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Urbanism as Island Living in Honolulu

We can change our densely populated city by redefining our relationship to the water we rely on.

Remote Islands Expansion Is a Critical Step Toward Healthy Pacific Region Enric Sala

Remote Islands Expansion Is a Critical Step Toward Healthy Pacific Region

The president has an opportunity to create a unique cultural and conservation legacy with the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument.

Saving Cancer Research in Hawaii Means New Leadership PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Saving Cancer Research in Hawaii Means New Leadership

A national search to recruit a new leader who can unify the faculty is the only viable option to save cancer research in the state.