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Heed The Dire Warning Of Homes Sliding Into The Sea Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat/2022

Heed The Dire Warning Of Homes Sliding Into The Sea

What happened on Oahu鈥檚 North Shore recently is far from an isolated incident.

Carbon Cashback: Good For The Planet And The Pocketbook UHERO

Carbon Cashback: Good For The Planet And The Pocketbook

House Bill 2278 could help accelerate Hawaii鈥檚 transition from fossil fuels.

These Solutions To Hawaii’s Problems Are At Hand Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

These Solutions To Hawaii’s Problems Are At Hand

Example: To bring down the cost of goods, repeal the Jones Act or exempt the state from it.

Answers Needed On Potential Harm From Red Hill Jet Fuel Courtesy: State Senate/2022

Answers Needed On Potential Harm From Red Hill Jet Fuel

There are no published guidelines about ingestion or exposure from contaminated waters.

Is This How We Want Our Honolulu To Grow? Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Is This How We Want Our Honolulu To Grow?

If Kakaako and Ala Moana illustrate what is coming down the pike, there will continue to be dramatic, irreversible change to our community.

Reform Hawaii Elections To Stop Local Corruption Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Reform Hawaii Elections To Stop Local Corruption

Crime always stinks. Right now, it really stinks in Hawaii government.

Why An Electric Bicycle Might Be The Right Fit For Honolulu Courtesy: Anthony Chang/2022

Why An Electric Bicycle Might Be The Right Fit For Honolulu

E-bikes make hills a lot easier, they’re clean, they can help with weight loss and — most importantly — they are a lot of fun.

When Compromise Is Not An Option At The VA Department of Veterans Affairs

When Compromise Is Not An Option At The VA

A widow recounts her experience with her spouse’s terminally ill condition.

Rep. Roy Takumi: Workers Deserve A (Barely) Living Wage Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Rep. Roy Takumi: Workers Deserve A (Barely) Living Wage

It would raise the living standards for women, the elderly, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders who are disproportionately in low-wage jobs.

Hawaii’s Redistricting Process Is Hurting Democracy Screenshot/2022

Hawaii’s Redistricting Process Is Hurting Democracy

It need not be so confusing. Our state laws clearly prescribe otherwise.