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Olin Lagon: This Moth Fired Up My Curiosity Charles J. Sharp

Olin Lagon: This Moth Fired Up My Curiosity

We need to encourage our flame keepers, not snuff their spark out. A hummingbird moth I encountered in Pālolo is part of that fire.

Hawaiʻi’s Fuel Supply Chain Is Dangerously Stressed Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

Hawaiʻi’s Fuel Supply Chain Is Dangerously Stressed

That gap between pump prices and crude prices is a lag that will hit us hard.

Denby Fawcett: Aloha Tower Has Lived Many Lives In Its 100 Years Courtesy Douglas Askman

Denby Fawcett: Aloha Tower Has Lived Many Lives In Its 100 Years

As this Honolulu landmark turns 100, what is ahead after decades of failed development efforts?

Denise Foster Should Not Have Died In Hālawa Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Denise Foster Should Not Have Died In Hālawa

The death of this transgender woman behind bars was completely preventable. It shows why we must reimagine public safety in Hawaiʻi.

Eric Stinton: A Staple Of Hawaiʻi’s Literary World Is Back Courtesy of Christina Lee

Eric Stinton: A Staple Of Hawaiʻi’s Literary World Is Back

The state’s longest-running reading series has returned. It is inspiring people to read, network and write.

Makana Eyre: The World War II Hero Who Quietly Settled In Hawaiʻi Colditz Castle, Brück & Sohn Kunstverlag

Makana Eyre: The World War II Hero Who Quietly Settled In Hawaiʻi

A forthcoming book, “Operation Sparrow,” chronicles the team that risked their lives in a successful WWII deception mission. Guy Nunn was one of them.

Will Caron: The Eh Team Will Caron/Civil Beat/2026

Will Caron: The Eh Team

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

The Sunshine Blog: Can Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA Take Hold At UH Mānoa? Hikari Mae Hida/Civil Beat/2026

The Sunshine Blog: Can Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA Take Hold At UH Mānoa?

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

Hawaiʻi Must Reframe Its Food Priorities (Thomas Heaton/Civil Beat/2026)

Hawaiʻi Must Reframe Its Food Priorities

Growing more local crops is not enough. As climate risks mount, we need an integrated system of planning and investment in the foods that sustain us.

Lee Cataluna: Are Voters Apathetic? Maybe They’re Disgusted David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Lee Cataluna: Are Voters Apathetic? Maybe They’re Disgusted

Hawaiʻi voters know the lauhala-and-plastic-egg silliness isn’t about protecting their rights at the ballot box. It’s about protecting politicians.