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Green Has Historic Opportunity To Build Community Safety David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Green Has Historic Opportunity To Build Community Safety

Hawaii needs to develop a continuum of care that diverts people from our jails.

Submerged Breakwaters Are Best Way To Maintain Hawaii Beaches Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024

Submerged Breakwaters Are Best Way To Maintain Hawaii Beaches

Building artificial reefs offshore does not impact shore activities or disturb cultural areas.

How Local Neighborhoods Can Foster Greater Unity Paula Stanfield/2024

How Local Neighborhoods Can Foster Greater Unity

On this Independence Day, think about what your part might be toward building community.

Why Affordable Connectivity Is More Crucial Than Ever Getty Images/iStockphoto/2021

Why Affordable Connectivity Is More Crucial Than Ever

With the rise of artificial intelligence, internet access is no longer just a convenience. It’s a necessity.

What True Conservation Of The Pacific Remote Islands Involves Angelo Villagomez

What True Conservation Of The Pacific Remote Islands Involves

Working with Indigenous peoples from Guam, Saipan, Samoa and Hawaii is the only way to create something lasting and meaningful.

Waikiki Needs A Campaign To Clean Up All The Litter

Waikiki Needs A Campaign To Clean Up All The Litter

It鈥檚 a heavily visited place, so why not educate people on the environmental issues we are all facing?

Steve Alm: Marijuana Legalization Carries Risks For Hawaii Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Steve Alm: Marijuana Legalization Carries Risks For Hawaii

The Honolulu prosecutor says greater usage would mean more negative and harmful consequences.

Decisions To ‘Harden’ Hawaii Beaches Can Be Disastrous David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Decisions To ‘Harden’ Hawaii Beaches Can Be Disastrous

If nature had wanted a reef, one would have grown there already.

Why I Won’t Sell Property To People Who Do Not Call Hawaii Home Cammy Clark/Civil Beat/2024

Why I Won’t Sell Property To People Who Do Not Call Hawaii Home

All of us who do call the islands home stand to benefit from adjustments in the long-term rental and housing markets.

Recent Celebration Of Pacific Arts And Culture Is A Call For Indigenous Guardianship David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Recent Celebration Of Pacific Arts And Culture Is A Call For Indigenous Guardianship

FestPAC demonstrated the intrinsic relationship of people and place, reminding us that nature and culture are intertwined.