Jeremy Hay/Civil Beat/2025
Our Food Silos Will Not Protect Hawaiʻi
We need reciprocal systems for storing and sharing a food surplus.
Neil Averitt/Civil Beat/2026
Kirstin Downey: How To Save A Royal Palace From A Punishing Storm
Caretakers for Hulihe‘e Palace, the oldest royal palace in the country, have been on high alert for days to protect the Big Island property.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023
Neal Milner: ‘Corruptomania’ Is A Dangerous Thing
Being quick to blame major public policy failures on corruption hides the fact that it’s most often incompetence that’s causing our problems, not ethical wrongdoing.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Primary Care Must Be Protected As Hawaiʻi’s Health System Evolves
If we are serious about long-term health care cost control and outcomes, we must shift more resources to primary care.
Parking Mandates May Need Reform. A Statewide Ban Goes Too Far
Housing policy should reduce costs while respecting local infrastructure realities.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Denby Fawcett: Bill To Create Residential ‘Monster Lots’ Is Dead — For Now
Lawmakers got a lot of pushback over a proposal to allow six units on a lot originally zoned for a single-family home, but they may reintroduce the measure next year.
Cory Lum/Civl Beat/2015
Who Really Pays For Tariffs?
A small Hawai‘i importer’s perspective.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
When School Governance Stops Serving Our Keiki
Public schools on the West Side of Oʻahu face challenges already visible in the DOE’s own performance report.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018
Beth Fukumoto: If This Session Feels All Over The Place, That’s Because It Is
The Legislature is trying to fill a lot of holes in a constantly shifting landscape.
Blaze Lovell/Civil Beat/2025
The Most Influential People At The State Capitol Are Out In The Hallway
Top lobbyists often have more influence than the lawmakers themselves who pass or reject their bills.