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Hilo Was Easy, Honolulu Was Hell: How Prince Kuhio Rebuilt Hawaii David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Hilo Was Easy, Honolulu Was Hell: How Prince Kuhio Rebuilt Hawaii

Kuhio's legacy includes lighthouses, breakwaters, roads and parks and helping get women the vote.

City Measure To Restrict Concealed Guns In Some Areas Moves Ahead After Council Vote Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

City Measure To Restrict Concealed Guns In Some Areas Moves Ahead After Council Vote

Questions about how the law would be fully enacted have not yet been addressed.

New Punahou Program Mixes In Hip-Hop To Get Hawaii’s Students Active In Civics David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

New Punahou Program Mixes In Hip-Hop To Get Hawaii’s Students Active In Civics

The details of how the initiative will be rolled out in the state's public schools are still being ironed out.

‘Place Them Back Upon The Soil’: Prince Kuhio Threw A Lifeline To Hawaiians Who Wanted Homes Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

‘Place Them Back Upon The Soil’: Prince Kuhio Threw A Lifeline To Hawaiians Who Wanted Homes

His dream of giving Hawaiians self-sufficiency through land ownership became law but implementation has stumbled for a century.

Hawaii Lobbyist Charged With Vet Clinic Drug Violations Hawaii News Now

Hawaii Lobbyist Charged With Vet Clinic Drug Violations

An indictment says Alicia Maluafiti obtained drugs using a veterinarian's credentials, but the political insider says she didn't know it was improper.

Economist: Green’s Proposed Tax Plan For Struggling Families Needs Some Tweaking David Croxford/CivilBeat/2023

Economist: Green’s Proposed Tax Plan For Struggling Families Needs Some Tweaking

State tax officials say language has already been drafted to address concerns that lawmakers will need to add to the bill.

Hawaii’s New Homeless Chief Is Counting On The Aloha Spirit To Solve This Divisive Problem David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Hawaii’s New Homeless Chief Is Counting On The Aloha Spirit To Solve This Divisive Problem

James Koshiba has ambitious goals to reduce the number of people living on the streets.

Prince Kuhio And King Sugar: The Powerful Industry Became A Double-Edged Political Sword Courtesy of Alexander & Baldwin

Prince Kuhio And King Sugar: The Powerful Industry Became A Double-Edged Political Sword

Sugar permanently transformed Hawaii's landscape, propelled immigration and laid the foundation for an early middle class.

Luaus And Lawmakers: Early Junkets To Hawaii Brought Many Rewards Collection of U.S. House of Representatives

Luaus And Lawmakers: Early Junkets To Hawaii Brought Many Rewards

Prince Kuhio became a master at leading congressional delegations to Hawaii, winning converts to the causes he championed for the islands

DLNR Nominee Dawn Chang Faces Tough Questions About Her Past Work Courtesy: DLNR

DLNR Nominee Dawn Chang Faces Tough Questions About Her Past Work

Native Hawaiians are split on her nomination to lead one of the state's largest and most impactful agencies.