Zuri Aki

Zuri Aki has a Juris Doctor from William S. Richardson School of Law and works as a Public Policy Advocate for the state of Hawaii. He currently serves as a member of the Mililani-Waipio-Melemanu Neighborhood Board.
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Stopping Hawaii’s Millennial Brain Drain Is Complicated Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Stopping Hawaii’s Millennial Brain Drain Is Complicated

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It's not just housing inventory that is a determining factor. It’s much, much more.

Campaign Corner: Traffic Jams Are A Real Time Suck In Central Oahu Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

Campaign Corner: Traffic Jams Are A Real Time Suck In Central Oahu

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It's time to consider how traffic congestion is impacting the cost of living on Oahu.
A Brighter Future For Kupuna Would Be A Dream Come True PF Bentley/Civil Beat

A Brighter Future For Kupuna Would Be A Dream Come True

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Hawaii needs to devote the necessary resources to make life better for our elders.
OHA Races Aren’t Short On Controversy, Mudslinging Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015

OHA Races Aren’t Short On Controversy, Mudslinging

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Battles to lead the office established for "the betterment of Native Hawaiians" are among the more lively on Hawaii ballots this fall.
Making Things Right For All Native Hawaiians Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015

Making Things Right For All Native Hawaiians

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Queen Liliuokalani's charge to the Hawaiian Kingdom is reflected in the Interior Department's new government-to-government rule.
Zuri Aki: The Promise Of Our Unity Nai Aupuni

Zuri Aki: The Promise Of Our Unity

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The Native Hawaiian Constitution isn't perfect. But it is a testament to our ability to achieve great things.
Pakalolo’s Long History, Regulated Future In Hawaii iStock.com

Pakalolo’s Long History, Regulated Future In Hawaii

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Despite Hawaii's centuries-old appreciation for medicinal marijuana, dispensaries coming on line later this year are unlikely to make access and affordability better for patients.
Zuri Aki: Don’t Allow What Others Have Created To Get Between Us PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Zuri Aki: Don’t Allow What Others Have Created To Get Between Us

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For a great many Kanaka Maoli, the Na‘i Aupuni convention is the latest Kanaka Maoli battlefield.
Zuri Aki: They Who Control The Land, Control Hawaii, Part 3 Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Zuri Aki: They Who Control The Land, Control Hawaii, Part 3

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But we have the capacity to take that control back. Here are some tactics for doing so.