The lawsuit against the well-endowed Hawaiian school insists the goal is to force racial integration but there’s more of an undercurrent here.
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Kirstin Downey: This Historic Kailua Estate Is Finally Getting Fixed
Although in bad shape, the building is used for offices, community meetings and yoga classes.
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Will Bailey: Pohoiki Bay Dredging Was A Onetime Job — That’s How Feds Do It
These types of restoration projects are about the ribbon-cutting, but not the maintenance.
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Civil Beat Just Got A Major National Grant. Here’s What You Can Expect Next
A $1.5 million investment from the American Journalism Project will jumpstart our plans to increase neighbor island coverage, part of our shared mission to build a future for local news.
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Denby Fawcett: Could What Happened To The East Wing Occur Here?
There are protections in place for historic buildings in Hawaiʻi, although a new law allows some reviews to be sidestepped.
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Makana Eyre: The Big Five’s Blueprint For Hawaiʻi Still Shrouds The Islands
In many cases, the business interests of the Big Five evolved rather than vanished. The problems they sometimes caused followed as well.
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Beth Fukumoto: Vouchers Are An Easy Way To Publicly Finance Elections
Honolulu should follow Seattle’s lead and put this candidate campaign reform directly into the hands of voters.
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Kirstin Downey: 6 Land Conservation Projects Win Approval For State Funds
The money is part of the state’s decades-old Legacy Land Conservation Program.
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Neal Milner: Democrats Like Josh Green Are Clueless About Fighting Trumpism
Hawaiʻiʻs governor would make a perfectly fine presidential candidate if we want to pretend this is still politics as usual.