Kawika Lopez/Civil Beat/2025
Legislators Weigh Affordable Units That Reward Investors
Policies framed as solutions to Hawai‘i’s housing crisis are stripping protections, allowing investors to benefit, and putting taxpayer-supported housing and long-term stability at risk.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Stop Blaming Local Farmers For Rising School Meal Costs
If you don’t measure it, you can’t manage it — even in Hawaiʻi school cafeterias.
Chad Blair/Civil Beat
Why I Think Most Of Us Genuinely Love Our Country
A summit in Washington, D.C., convinces a Hawaiʻi student a majority of Americans are good people who love peace and prosperity.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
A Patient With Multiple Sclerosis Reflects On The Value Of A Life
Americans should get back to the philosophy of understanding that the country won’t do well until everybody does well.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016
Let’s Have An Open, Honest Debate About Energy In Hawaiʻi
Government must pursue the most affordable and reliable energy option, not just the most emotionally appealing one.
Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat
US Immigration System Desperately Needs Reform
Long delays, high costs and harmful stereotypes continue to hurt real families trying to build stable lives.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025
Put Hawaiʻi’s Children First: Why Fair Taxes Matter Now
The Legislature should move forward with bills that raise needed revenue fairly and invest it where it matters most.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024
In The Age Of Misinformation, Climate Literacy Matters More Than Ever
Climate education remains inconsistent, optional and disconnected from the realities students face every day.
Credit: Samantha Ikehara
Failing To Heed The Lessons Of The 2004 Mānoa Flood
In the 22 years between that flood and the one this week, progress stalled on every front.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Stop Sending Addiction Treatment Reimbursements To Patients In Early Recovery
This is not how a recovery-supportive system should work. Senate Bill 2425 is intended to change that.