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Hawaii International Film Festival Not Living Up To Its Potential Screenshot/2024

Hawaii International Film Festival Not Living Up To Its Potential

HIFF struggles with organization in operations, film programming and overall cinematic experience.

Halloween Can Be An Opportunity To Face What鈥檚 Under Your Mask Wikimedia Commons/Dktue/2016

Halloween Can Be An Opportunity To Face What鈥檚 Under Your Mask

Half of Hawaii residents suffer from a chronic mental health issue such as anxiety, trauma or depression.

Hawaii Red Cross On The Front Lines Of The Climate Crisis Jason Armstrong/Civil Beat/2018

Hawaii Red Cross On The Front Lines Of The Climate Crisis

It鈥檚 cutting emissions, reducing waste and lowering water use in a state that has fragile infrastructure and a complex supply chain.

What A Lahaina Advocate Learned At The Legislature This Year David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

What A Lahaina Advocate Learned At The Legislature This Year

The system is set up so that interpersonal politics can sink even the best ideas. Major government reform is needed.

Rep. Gene Ward: Are Little Fire Ants Smarter Than We Are? Melody Euaparadorn, Hawaii Ant Lab

Rep. Gene Ward: Are Little Fire Ants Smarter Than We Are?

We must be prepared to outsmart invasive species before they overwhelm us.

Where Did All Of The Hawaii County Campaign Signs Go? Joshua Montgomery/2024

Where Did All Of The Hawaii County Campaign Signs Go?

The most important races are decided in the primary, making incumbents practically untouchable in the general election. That’s a disservice to voters.

Treat Gun Violence As A Public Health Crisis Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Treat Gun Violence As A Public Health Crisis

Evidence-based approaches, focused deterrence, behavioral interventions and community investment can help identify conflicts and work to defuse them.

Let鈥檚 Get It Right This Time: Vote Yes On Same-Sex Marriage Ballot Question Chad Blair/Civil Beat/2013

Let鈥檚 Get It Right This Time: Vote Yes On Same-Sex Marriage Ballot Question

It will remove a discriminatory provision that is part of Hawaii鈥檚 own Bill of Rights.

Consumer-Centered Property Insurance Can Help Condo Owners Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Consumer-Centered Property Insurance Can Help Condo Owners

Too many Hawaii residents across the state are being impacted by skyrocketing insurance premiums.

Build More And Better Bike Lanes For Electric Bicyclists Ben Angarone/Civil Beat/2024

Build More And Better Bike Lanes For Electric Bicyclists

Studies have shown that building more lanes makes all users on our roads safer.