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So Da Kine

So Da Kine

In Hawaii, “da kine” is 聽an all-purpose phrase that can be a noun, verb or adjective. Ask any pidgin-speaker: “Da kine is da kine!”

TheBus Noir: Mystery Of Circle Island

TheBus Noir: Mystery Of Circle Island

It was seemingly a route to nowhere, but Civil Beat’s cartoonist was determined to solve the riddle.

Pod Squad: Sen Glenn Wakai Talks About His Outreach To Micronesia

Pod Squad: Sen Glenn Wakai Talks About His Outreach To Micronesia

The lawmaker representing Kalihi-Salt Lake has been running a nonprofit organization since 2004.

Pod Squad: A Chat With ACLU Hawaii’s Very Busy Executive Director Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Pod Squad: A Chat With ACLU Hawaii’s Very Busy Executive Director

In the Trump era, “liberty has never been so fragile,” says Vanessa Chong, who has been on the job in the islands since 1989.

Alternative Uses For Honolulu Rail Line

Alternative Uses For Honolulu Rail Line

Say city and state leaders never do figure out how to finish the project. That doesn’t mean what’s already built goes to waste.

Pod Squad: A Conversation With Gov. David Ige Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Pod Squad: A Conversation With Gov. David Ige

Now in his聽third year as Hawaii’s governor, he responds to his recent low poll ratings and points to what his administration is doing right.

SLIDESHOW: End Of An Odyssey For Hokulea Cory Lum/Civil Beat

SLIDESHOW: End Of An Odyssey For Hokulea

After sailing more than 40,000 miles to 150 ports in 19 countries, Hawaii’s floating ambassador to the world is back where it started three years ago.

Scariest Ride In Honolulu

Scariest Ride In Honolulu

The 50th State Fair has begun at Aloha Stadium near the route of the wildly over-budget Honolulu rail project.

Pod Squad: A Chat With Civil Beat’s New Managing Editor Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Pod Squad: A Chat With Civil Beat’s New Managing Editor

Jim Simon hopes to get Civil Beat reporters out into the community a bit more.

Waikiki Beaches Contract While Ala Wai Canal Rises Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

Waikiki Beaches Contract While Ala Wai Canal Rises

This week’s king tides have beachgoers dodging waves while the canal nears the top of its retaining walls.