Governor Neil Abercrombie via Flickr
League of Women Voters Debunks Governor’s Take on Disclosure Bill
The organization doesn’t accept the idea that women would be harmed by the law, and hopes it would help the governor vet nominees.
PF Bentley/Civil Beat
Governor’s Veto Threat on Bill Shows This Is Not a ‘New Day’
Neil Abercrombie’s argument that a transparency bill will harm women is sexist.
U.S. Navy, Keith DeVinney
Enough of RIMPAC, End the War Games!
The RIMPAC war games are a marketing tool aimed at selling the U.S. military and its role in the world, but they harm the environment and promote military interventionism.
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A Dream Realized 鈥 Progress on Fishpond Restoration Regulations
The fishponds are truly unique forms of aquaculture. They were once a vital component of Native Hawaiian communities.
PF Bentley/Civil Beat
The Legislature Has Forgotten Hawaii’s Constitutional Values
Does Hawaii need a new Constitutional Convention to find an updated consensus of values for the state?
PF Bentley/Civil Beat
So the Interior Department Wants Input on Hawaiian Nation-Building?
There is no justification for denying Hawaiians an opportunity to become fully educated on their history so they can make informed decisions.
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How Hawaii Can Grow the Pie
What it would take to help the state create a governing and regulatory climate that would bring in more revenue without raising taxes.
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The Cancer That Kills the Most Women 鈥 and Our Response
Hundreds of women in Hawaii are diagnosed with lung cancer each year and Native Hawaiian women suffer the highest incidence and mortality rates.
GMOs, Food Security and Climate Change on the Farm
Our organic farmers aren’t threatened by modern farming, but organic farmers in Hawaii are threatened by mainland, industrial-scale organic farms.
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We Know Friend From Foam 鈥 Let’s Take Action
The time has come to ban toxic EPS foam containers.