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Neal Milner: The Governor And The Auditor Are Fighting. That’s Great Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Neal Milner: The Governor And The Auditor Are Fighting. That’s Great

Each one has a role to play in making sure Hawaiʻi accomplishes great things in an appropriate way.

Makana Eyre: Noir May Be Just What Hawaiʻi Needs Right Now Sterling Higa/Civil Beat

Makana Eyre: Noir May Be Just What Hawaiʻi Needs Right Now

A new young adult novel at an island resort is the latest dark take on life in Paradise.

Beth Fukumoto: Some Bills Are Perennial Losers For Hawaiʻi Lawmakers Chad Blair/Civil Beat/2026

Beth Fukumoto: Some Bills Are Perennial Losers For Hawaiʻi Lawmakers

Every year, lawmakers introduce many bills that seek solutions for important problems. Every year, they die.

Denby Fawcett: Lei Makers Are Struggling To Keep Up With Demand This May Day Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Denby Fawcett: Lei Makers Are Struggling To Keep Up With Demand This May Day

Recent storms and other economic issues have taken their toll on Hawaiʻi’s flower vendors.

Will Bailey: Orbiting Reality In An Era Of Online Uncertainty Getty Images/iStockphoto

Will Bailey: Orbiting Reality In An Era Of Online Uncertainty

How the constant thrum of media is shaping our world and why that matters in Hawaiʻi.

Makana Eyre: Hawaiʻi Has Felt The Sting Of Mosquitoes For 200 Years Courtesy: Burt Lum

Makana Eyre: Hawaiʻi Has Felt The Sting Of Mosquitoes For 200 Years

They transformed Hawaii’s ecology, helping to spread disease that sickened native birds. Now they carry viruses deadly to humans.

Denby Fawcett: Respecting Those Who Have Legitimate Concerns Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Denby Fawcett: Respecting Those Who Have Legitimate Concerns

It’s easy to call someone a NIMBY and undermine valid opposition rather than fully analyze a project’s long-term consequences.

Beth Fukumoto: Lawmakers Shouldn’t Be Afraid To Test Citizens United Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

Beth Fukumoto: Lawmakers Shouldn’t Be Afraid To Test Citizens United

Senate Bill 2471 presents a serious, carefully framed constitutional argument worthy of judicial review.

Lee Cataluna: Gov. Green Still Can’t Leave The State Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Lee Cataluna: Gov. Green Still Can’t Leave The State

By swapping an un-elected bureaucrat for scandal-tainted Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke, Green has not solved the problem of leaving the leadership of the state to the political equivalent of a substitute teacher.

Neal Milner: We Are All Victims Of The Sylvia Luke Mess Kalany Omengkar/Civil Beat/2023

Neal Milner: We Are All Victims Of The Sylvia Luke Mess

Her decision not to run for reelection doesn’t address the bigger problem — how inept the state is when it comes to corruption investigations.