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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.

Why Hawaiʻi Needs A ‘Clean Slate’ Law Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Why Hawaiʻi Needs A ‘Clean Slate’ Law

They streamline existing criminal record clearance processes by automating them and expanding who is eligible.

Did A Senate Committee’s Private Discussions Violate Hawaiʻi’s Constitution? Screenshot/2026

Did A Senate Committee’s Private Discussions Violate Hawaiʻi’s Constitution?

Ways and Means was voting publicly on the state budget before Committee Chair Donovan Dela Cruz suddenly ordered a recess. Why did he do that?

Healthy Soils Make For A Healthier People Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Healthy Soils Make For A Healthier People

Senate Bill 2110 will expand the work of the state’s Carbon Smart pilot program to help with ecosystem and agroecology recovery.

AARP Hawai‘i Urges Support For Modest Tax Break For Caregivers AARP Hawaiʻi

AARP Hawai‘i Urges Support For Modest Tax Break For Caregivers

Several bills still alive at the Legislature would provide support to family caregivers.

Hawaiʻi’s Hemp Crackdown And The Illusion Of Public Safety Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaiʻi’s Hemp Crackdown And The Illusion Of Public Safety

The state has adopted a “total THC” interpretation that effectively criminalizes certain hemp-derived products.

Hawaiʻi’s Charter School Commission Needs Fundamental Restructuring David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025

Hawaiʻi’s Charter School Commission Needs Fundamental Restructuring

Legislative proposals suggest pooling resources and offering centralized support for complex operational and facility needs could address current flaws.

Big Island Vacation Rentals Belong In Resort Zones Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Big Island Vacation Rentals Belong In Resort Zones

Amend Hawaiʻi County’s Bill 147 to remove unhosted units as an allowable use in residential zoning districts.

Lahaina’s Lessons For Kona Low Recovery Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Lahaina’s Lessons For Kona Low Recovery

Addressing barriers to recovery after natural disasters such as building permits and zoning rules would be just a start.