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Everyone Wants To Think They’re Open-Minded. Here’s Why Most People Aren’t
It’s unsettling to admit that our core beliefs about how the world works may be wrong.
Stewart Yerton/Civil Beat/2025
More Bureaucracy Is Not The Answer To A Struggling Economy
Hawaiʻi is now at the very bottom when it comes to business rankings. Here’s what to do about that.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
The Sunshine Blog: Get Ready, Honolulu Voters, 20 Questions Coming Your Way
Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawai‘i.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Big Money In Hawaiʻi Politics — The Carpenters Union Is Crushing Everyone
Other political action committees are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on candidates, too, but their financial efforts fall far short of the Carpenters Union.
Chad Blair/Civil Beat/2026
A Community Activist Takes On Donna Kim In Kalihi
Christy MacPherson is canvassing aggressively to defeat the longtime influential state senator. Top labor unions are helping both.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020
A Stunning Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Opinion Was The Right Thing To Do
A sitting judge putting his own reputation and his court’s credibility on the line to publicly challenge the nation’s highest court is a big deal.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
The Sunshine Blog: So What Happened To The Paper Bag?
Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawai‘i.
Ku‘u Kauanoe/Civil Beat/2022
Time To End Hawaiʻi’s ‘Shotgun Marriages’ For Governor And Lt. Governor
For the good of our governance, this is a system we need to leave in the past.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Contrasting Campaign Styles Mark Race For 1st Congressional District
Incumbent Ed Case steadily emphasizes his job in Congress as Jarrett Keohokalole actively tries to generate buzz to pull off an upset.
Christina Jedra/Civil Beat/2026
The Sunshine Blog: PRP And The Power Of Incumbency Are Helping Tommy Waters
Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawai‘i.