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Russell Ruderman: Quick Fixes Exist For Hawaii’s Housing Crisis. Let’s Make Them Happen Courtesy: Paradise Tiny Homes

Russell Ruderman: Quick Fixes Exist For Hawaii’s Housing Crisis. Let’s Make Them Happen

Tiny homes and ohana units could help provide more housing quickly. Barriers must be removed to address what is, indeed, an emergency.

John Hill: What People Who Own Land In Lahaina Think About Its Future Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023

John Hill: What People Who Own Land In Lahaina Think About Its Future

A rebuilt Lahaina will have to take into account not only societal goals and grand visions but the wishes of many individual owners.

Jonathan Okamura: The Census Shows Hawaii Is Diverse. Now We Need Equality Courtesy: Filipino Jaycees of Honolulu/2023

Jonathan Okamura: The Census Shows Hawaii Is Diverse. Now We Need Equality

Instead of bragging about Hawaii being the most racially and ethnically diverse state, we need to foster fairness, justice and equality among groups.

Ben Lowenthal: Halloween Without Front Street Was No Halloween At All Courtesy: Bryan Berkowitz/2019

Ben Lowenthal: Halloween Without Front Street Was No Halloween At All

Although controversial, Halloween in old Lahaina town became the biggest street party on Maui, as well as the subject of lawsuits.

Catherine Toth Fox: Waikiki Outreach Center Points Homeless Youth In The Right Direction Catherine Toth Fox/Civil Beat/2023

Catherine Toth Fox: Waikiki Outreach Center Points Homeless Youth In The Right Direction

But in recent years, the youth in need have been harder to locate due to county laws and the pandemic.

Beth Fukumoto: Protecting Our Rights Is Important. But We Have To Give A Little, Too Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Beth Fukumoto: Protecting Our Rights Is Important. But We Have To Give A Little, Too

We can't become so focused on what we're owed that we forget to be good citizens.

Naka Nathaniel: It’s All About The Story Naka Nathaniel/Civil Beat/2023

Naka Nathaniel: It’s All About The Story

If we’re going to overcome the challenges in Hawaii, we need to save and share the stories of our kupuna.

Denby Fawcett: The Importance Of Salvaging Even Small Items From Lahaina’s Ruins Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023

Denby Fawcett: The Importance Of Salvaging Even Small Items From Lahaina’s Ruins

A Buddha statue, a wooden trellis and a graduation photo are among the intact treasures found in the rubble.

Matthew Leonard: The Swiss Cheese That Is National Crime Data Hawaii News Now

Matthew Leonard: The Swiss Cheese That Is National Crime Data

Weʻll soon have a more comprehensive understanding of the victims of crime, including hate crimes, in Hawaii.

Danny De Gracia: The Time To Fight The Future Is Now Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

Danny De Gracia: The Time To Fight The Future Is Now

Hawaii political leaders need to start getting ready for major sea level changes.