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Contributed by Punahele Kutzen Original music, along with art and protest iconography, is galvanizing support for the anti-TMT movement in Hawaii and around the globe.
Doctors and hospitals work off a rating system. Why can’t rehabilitation programs?
The legal fees for one lawsuit alone break down to about 70 cents per Oahu resident.
The FTA won’t release rail’s remaining $744 million, however, until the project’s actual costs are clearer.
A Board of Regents committee on Thursday OK’d a $236.5 million proposal for 2021 as part of a six-year modernization effort.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat We have reached a tipping point, a rare moment that comes perhaps once every few generations.
From the oceans to volcanos to the cosmos, Hawaii has been at the forefront of monumental scientific discoveries.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat Shifting our diets to consider the planet and nature is one of the most accessible actions we can take.
Four state agency officials outline efforts that are being made to offset carbon emissions, among other things.
An economist takes the world’s longest flight.
Public health students are taught about traditional practices in order to provide more effective health care in Native Hawaiian and other underserved communities.
A lack of adequate response from NOAA and Wespac have only raised more questions about how the money is managed.
Two council members who previously supported the funding voted no.
The casualties include stronger security at Kaneohe Marine Corps Base and a new machine gun range on Guam.
Even centuries before Captain Cook’s arrival, its resources were exploited by outsiders.
A slew of tax legislation passed by the Legislature in 2019 was offset by tax breaks and will make little difference.
Southwest is bringing lower fares to Hawaii and new restrictions on Airbnbs are also creating uncertainty about future traffic.
Some 30% of Hawaii’s homeless suffer from a serious mental illness.
Former Prosecuting Attorney Peter Carlisle, who introduced Kau at her Tuesday press conference, said he is no longer considering running for his old office.
Update: The Consul General of the Federated States of Micronesia in Honolulu said that policy had created “tremendous hardship” for Pacific Islanders in Hawaii.
The University of Hawaii is coming up with creative ways to eliminate traditional textbooks.
Gary Simon has been involved in issues relating to seniors for years.
April Estrellon/Civil Beat Voting rights, fair elections and a crisis of confidence in government are as relevant now as they were during the tumultuous 1960s and 1970s.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat Spectators at the trial weigh in on how prosecutors and defense attorneys tried to persuade jurors of their case.
Yoohyun Jung Civil Beat reporters chat with federal public defenders about conspiracy, sentencing guidelines and more.
Sterling Higa: The Big Loss Of A Small Garden