Leonard Francis was alleged to have bribed hundreds of U.S. Navy officers, including many in Hawaiʻi. But few paid a price, one reason he hopes to be freed.
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Olin Lagon: A Lesson From Kūhiō Park Terrace And Kahoʻolawe
This is a story about hard places, some of them more difficult to visit than others.
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Denby Fawcett: Why Engaging With Art Bolsters Your Brain
A Honolulu Museum of Art exhibit explores how regular encounters with art — creating it or experiencing it — can stave off the ravages of aging.
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Jeta: The Artist Restoring Hawaiʻi’s Capitol With Many Hands
The State Capitol’s failed reflecting pools are being transformed into communal art. Spoiler alert: It won’t be done this year.
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Neal Milner: How To Pick An Election Winner The Right Way
The Hawaiʻi court system could have handled the Tommy Waters’ election dispute much better.
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Kirstin Downey: Book Reveals Splendor, Brutality Of Kamehameha’s Court
Puakea Nogelmeier has produced an epic translation of a Hawaiian historian who grew up in the king’s household.
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Olin Lagon: The Government Decided This Food Was Dirty
After a cholera outbreak, it took 100 years to make it legal to sell unregulated and hand-pounded kalo again.
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Jeta: Intellectual Theft In The Artificial Age
Hawaiʻi musicians confront extraction, exploitation and ownership in the age of AI music.
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Neal Milner: We Need More Insurgencies In Hawaiʻi Elections
Upstart candidates are great motivators for voter turnout and make us think about what we’re voting for.