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).
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018
Sen. Laura Thielen: Legislature Has A Chance To Do Its Job Right
The $632 million in federal COVID money should be used to keep residents, local businesses and nonprofits afloat.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020
Sen. Laura Thielen: The Hawaii Legislature Failed To Do Its Job
The state has money to help people who are hurting now, but lawmakers won’t use it.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat
Civil Beat Series Was Right: Wespac Is No Friend Of The Ocean
Fishery council members have repeatedly shown that they cannot be trusted to govern themselves.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
City Leaders Must Face The Realities Of Rail
It is time for the Mayor to consider greater cost-saving measures and to make some tough choices to complete this project.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
We Can’t Let Airbnb Commercialize Hawaii’s Beaches
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.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Senators: State Should Buy Dole Ag Lands On Oahu
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.