Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
Neal Milner: Capitol, Convention Center, Stadium Are All Great Landfill Sites
Why develop a brand new venue for Oʻahu’s garbage when it would fit right in at these places?
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Danny De Gracia: Hawaiʻi Needs Serious Leadership From Local Republicans
Now that their party controls the federal government, state Republicans need to get their factions under control.
AP Photo/Eric Jamison/2008
Eric Stinton: BJ Penn Needs Help, But He Doesn’t Seem To Know It
The former UFC champion has been arrested twice on the Big Island in the last week.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
Lee Cataluna: It Will Take More Than A Green Fee To Solve Tourism Problems
Overtourism is creating issues beyond environmental damage.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015
Kirstin Downey: Historic Preservationists Urge Governor To Veto Bills
They say measures that underwent dramatic changes now threaten to gut preservation efforts.
The White House/2025
Neal Milner: In Its Battles With Trump, The Legal System Is The Underdog
By the time he loses in court, the president has often already won.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024
Beth Fukumoto: How Legislators Kept Control Over ‘Green Fee’ Revenue
Gov. Josh Green wanted the money to go into special environmental funds. Instead, lawmakers retain a say in how it’s spent.
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Danny De Gracia: Why Local Government Must Help Young People Get Jobs
Looking for a job in 2025 may be the hardest thing an unemployed person can do. For recent high school and college graduates with no experience, it’s practically impossible.
Jeremiah Brown photo/2025
Lee Cataluna: Honoring Pidgin In Hawaiʻi Public Schools
For the first time, the state Department of Education is recognizing Hawaiʻi Creole as a language worthy of biliteracy.
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Kirstin Downey: Caring For The ʻĀina From Thousands Of Miles Away
A new book shows how one Hawaiian family has upheld its responsibility to care for an important cultural site in the face of rising taxes and encroaching development.