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Will Caron: Free Pressed Will Caron/Civil Beat/2026

Will Caron: Free Pressed

Politics, policy and public affairs as seen through the eyes of our political cartoonist.

Hawaiʻi Needs Leadership To Make Energy Affordable, Not ‘Natural’ Gas David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025

Hawaiʻi Needs Leadership To Make Energy Affordable, Not ‘Natural’ Gas

There will be no immediate relief by importing LNG, and maybe no relief at all.

Kirstin Downey: Robocalls Drop Faster In Hawaiʻi Than U.S. — But Not Enough Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Kirstin Downey: Robocalls Drop Faster In Hawaiʻi Than U.S. — But Not Enough

The bipartisan fight against telephone scammers is gaining traction, but predatory calls are still far too common.

What Happens When The Governor Can’t Trust His Lieutenant Governor? Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

What Happens When The Governor Can’t Trust His Lieutenant Governor?

The two may seem like a team but the Legislature is the only authority that can remove an elected official from office in Hawaiʻi.

Neal Milner: Hawaiʻi Senators’ Response Is A Disservice To Michelle Kidani Senate Communications

Neal Milner: Hawaiʻi Senators’ Response Is A Disservice To Michelle Kidani

Not only is an elected official’s health the public’s business, her colleagues are misunderstanding aging and dementia.

What 200 Students Taught Me About AI In Schools Screenshot/2026

What 200 Students Taught Me About AI In Schools

The consensus was not that artificial intelligence should be banned forever or embraced, but rather critically understood.

The Sunshine Blog: Pay-To-Play Bill Passes Judiciary Committee Screenshot/2026

The Sunshine Blog: Pay-To-Play Bill Passes Judiciary Committee

Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawai‘i.

The Sad State Of The Arts In Hawaiʻi Photo courtesy Jeta Tang

The Sad State Of The Arts In Hawaiʻi

This election year, policymakers must be pushed to defend and invest in the arts rather than gut them.

Balcony Solar Would Expand Hawaiʻi’s Clean, Renewable Energy Shutterstock

Balcony Solar Would Expand Hawaiʻi’s Clean, Renewable Energy

These systems can produce enough electricity to power everyday household devices.

Denby Fawcett: Pidgin Author Lee Tonouchi Is Hawaiʻi’s New Poet Laureate Denby Fawcett/Civil Beat/2026

Denby Fawcett: Pidgin Author Lee Tonouchi Is Hawaiʻi’s New Poet Laureate

For years, Lee Tonouchi has fostered a growing respect and love for Pidgin, a language once reviled as lazy, inferior — or worse.