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Sex Trafficking In Hawaii Is About Far More Than Harm Reduction Civil Beat

Sex Trafficking In Hawaii Is About Far More Than Harm Reduction

It may have good intentions and origins, but harm reduction ultimately gaslights people of color who call out systems of harm like prostitution.

To Reduce Harm In Sex Trafficking, Engage The Harm Reduction Community Civil Beat

To Reduce Harm In Sex Trafficking, Engage The Harm Reduction Community

Listening to sex workers and including them in policy discussions is an essential step in problem solving.

How Best To Deal With Covid-19鈥檚 Impact On Children Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

How Best To Deal With Covid-19鈥檚 Impact On Children

The number of kids orphaned is accelerating, and with it the potential for serious mental health consequences.

Ernie Lau: Oahu鈥檚 Future Water Supply Requires Everyone鈥檚 Cooperation Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Ernie Lau: Oahu鈥檚 Future Water Supply Requires Everyone鈥檚 Cooperation

The U.S. Navy must relocate its Red Hill fuel tanks away from the aquifer.

Water Cremation Is A Culturally Appropriate Way To Leave This Planet Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016

Water Cremation Is A Culturally Appropriate Way To Leave This Planet

Alkaline hydrolysis allows for the practice of traditional rites. Let鈥檚 make it Hawaii law.

Why We Expect The Navy To Clean Up Its Mess Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Why We Expect The Navy To Clean Up Its Mess

The federal government must provide technical and financial assistance to Hawaii in the wake of the Red Hill water contamination crisis.

Hawaii Literacy Has Worked For Years To Build An Effective Strategy Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Hawaii Literacy Has Worked For Years To Build An Effective Strategy

We need to invest in multi-generational, cross-sector sustainable solutions that include community schools, parent programs, health workers, digital navigators and more.

Waste Not, Want Not: Maximizing Efficiency is Key to Decarbonization Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Waste Not, Want Not: Maximizing Efficiency is Key to Decarbonization

A key to reducing energy consumption is optimizing the efficiency of cars by making small improvements like maintaining tire pressure or switching to electric vehicles.

Hawaii’s Future Is At Risk Without Bold Climate Action Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Hawaii’s Future Is At Risk Without Bold Climate Action

With the Build Back Better Act, we can deliver historic investments in climate action, clean energy and environmental justice.

Hawaii Schools Need Threat Prevention Teams Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Hawaii Schools Need Threat Prevention Teams

Let鈥檚 do something now before someone in our ohana gets hurt.