Peter Apo’s roots may have saved his life when he was on the West Coast. Now he is working to facilitate federal recognition for Hawaiians.
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Pod Squad: Are Honolulu Police Overreacting In Some Situations?
Attorney Eric Seitz joins the Pod Squad to talk about two of his cases: two lesbians recently arrested for kissing in public and a man who died after being shot with a Taser.
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A Marshallese Poet Speaks Out On Climate Change
Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner traveled halfway across the Earth to read her poem on how climate change is affecting her island home to the United Nations.
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Pod Squad: The Legal Issues of Hawaii’s Medi-Pot Industry
As Hawaii moves to put in place medical marijuana dispensaries, legal challenges remain. Legal experts talk about what’s going on.
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Sam Slom, the Hawaii Senate’s Dot of Red in a Sea of Blue
The state’s only Republican senator jokes about how he can “caucus with myself,” but he has serious views on making the GOP relevant here.
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Pod Squad: A Well-Traveled Journalist Lands in Honolulu
New Civil Beat Managing Editor Bob Ortega talks about his hopes for investigative reporting in the islands.
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Pod Squad: Who’s More Local? The Discussion Has Just Begun
Defining “local” in Hawaii is highly subjective, but exploring the question proves enlightening.
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Is Anybody More Local Than Ben Cayetano?
Hawaii’s remarkable ethnic and racial diversity and the social tension that comes with it is the subject of a new Connections thread. Who better to kick off that discussion than a man who has worked through it all?
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Pod Squad: ACLU Says It’s on ‘Solid’ Legal Footing in Fighting Sweeps
A lawyer representing the homeless says the city violates the Constitution by immediately confiscating and in most cases destroying possessions.