Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
Will Bailey: Attack On Public Health Hurts Hawaiʻi’s Rural Communities
Confusion has become the anti-vaxxer’s weapon of choice.
AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib/2025
Lee Cataluna: Tulsi Gabbard Does An About-Face On Regime Change Wars
No surprise there. Tulsi Gabbard has never stood for anything except Tulsi Gabbard.
Claire Caulfield/Civil Beat/2020
Kirstin Downey: Sacred Burial Sites Are Being Destroyed In This Town
Local and state officials are joining forces to protect and preserve iwi kūpuna that are more frequently turning up in Kailua.
Curt Sanburn/Civil Beat/2015
Neal Milner: How To Interrupt Violence — And Avoid Building More Prisons
There are two traditional philosophies for reducing violent crime, and they’re both wrong.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
Beth Fukumoto: Fund That Rakes In Millions Has Been Mismanaged For 20 Years
Yet another state audit takes the Department of Health to task over its deposit beverage program. It’s time for the Legislature to step in.
Kirstin Downey/Civil Beat/ 2025
Kirstin Downey: Streetfront Exhibit Brings Internment Camp History Downtown
About 400 local residents were among the people confined at the camp during World War II.
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Danny De Gracia: You Don’t Have The Right To Use AI Deepfakes In Politics
A lawsuit against Hawaiʻi restrictions basically defends using artificial intelligence to undermine our republic.
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Kirstin Downey: A Navy Plan To Develop Barbers Point Will Erase History
Historians are hoping to keep the military from destroying historic buildings and other artifacts from the World War II battle site.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023
Danny De Gracia: The Case For Young People To Stay In Hawaiʻi
The islands’ future depends on residents staying in the fight. Besides, your best future may be right here.
Beth Fukumoto: Holding Billions Of Dollars, These State Funds Need Scrutiny
If lawmakers want to ensure public money is used wisely, they ought to pay closer attention.