Laura Thielen

Laura Thielen is a former chair of the state Department of Land and Natural Resources and current state senator for District 25 (Kailua, Waimanalo, Hawaii Kai and Papahanaumokuakea).
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Sen. Laura Thielen: Legislature Has A Chance To Do Its Job Right Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Sen. Laura Thielen: Legislature Has A Chance To Do Its Job Right

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The $632 million in federal COVID money should be used to keep residents, local businesses and nonprofits afloat.

Sen. Laura Thielen: The Hawaii Legislature Failed To Do Its Job

Sen. Laura Thielen: The Hawaii Legislature Failed To Do Its Job

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The state has money to help people who are hurting now, but lawmakers won’t use it.

Civil Beat Series Was Right: Wespac Is No Friend Of The Ocean Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat

Civil Beat Series Was Right: Wespac Is No Friend Of The Ocean

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Fishery council members have repeatedly shown that they cannot be trusted to govern themselves.

City Leaders Must Face The Realities Of Rail  Cory Lum/Civil Beat

City Leaders Must Face The Realities Of Rail 

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It is time for the Mayor to consider greater cost-saving measures and to make some tough choices to complete this project.

We Can’t Let Airbnb Commercialize Hawaii’s Beaches Cory Lum/Civil Beat

We Can’t Let Airbnb Commercialize Hawaii’s Beaches

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A bill before the Legislature would exempt the company from tax laws that apply to local property managers and allow it to hide illegal operators.
Senators: State Should Buy Dole Ag Lands On Oahu Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Senators: State Should Buy Dole Ag Lands On Oahu

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What we need are working farms with long‐term leases that allow them to invest in their business, and sufficient land to produce the steady crops our market demands.