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Hawaii鈥檚 Public School System Should Be Decentralized Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaii鈥檚 Public School System Should Be Decentralized

Under the current system, state government controls education instead of districts or individual schools.

Hawaii’s Smart Electric Meters Are Stuck In The Past Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaii’s Smart Electric Meters Are Stuck In The Past

Across the U.S., 70% of all electric meters are designated as supporting advanced metering infrastructure.

The US Must Keep Its Promise To The Micronesian Nations Mark Edward Harris/Civil Beat

The US Must Keep Its Promise To The Micronesian Nations

There is a rare chance to address immigration, climate change, and China鈥檚 influence while renegotiating the Compacts of Free Association.

Hawaii County Leads The Way On EV Charging Policy Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Hawaii County Leads The Way On EV Charging Policy

The focus now should be providing reliable and easily accessible public chargers statewide.

A Poem For Honolulu Rail Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

A Poem For Honolulu Rail

With apologies to Ernest Lawrence Thayer鈥檚 鈥淐asey at the Bat.鈥

How Hawaii Can Overcome Economic Uncertainty Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2022

How Hawaii Can Overcome Economic Uncertainty

Tax reform and reducing regulations top the list of possible solutions.

Setting The Record Straight On Sunscreens Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Setting The Record Straight On Sunscreens

There is currently insufficient evidence to conclude that sunscreens are harming the marine environment.

Housing And Rail Can鈥檛 Be Ignored In Aloha Stadium Plans Courtesy: Crawford Architects

Housing And Rail Can鈥檛 Be Ignored In Aloha Stadium Plans

The project needs a strong partnership to handle the risks and to design for the highest and best use of the site.

Lanai Should Be A Model For Smart Grid Transformation Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2022

Lanai Should Be A Model For Smart Grid Transformation

Instead, Larry Ellison鈥檚 utility plan benefits uber-resorts at the expense of residents.

Remembering Big Wind鈥檚 Big Fail On Lanai Courtesy: Friends of Lanai

Remembering Big Wind鈥檚 Big Fail On Lanai

The lesson for concerned communities is to 鈥渏ust say no鈥 and to never give up.