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Molokai Residents Raise Concerns Over Plans to Reinforce Deer Fencing Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Molokai Residents Raise Concerns Over Plans to Reinforce Deer Fencing

State agencies and private landowners are clamoring to protect watersheds, pastures and backyards with deer-proof fencing on Molokai. But not everyone is convinced that’s a good idea.

Drones Can Take Farming To Another Level. But Hawaii Is Lagging Courtesy: Wikimedia Commons

Drones Can Take Farming To Another Level. But Hawaii Is Lagging

Experts say the future of farming will integrate this technology, but it’s tough to get started.

Open Government Commission Releases Recommendations On Legislative Bills Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Open Government Commission Releases Recommendations On Legislative Bills

The Commission to Improve Standards of Conduct is expected to delve deeper into government transparency issues later this year.

Senate Set To Vote On Making State Police Shooting Board Permanent Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Senate Set To Vote On Making State Police Shooting Board Permanent

The Law Enforcement Officer Independent Review Board will disband by July if the measure does not pass.

UH Faculty Leadership Votes To Condemn Donna Mercado Kim Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

UH Faculty Leadership Votes To Condemn Donna Mercado Kim

The University of Hawaii faculty are considering asking Senate leadership to remove Sen. Donna Mercado Kim from the Higher Education Committee.

Proposal For Waiawa Correctional Facility Aims To Keep Families Together Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Proposal For Waiawa Correctional Facility Aims To Keep Families Together

A new family resource center comes with a price tag of about $420,000.

Bill To Limit Public Access To Government Records Is Dying In The Senate Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Bill To Limit Public Access To Government Records Is Dying In The Senate

Sen. Karl Rhoads says he won’t consider the measure, but lawmakers are poised to create a working group to consider the controversy.

Ige’s New Attorney General Faces Senate Questions Over Employee Complaints Screenshot/2022

Ige’s New Attorney General Faces Senate Questions Over Employee Complaints

The Senate Judiciary Committee plans to vote on the nominee’s appointment on Friday.

Bill To Ban Male Jail Guards From Strip Searching Female Inmates Advances Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

Bill To Ban Male Jail Guards From Strip Searching Female Inmates Advances

Senate Bill 2777 faces another hearing in the House Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs Committee on Wednesday.

Legislators Aim to Combat Discrimination In Pacific Island Communities Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Legislators Aim to Combat Discrimination In Pacific Island Communities

A House resolution calls for more diversity training in government and the workplace.