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Matthew Leonard: HPD’s New Data Dashboard Is A Good Start But There’s Room To Improve Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Matthew Leonard: HPD’s New Data Dashboard Is A Good Start But There’s Room To Improve

Also, a note of caution about the latest census data on Native Hawaiians and a new tool on Hawaii's hot housing market.

Ben Lowenthal: Our Legal Clinic At A Hub For Maui Fire Victims Ben Lowenthal/Civil Beat/2023

Ben Lowenthal: Our Legal Clinic At A Hub For Maui Fire Victims

Relief centers at beach parks are filling gaps in many way for fire survivors.

Beth Fukumoto: Lost Colleagues Remind Me How Much I Appreciate Legislative Staff Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Beth Fukumoto: Lost Colleagues Remind Me How Much I Appreciate Legislative Staff

They work to protect the Legislature out of respect for the institution that existed long before and will exist long after its current office holders.

John Hill: Hawaii Agencies Flout The Law By Ignoring Maui Fire Records Requests Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2022

John Hill: Hawaii Agencies Flout The Law By Ignoring Maui Fire Records Requests

They have much else to contend with, but when the government does not provide information, people come up with more sinister narratives.

Denby Fawcett: The State Art Museum Gets Rebranded As Capitol Modern David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Denby Fawcett: The State Art Museum Gets Rebranded As Capitol Modern

Critics hate the new name, saying it sounds more fitting for a cocktail lounge or a hotel.

Chad Blair: Is Aug. 8 The New Dec. 7 For Hawaii? AP via U.S. Navy/1941

Chad Blair: Is Aug. 8 The New Dec. 7 For Hawaii?

A UH professor calls the Lahaina fires the “biggest crisis” the islands have faced since Pearl Harbor.

Danny De Gracia: Pay Attention to Personality When You Choose Your Public Servants Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Danny De Gracia: Pay Attention to Personality When You Choose Your Public Servants

Voters often fixate on ideology, but especially when it comes to a crisis, character is more important.

Jonathan Okamura: The Story Of Koreans In Hawaii Paints A Picture Of An Unbalanced Economy David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Jonathan Okamura: The Story Of Koreans In Hawaii Paints A Picture Of An Unbalanced Economy

After post-1965 immigration, Koreans fell from the middle class and have yet to return as Hawaii has come to rely too much on tourism

Matthew Leonard: The End Of Pandemic Assistance Hit Households Hard Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Matthew Leonard: The End Of Pandemic Assistance Hit Households Hard

Financially precarious families still face the end of expanded federal child care funding and medical coverage.

Chad Blair: This Group Of UH Experts Has Become A One-Stop Shop For Policy Analyses Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015

Chad Blair: This Group Of UH Experts Has Become A One-Stop Shop For Policy Analyses

UHERO is expanding its role in advising the larger Hawaii community on pressing issues.