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Hawaii Is A Paradise For Pay Phones Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016

Hawaii Is A Paradise For Pay Phones

For reasons that remain somewhat obscure, Hawaii has more pay phones per capita than any other state.

Why Does It Cost So Much To Build Stuff In Honolulu? PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Why Does It Cost So Much To Build Stuff In Honolulu?

It may look like gouging to some, but industry insiders say the real culprit is a stretched labor force.

As Caldwell And Djou Sharpen Attacks, Carlisle Goes For Laughs Cory Lum/Civil Beat

As Caldwell And Djou Sharpen Attacks, Carlisle Goes For Laughs

Unlike his opponents, the former mayor of Honolulu doesn’t seem inclined to confront the other candidates.

NextEra Opponents Take Victory Lap, Ponder Hawaii’s Energy Future Cory Lum/Civil Beat

NextEra Opponents Take Victory Lap, Ponder Hawaii’s Energy Future

They want Hawaiian Electric Industries to work collaboratively with other stakeholders to figure out what comes next.

To Hear The Founding Fathers Tell It, Hemp Can Make America Great Again Chad Blair/Civil Beat

To Hear The Founding Fathers Tell It, Hemp Can Make America Great Again

States like Hawaii are loosening restrictions on industrial hemp, but the real breakthrough could come at the federal level.

Hawaii On The Hill: Keeping The Islands On Washington DC’s Map Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Hawaii On The Hill: Keeping The Islands On Washington DC’s Map

The third annual event sponsored by Sen. Mazie Hirono and Chamber of Commerce Hawaii shows off island businesses in the nation’s capital.

Bill To Ban Hawaii’s Ivory Trade Heads To Full House Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Bill To Ban Hawaii’s Ivory Trade Heads To Full House

The measure received unanimous support in a House committee despite testimony that it would harm some local shopkeepers.

Living Hawaii: Can We Un-corner Markets in Our Over-Priced State? PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Living Hawaii: Can We Un-corner Markets in Our Over-Priced State?

Could economic disruption reach some of Hawaii’s most prominent companies and lower our cost of living in the islands?

Living Hawaii: The Jones Act Pays Off — in Politics Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Living Hawaii: The Jones Act Pays Off — in Politics

The state’s delegation in Washington, D.C., enjoys outsized donations from maritime lobbyists, but several members told Civil Beat this doesn’t affect their stances.

Living Hawaii: How Much Does Shipping Increase the Cost of Living? Cory Lum/Civl Beat/2015

Living Hawaii: How Much Does Shipping Increase the Cost of Living?

Our reliance on goods that need to be shipped in increases prices in the islands. But by how much? The answer may surprise you.