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Homeland Defense Radar Will Not Protect Hawaii Lockheed Martin

Homeland Defense Radar Will Not Protect Hawaii

Sen. Mazie Hirono is wrong to lend her support to this project.

Want Food Security? Get Serious About Local Ag Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Want Food Security? Get Serious About Local Ag

It will take strong leadership, not just from the private sector but also from government.

To Defund The Police Is To Rebuild Communities That Care Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

To Defund The Police Is To Rebuild Communities That Care

Such a reimagining must take place in Hawaii, too, despite the views of Honolulu’s mayor and police chief.

A Quarantine Remains Essential Until There Is A Vaccine Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

A Quarantine Remains Essential Until There Is A Vaccine

In the meantime Hawaii must restrict planning for protective travel corridors to countries such as New Zealand.

No, We Are Not All In The Same Canoe Cory Lum/Civil Beat

No, We Are Not All In The Same Canoe

Business owners can send a clear message about their frustration over government response to COVID-19 by voting.

Hawaii’s Moment Of Critical Consciousness Raising Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Hawaii’s Moment Of Critical Consciousness Raising

We will likely never again have on opportunity like this one to create real and lasting change in our community.

The Only Way To Save Maui鈥檚 Economy Flickr: scott1346

The Only Way To Save Maui鈥檚 Economy

We have to come to terms with the truth that the worldwide pandemic is far from over.

A Demand To End Anti-Black Racism Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

A Demand To End Anti-Black Racism

There must be real systemic change to policing and criminal justice policies and practices.

Sen. Laura Thielen: Legislature Has A Chance To Do Its Job Right Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

Sen. Laura Thielen: Legislature Has A Chance To Do Its Job Right

The $632 million in federal COVID money should be used to keep residents, local businesses and nonprofits afloat.

Fix Hawaii鈥檚 Medical Cannabis Law To End Federal Supremacy Anthony Quintano / Civil Beat

Fix Hawaii鈥檚 Medical Cannabis Law To End Federal Supremacy

Thousands of local patients have been injured over the past two decades because of a legal conflict.