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Election Integrity Is About Protecting Every Voter — And Every Candidate Marco Garcia/Civil Beat/2024

Election Integrity Is About Protecting Every Voter — And Every Candidate

They put their names, reputations, families and ideas before the public. That is the integrity our democracy requires.

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.

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.

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.

Creating An Economy Where Local Families Can Stay Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016

Creating An Economy Where Local Families Can Stay

We need to align existing programs and investments around a shared goal of helping workers advance, so families can afford to stay. 

Honolulu Zoo Case Isn’t As Simple As ‘Granting Human Rights’ To Elephants Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Honolulu Zoo Case Isn’t As Simple As ‘Granting Human Rights’ To Elephants

A court is not necessarily precluded from extending a writ of habeas corpus to nonhuman animals, such as elephants Mari and Vaigai.

The Enduring Lessons Of 9/11 Flickr: The U.S. Army

The Enduring Lessons Of 9/11

While tragic, disasters also magnify weak points and structural deficiencies.

Congress Passed Housing Reform. Hawai‘i Can Make It Work David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Congress Passed Housing Reform. Hawai‘i Can Make It Work

State and local governments must pass policies to implement and build on the federal legislation.

Hawaiʻi Should Remember The Injustice Of Forced Unionism Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

Hawaiʻi Should Remember The Injustice Of Forced Unionism

This Labor Day workers deserve the protection of a Right to Work law.

Why Hawaiʻi Should Take Advantage Of This Workforce Development Moment U.S. Navy

Why Hawaiʻi Should Take Advantage Of This Workforce Development Moment

The Indo-Pacific region is home to major military commands but is also a hub for regional diplomacy.