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Honolulu Council Member Augie Tulba: A 64% Pay Raise Is Absurd, And That’s No Joke Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Honolulu Council Member Augie Tulba: A 64% Pay Raise Is Absurd, And That’s No Joke

The City Council member who also works as a radio personality and stand-up comedian talks about balancing all those gigs.

The Sunshine Blog: Ethical Considerations Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

The Sunshine Blog: Ethical Considerations

Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawaii.

Hawaii Senate President Showers Kauai With Pork Projects In New State Budget David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Hawaii Senate President Showers Kauai With Pork Projects In New State Budget

An analysis of the Hawaii Legislature’s capital improvement projects shows that the districts of top leaders and neighbor island lawmakers got lots of money. 

The Sunshine Blog: Summertime And The Flying Is Easy — For Lawmakers, That Is Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

The Sunshine Blog: Summertime And The Flying Is Easy — For Lawmakers, That Is

Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawaii.

Everyone Loved Civic Education Bills. The Legislature Killed Them Anyway Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

Everyone Loved Civic Education Bills. The Legislature Killed Them Anyway

In an era of rampant misinformation, the measures sought to improve students’ critical thinking skills and help them better understand how government works.

Beth Fukumoto: Confessions Of A Lawmaker Who Voted ‘With Reservations’ Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Beth Fukumoto: Confessions Of A Lawmaker Who Voted ‘With Reservations’

The practice can be useful as well as selfish. Let’s try a compromise policy before we scrap it altogether.

Honolulu’s Natalie Iwasa On 2 Decades Of Minding The Public’s Business Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Honolulu’s Natalie Iwasa On 2 Decades Of Minding The Public’s Business

The Bike Mom is currently on the front lines of battles over rail and City Council pay raises.

The New Law To Make Candidates Use Their Real Names Still Falls Short David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

The New Law To Make Candidates Use Their Real Names Still Falls Short

The full legal names of people running in Hawaii elections will not be printed on ballots, but they should.

The Sunshine Blog: Tulsi For POTUS? The Hawaii  GOP Is Still A Mess, Budget Briefing Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat

The Sunshine Blog: Tulsi For POTUS? The Hawaii GOP Is Still A Mess, Budget Briefing

Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawaii.

The Sunshine Blog: ‘Objectionable’ Nepotism, And School’s In For Lobbyists But Out For Football David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

The Sunshine Blog: ‘Objectionable’ Nepotism, And School’s In For Lobbyists But Out For Football

Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawaii.