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LNG Is A Sensible Solution For Oahu’s Future Energy Needs Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016

LNG Is A Sensible Solution For Oahu’s Future Energy Needs

Let’s encourage and subsidize rooftop solar but also recognize that 69% of the island’s power comes from burning oil.

Democracy, Politics And The Challenges Of Authoritarianism In South Korea Korean Presidential Office via Reuters

Democracy, Politics And The Challenges Of Authoritarianism In South Korea

In Korea as in the United States, we need to investigate and understand what works and what does not.

Hawaiʻi Needs Leadership To Make Energy Affordable, Not ‘Natural’ Gas David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025

Hawaiʻi Needs Leadership To Make Energy Affordable, Not ‘Natural’ Gas

There will be no immediate relief by importing LNG, and maybe no relief at all.

What 200 Students Taught Me About AI In Schools Screenshot/2026

What 200 Students Taught Me About AI In Schools

The consensus was not that artificial intelligence should be banned forever or embraced, but rather critically understood.

The Sad State Of The Arts In Hawaiʻi Photo courtesy Jeta Tang

The Sad State Of The Arts In Hawaiʻi

This election year, policymakers must be pushed to defend and invest in the arts rather than gut them.

Balcony Solar Would Expand Hawaiʻi’s Clean, Renewable Energy Shutterstock

Balcony Solar Would Expand Hawaiʻi’s Clean, Renewable Energy

These systems can produce enough electricity to power everyday household devices.

How To Build An Economy That Works For Local Communities Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2019

How To Build An Economy That Works For Local Communities

Cooperatives are businesses owned and democratically governed by their members.

What Does It Take To Prove You’re Sick Enough To Get Treatment? Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

What Does It Take To Prove You’re Sick Enough To Get Treatment?

Hawaiʻi must seriously consider a universal health care system that does not hinge on employment or the outcome of an adversarial hearing.

What The Immigration Debate Misses About Place And Belonging Aurelien Guichard

What The Immigration Debate Misses About Place And Belonging

Human beings should be treated humanely. It’s a basic moral minimum, not a political vision.

Are Media Mergers Good For Hawaiʻi? Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Are Media Mergers Good For Hawaiʻi?

Massive consolidation is washing up on our shores. Let’s hope state regulators are paying attention.