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Life On Lanai During A Pandemic Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

Life On Lanai During A Pandemic

The island still has no cases of COVID-19. But pretty much everything has shut down.

The Post-Pandemic Public Policy Conversation Starts Now Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

The Post-Pandemic Public Policy Conversation Starts Now

The fragility of our supply chain and the need for food self-sufficiency has never been so apparent.

Hawaii Needs To Release Inmates Soon, And On A Large Scale Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Hawaii Needs To Release Inmates Soon, And On A Large Scale

We are at serious risk of a public health catastrophe in our correctional facilities and communities.

The Students’ Dilemma: No Internet, No Class Flickr: Jamie

The Students’ Dilemma: No Internet, No Class

Ways to bridge the digital divide between teacher and student as we wait out the global pandemic.

A Health System Is More Than Just Hospitals Cory Lum/Civil Beat

A Health System Is More Than Just Hospitals

The workforce includes doctors and nurses but also staff from a variety of disciplines. They all need our support.

The School Year? Shut It Down Cory Lum/Civil Beat

The School Year? Shut It Down

Students without access to financial reserves are more concerned about how to afford food and housing right now.

The Time For RIMPAC Training In Hawaii Is Over Civil Beat

The Time For RIMPAC Training In Hawaii Is Over

Instead, these militaries could shore up hospitals, testing centers and morgues that are being pushed to the breaking point.

Tom Yamachika: Now’s Not The Time To Raise Taxes And Fees Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat/2018

Tom Yamachika: Now’s Not The Time To Raise Taxes And Fees

It will put a damper on the Hawaii economy when we should instead be doing everything to support it.

The Idea Of Free College Tuition Is Silly Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

The Idea Of Free College Tuition Is Silly

But there may be a middle ground through amortizing loan payment schedules.

Honolulu, HART Budgets Face Financial Reckoning Christina Jedra/Civil Beat/2020

Honolulu, HART Budgets Face Financial Reckoning

Officials will have to make tough calls on the best way to prepare for the fiscal aftermath of COVID-19.