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Hawaiʻi Is Letting Wastewater Harm Our Ocean When It Could Power Our Future David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Hawaiʻi Is Letting Wastewater Harm Our Ocean When It Could Power Our Future

Using wastewater to produce hydrogen gives us a chance to solve two major problems at the same time.

Remembering Women Who Held The Line For Hawaiʻi In WWII AP via U.S. Navy/1941

Remembering Women Who Held The Line For Hawaiʻi In WWII

The Women’s Air Raid Defense remains largely unknown outside the broader historical narrative.

Hawaiʻi Is About To Pull The Plug On Its Own Energy Future Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023

Hawaiʻi Is About To Pull The Plug On Its Own Energy Future

This is the moment to expand our resilience, not eliminate the policy that makes it accessible.

Kyūdōjo Project Harmful To Park And Surrounding Neighborhood Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation

Kyūdōjo Project Harmful To Park And Surrounding Neighborhood

It would reduce open space, burden area parking, risk traffic safety and ignore environmental and historical requirements.

Don’t Get Ahead Ahead Of The Data On Pretrial Reform Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Don’t Get Ahead Ahead Of The Data On Pretrial Reform

A bill moving at the Hawaiʻi Legislature proposes specific considerations when determining ability to afford bail.

Why Hawaiʻi Must Rethink Youth Mental Health David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Why Hawaiʻi Must Rethink Youth Mental Health

Suicide was the leading cause of death for people ages 10 to 19.

Close The Loophole Before Raising Taxes On Local Families Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Close The Loophole Before Raising Taxes On Local Families

When two transactions lead to the same outcome, they should be treated the same under the tax code.

Aquarium Fish Extraction Puts Reefs And Community Practices At Risk Alana Eagle/Civil Beat/2017

Aquarium Fish Extraction Puts Reefs And Community Practices At Risk

Amendments to House Bill 2101 unfortunately limit protections to Oʻahu and only for a limited time.

Hawaiʻi Can’t Afford To Wait For A Perfect Energy Solution iStock/Suphanat Khumsap/2025

Hawaiʻi Can’t Afford To Wait For A Perfect Energy Solution

LNG has been shown to lower costs, improve grid flexibility and reduce emissions compared to the oil we currently burn.

HMSA-HPH Merger Is Not A Solution To Hawaiʻi Health Care Problems David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

HMSA-HPH Merger Is Not A Solution To Hawaiʻi Health Care Problems

The first priority should be reducing practice costs with a much simpler, more transparent payment system.