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Why Hawaiʻi Should Take Advantage Of This Workforce Development Moment U.S. Navy

Why Hawaiʻi Should Take Advantage Of This Workforce Development Moment

The Indo-Pacific region is home to major military commands but is also a hub for regional diplomacy.

Olin Lagon: A Lesson From Kūhiō Park Terrace And Kahoʻolawe (Courtesy: Olin Lagon)

Olin Lagon: A Lesson From Kūhiō Park Terrace And Kahoʻolawe

This is a story about hard places, some of them more difficult to visit than others.

Put Power In Our Shelters Before The Next Storm Courtesy Hawaiʻi County/2026

Put Power In Our Shelters Before The Next Storm

We need to keep the lights on, provide refrigeration and support medical equipment.

Denby Fawcett: Why Engaging With Art Bolsters Your Brain Courtesy of Art Bridges, ©Sasha Gordon

Denby Fawcett: Why Engaging With Art Bolsters Your Brain

A Honolulu Museum of Art exhibit explores how regular encounters with art — creating it or experiencing it — can stave off the ravages of aging.

Jeta: The Artist Restoring Hawaiʻi’s Capitol With Many Hands Jeta Tang/Civil Beat/2026

Jeta: The Artist Restoring Hawaiʻi’s Capitol With Many Hands

The State Capitol’s failed reflecting pools are being transformed into communal art. Spoiler alert: It won’t be done this year.

Is Hawaiʻi Creating Enough Opportunity For Locals To Live Here? Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Is Hawaiʻi Creating Enough Opportunity For Locals To Live Here?

A labor market dominated by replacement openings is fundamentally different from one driven by rapid employment growth.

Honolulu Has A Rare Chance To Strengthen Civilian Police Oversight Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Honolulu Has A Rare Chance To Strengthen Civilian Police Oversight

The Police Commission is in need of a new executive officer, a key position that can transform the agency if the right selection is made.

Neal Milner: How To Pick An Election Winner The Right Way Screenshot/2026

Neal Milner: How To Pick An Election Winner The Right Way

The Hawaiʻi court system could have handled the Tommy Waters’ election dispute much better.

Honolulu Voters Deserved A Vote On Police Accountability. They Didn’t Get One Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Honolulu Voters Deserved A Vote On Police Accountability. They Didn’t Get One

A proposal to beef up the Honolulu Police Commission appeared headed for the November ballot. But members of the charter commission rejected it at the last minute.

Will Caron: Vote By Maelstrom Will Caron/Civil Beat/2026

Will Caron: Vote By Maelstrom

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