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Beth Fukumoto: Saving Hawaiʻi’s Income Tax Cuts Was No Small Feat Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Beth Fukumoto: Saving Hawaiʻi’s Income Tax Cuts Was No Small Feat

Budget negotiators made hard choices and delivered on a promise that was genuinely difficult to keep.

Makana Eyre: What’s Behind Hawaiʻi’s Love Affair With Toyota Tacomas? Courtesy photo

Makana Eyre: What’s Behind Hawaiʻi’s Love Affair With Toyota Tacomas?

I thought I was immune to the lure of the pickup. Then I hopped behind the wheel of my dad’s red stick shift.

Lee Cataluna: Wheelies? Really? Laws Don’t Work Without Enforcement Getty Images/iStockphoto

Lee Cataluna: Wheelies? Really? Laws Don’t Work Without Enforcement

Dangerous bike stunts and other public safety issues are examples of restrictions that policymakers try to crack down on.

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.