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Will Bailey: What A Homelessness Count Can — And Can’t — See In East Hawaiʻi Will Bailey/Civil Beat/2026

Will Bailey: What A Homelessness Count Can — And Can’t — See In East Hawaiʻi

Homelessness is a shifting set of responses to distance, scarcity, and history — shaped as much by geography as by policy.

Beth Fukumoto: Do Something. Show Up, Sign Up. Make A Difference Denby Fawcett/Civil Beat/2025

Beth Fukumoto: Do Something. Show Up, Sign Up. Make A Difference

What’s happening in the country today isn’t just mainland drama. People in Hawaiʻi can have an impact.

Makana Eyre: Hawaiʻi-Style Canoe Paddling Has Spread Worldwide Makana Eyre/Civil Beat/2025

Makana Eyre: Hawaiʻi-Style Canoe Paddling Has Spread Worldwide

About 20% of the members of this New York canoe club have Hawaiʻi roots.

Beth Fukumoto: Hawaiʻi Needs To Deal With Exploding Technology This Session Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0

Beth Fukumoto: Hawaiʻi Needs To Deal With Exploding Technology This Session

We need to decide how to pay for infrastructure, how to keep systems reliable and how to protect people.

Neal Milner: 6 Reasons Lawmakers Should Investigate One Of Their Own Blaze Lovell/Civil Beat/2025

Neal Milner: 6 Reasons Lawmakers Should Investigate One Of Their Own

The potential bribe is a public issue that touches the public in different ways. A legislative inquiry would allow the public to watch how it unfolded.

Denby Fawcett: 365 Days Of Donald Trump And The Effect On Hawaiʻi Courtesy: Catherine Cruz

Denby Fawcett: 365 Days Of Donald Trump And The Effect On Hawaiʻi

Trump’s policies in the last year have caused structural damage to governance that might be difficult to reverse.

Makana Eyre: Is Hawaiʻi Worth It? These Returning Ex-Pats Say Yes David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Makana Eyre: Is Hawaiʻi Worth It? These Returning Ex-Pats Say Yes

Moving home to the islands after years away can be a tough decision.

Lee Cataluna: This Is Not The Way To Deal With Bad Drivers David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025

Lee Cataluna: This Is Not The Way To Deal With Bad Drivers

Proposals to bring back a written test to renew a Hawaiʻi driver’s license are missing the point.

Beth Fukumoto: Hawaiʻi Isn’t The Only State Struggling With Federal Policy Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

Beth Fukumoto: Hawaiʻi Isn’t The Only State Struggling With Federal Policy

Fiscal and policy pressures are impacting everything from the budget to health care to social and legal issues.