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Hawaiʻi’s Charter Schools Just Dodged A Financial Bullet Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

Hawaiʻi’s Charter Schools Just Dodged A Financial Bullet

Forcing the state to pay for religious charter schools would exacerbate the financial disparity that already exists between state-funded charter schools and the DOE schools.

Maui’s STR Phaseout Could Provide Real Economic Benefits Courtesy: Maui County/2025

Maui’s STR Phaseout Could Provide Real Economic Benefits

The removal of short-term rentals in West Maui from the Minatoya list is not just a policy change — it’s a chance to reclaim community and secure a sustainable future.

What Lawmakers Did — And Failed To Do — For Hawaiʻi’s Environment Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

What Lawmakers Did — And Failed To Do — For Hawaiʻi’s Environment

The 2025 session showed some movement on conservation, limited attention to adaptation, and inadequate action on climate crisis mitigation.

Export Bans Won’t Win The AI Race Getty Images/nadmist/2020

Export Bans Won’t Win The AI Race

Hawaiʻi is directly affected by how the U.S. manages this balance.

Hawaiʻi’s ‘Exceptional Tree’ Program Now 50 Years Strong The Outdoor Circle

Hawaiʻi’s ‘Exceptional Tree’ Program Now 50 Years Strong

But there are also significant threats currently facing the program.

We Must Preserve The Human Rights Of Children Who Commit Crimes David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025

We Must Preserve The Human Rights Of Children Who Commit Crimes

The Hawaiʻi Legislature just passed bills that will lead to greater human rights protections for system-involved youth in Hawaiʻi.

Fighting Back Against Authoritarianism In My Civics Class Courtesy Ethan Porter

Fighting Back Against Authoritarianism In My Civics Class

We need to be instructing students to enunciate their political views based upon their personal values and lived experiences.

Don’t Loosen Guardrails On Hospitalizing Individuals Against Their Will David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Don’t Loosen Guardrails On Hospitalizing Individuals Against Their Will

The Legislature has passed a measure that threatens to upset the balance between respect for autonomy and concern for a person’s health.