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Chad Blair/Civil Beat/2025
Democrats Gain Ground With AAPI Adults As Trust In GOP Fades, Poll Finds
Only 2 in 10 AAPI adults approve of Trump’s handling of the economy, which most see as a top issue in the upcoming election.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024
Residents Near Maui Wildfires Show Elevated Metals Linked To Impacted Lung Health, Study Says
A study of 1,400 adults found higher internal metal levels associated with respiratory harm up to a year and a half after the fires.
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Supreme Court Lets Trump Administration Use Revamped Federal Voter Database
The ruling is unlikely to affect Hawaiʻi, since state use of the federal SAVE program is voluntary. But voting rights advocates here voiced disappointment.
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Hawaiʻi Voting Groups Cheer As High Court Rejects Trump Mail Ballot Restrictions
The decision allows Hawaiʻi and other states to continue sending mail ballots under existing processes. Trump wanted restrictions before the November elections.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Americans’ School Satisfaction Is At A Low Point, National Poll Shows
A new poll shows that only 32% of Americans are satisfied with the quality of K-12 education in the country.
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Gender-Based Bullying Data Removed From Federal Survey
To comply with a Trump executive order, the federal government deleted data collected from the nation’s schools
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Trump Administration Aims To Strip Tax Status Of Private Schools With DEI Policies
Kamehameha and other Hawaiʻi schools are tracking the proposal, which would remove the tax-exempt status of private schools and colleges that provide scholarships or admission benefits to students based on their race.
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CDC Has Zombie Programs. Congress Funds Them, But Few People Are Left To Work
Programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to address Alzheimer’s, drowning and rape prevention lack the staff needed to function. Democrats say what’s happening is illegal.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2019
Nonprofit Sues To Block Auction Of American Samoa Waters For Deep-Sea Mining
The lawsuit was filed by Earthjustice against the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service.