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The Sunshine Editorial Board

The members of Civil Beat’s editorial board focused on ‘Let The Sunshine In’ are Patti Epler, Chad Blair and Richard Wiens.

The Sunshine Blog: It’s Party Time And Other Musings Getty Images/iStock.com

The Sunshine Blog: It’s Party Time And Other Musings

Short takes, outtakes, observations and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawaii.

The Sunshine Blog: Fundraisers Are Back, The State Budget Is Done, And Will History Repeat Itself? Michael Evans/Ronald Reagan Library

The Sunshine Blog: Fundraisers Are Back, The State Budget Is Done, And Will History Repeat Itself?

Short takes, outtakes, observations and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawaii.

The Sunshine Blog: Rumblings Of Recall Amid Honolulu Pay Raise Uproar Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

The Sunshine Blog: Rumblings Of Recall Amid Honolulu Pay Raise Uproar

Short takes, outtakes, observations and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawaii.

The Sunshine Editorial Board Interview: Sen. Karl Rhoads And Rep. David Tarnas David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

The Sunshine Editorial Board Interview: Sen. Karl Rhoads And Rep. David Tarnas

The Hawaii House and Senate judiciary committee chairs talk about sunshine and process reform at the Hawaii Legislature.

The Sunshine Blog: Schools Chief Gets A Job Review, And The Latest On The Feds’ Not-So-Secret Document Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

The Sunshine Blog: Schools Chief Gets A Job Review, And The Latest On The Feds’ Not-So-Secret Document

Short takes, outtakes, observations and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawaii.

The Sunshine Blog: Take Our Post-Session Quiz. Are You A Capitol Insider Or A Confused Outsider? Getty Images/iStockphoto

The Sunshine Blog: Take Our Post-Session Quiz. Are You A Capitol Insider Or A Confused Outsider?

Short takes, outtakes, observations and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawaii.

The Hawaii Legislature Is Broken David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

The Hawaii Legislature Is Broken

And the only way to fix it is for lawmakers to radically change the way they do business. If not, voters should act.

It’s Hard Not To Be Disappointed In What Was Supposed To Be A Big Year For Government Reform David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

It’s Hard Not To Be Disappointed In What Was Supposed To Be A Big Year For Government Reform

There was a lot of talk about making things better this session, and some sunshine bills were passed. But the big ones died in darkness.

The Sunshine Blog: Lawmakers Think They Did Well On Ethics And Accountability Reform This Session Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

The Sunshine Blog: Lawmakers Think They Did Well On Ethics And Accountability Reform This Session

Short takes, outtakes, observations and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawaii.