For those coming out of prison, there are only a handful of residential treatment centers.
Alan D. McNarie
Alan D. McNarie has been covering the Big Island's people and issues for various publications for over a quarter century. He's published two novels: "Yeshua" and "The Soul Keys." He lives in Volcano. Email Alan at amcnarie@civilbeat.org
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Alan McNarie: Burning Eucalyptus To Power The Big Island
Regulators have approved a long-delayed biomass to energy plant that may produce up to 12 percent of the island’s power.
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Officials in Hawaii Breathe Easier After GOP Health Plan Collapses
Local clinics feared that proposed rollbacks of the Obamacare Medicaid expansion would have left thousands of patients without coverage.
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Alan McNarie: Big Island Crime Problems Seem Bigger On Social Media
Hawaii County crime isn’t on the rise. But the prosecutor says residents are justifiably upset by a clogged criminal justice system.
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Alan McNarie: A Big Island Juggler With Leukemia Faces Deportation
Graham Ellis has been teaching circus skills to island children since 1981. Now he’s being swept up by Trump’s tougher new immigration rules.