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Beth Fukumoto: Could Portland’s Election Reforms Work In Hawaiʻi?
The Oregon city adopted the types of voting changes that we should consider in the islands.
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Lee Cataluna: When Hate Speech Is Too Much. Even For The Aloha Spirit
The University of Hawaiʻi once hosted a political provocateur under the banner of diversity. Here’s what happened.
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Kirstin Downey: Hawaiʻi Is Rich With History, But Not Historical Markers
The islands rank last among the states for erecting monuments to significant events and places.
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Lee Cataluna: Are We All Afraid Of Disappearing If We Speak The Truth?
There’s a middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, between the pit of man’s fears and the summit of his knowledge.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020
Kirstin Downey: AI Is Making It Easier For Scammers To Target Victims
The caller claimed to work for HECO, and what he said left a Kailua woman frazzled and uncertain.
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Beth Fukumoto: Hawaiʻi Homelessness Policies Often Mirror Trump’s Hard Line
Sweeps, bans and civil commitments have been common tools used in Hawaiʻi for years.
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Kirstin Downey: City Neglects Sugarcane Plantation’s Historic ‘Showplace’
Strafed in the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack, the mansion was home to the manager of what was once Hawaiʻi’s biggest sugar plantation.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019
Neal Milner: Living Life Every Day Is What Makes Us Pono In Hawaiʻi
A college course won’t teach you how to find that cultural balance in Hawaiʻi. You just need to live here.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023
Beth Fukumoto: If We Build The Infrastructure, The Housing Will Come
Hawaiʻi has done a lot to produce affordable places to live, but examples elsewhere show that we can do more.
Civil Beat Builds On Steady Momentum With Strategic New Plans
This newsroom has been around for 15 years, the last one with me in charge. Time to take stock of what we’ve been up to lately and where we’re headed.