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Lessons From Polling In Hawaii Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat/2020

Lessons From Polling In Hawaii

Civil Beat’s pollsters explain why they got it right this year.

From Lanai, A Plea For Greater Transparency About The Pandemic Cory Lum/Civil Beat

From Lanai, A Plea For Greater Transparency About The Pandemic

Lanai lacks local leadership that could and should be responsible for keeping island residents informed in times of crisis.

Tom Yamachika: A Ham-Fisted Way Of Getting Folks Back To Work Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Tom Yamachika: A Ham-Fisted Way Of Getting Folks Back To Work

Should hotels really be forced by government to rehire employees laid off due to the pandemic?

Why Politicians Should #Divest Flickr: Herval

Why Politicians Should #Divest

Our representatives should not own stock in the system they regulate.

On The Withdrawal Of The US From The 2015 Paris Agreement Tomoaki Inaba/Flickr

On The Withdrawal Of The US From The 2015 Paris Agreement

Global warming is still a very real threat. The U.S. needs to get serious about living up to this promising agreement.

Tom Yamachika: Someone Listened To My Howl In The Woods Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Tom Yamachika: Someone Listened To My Howl In The Woods

Was it the governor鈥檚 intent all along to suspend the procurement code only where the pandemic emergency required quick action?

Your Vote Is Safe 鈥斅燗nd Vitally Important To Our Democracy Kullia LLC

Your Vote Is Safe 鈥斅燗nd Vitally Important To Our Democracy

With less than a week to go until Election Day, U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono is urging everyone to get their ballot in.

Campaign Corner: Why I’m Supporting Megan Kau Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Campaign Corner: Why I’m Supporting Megan Kau

Former Honolulu prosecutor and mayor Peter Carlisle tells us why he thinks Kau would be the best person to be the next Honolulu prosecutor.

Tom Yamachika: Making Up For Budget Shortfalls Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Tom Yamachika: Making Up For Budget Shortfalls

Expect the Hawaii Legislature to be flooded with revenue enhancement proposals.