Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
Reducing Access To Voting Is Not The Way To Deal With Ballot Problems
We need more polling places and drop boxes, not fewer.
Thomas Heaton/Civil Beat/2025
The Sunshine Interview: SHOPO — ‘We Want A Leader, Not A Boss’
Officials with the statewide police union have a lot to say about the many issues that Hawaiʻi’s law enforcement agencies are grappling with.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
The Sunshine Blog: Questioning Secret Task Force Meetings
Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawai‘i.
Courtesy of Sen. Mazie Hirono
Why Hawaiʻi’s Senators Raise So Much Money, And Give So Much Away
In Congress, it’s not enough to keep getting yourself elected and reelected. Leadership PACs are a must.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023
The Sunshine Blog: Schatz Seems To Have Sewed Up A Top Job In The Senate
Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawai‘i.
Jarrett for Congress
The Sunshine Blog: Election Season Heats Up As The Battle For CD1 Begins
Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawai‘i.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Hawaiʻi Elections Officials Tackle Big Island Ballot Discrepancies
After finding major discrepancies in how many Kauaʻi ballots were cast, a state commission is looking at the Big Island numbers.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023
Civil Beat Reporter Honored For Public Service Reporting
Blaze Lovell’s story on pay-to-play politics was part of a New York Times series.
Creative Commons/QuinceMedia/2018
A Hawaiʻi Permanent Fund Would Create More Income Equality
Alaska’s decades-old model redistributes wealth from gas and mineral revenues collected in the state.
Ian Lind photo
The Sunshine Blog: The Ghost Of Fat Boy Okuda
Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawai‘i.