essays, analysis, opinion

When it comes to food and education, we have arrived at a moment of terrific potential. Even in the midst of environmental upheaval and the pandemic, many years of hard work can come to fruition now if Hawaii’s Department of Education will embrace the ideas we offer here.

From the story:
It's Time For The DOE To Take The Lead On Food And Education

Essays

Let's Create An Urban Forest Network Of Native Plants

By Travis Idol, Heather Simmons, Paul Arinaga, Hilary Parkinson · August 22, 2021 · 7 min read

Give, Take, Regenerate: A Circular Economy Is Vital To Hawaii's Future

By Kamana Beamer · July 25, 2021 · 9 min read

Here’s An Affordable Housing Plan That’s Already Working

Portland, San Francisco and LA have all upped property taxes to build housing. Hawaii — which has the lowest property taxes in the country — should do the same with its investment properties, starting in Maui.

By Kenna StormoGipson · September 3, 2021 · 8 min read

Climate Change Calls For Systems Change: Blue Planet's Waypoints One Year In

By Jeff Mikulina, Melissa Miyashiro · August 15, 2021 · 9 min read

Here's How To Be An Advocate for Hawaii’s Public Health

By Zoey Duan, Ellie Ochiai · August 1, 2021 · 5 min read

Columns

Trisha Kehaulani Watson: Don't Raise The Hawaiian Flag In The Name Of Rejecting Vaccines

September 23, 2021 · 3 min read

Trisha Kehaulani Watson: Why Hawaii's Best Future Is Female

September 17, 2021 · 3 min read

Trisha Kehaulani Watson: A Wave Of Entitled Tourists Shows The Need For Action

August 10, 2021 · 4 min read

Trisha Kehaulani Watson: Working Through The Endless Pandemic

August 2, 2021 · 4 min read

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Lee Cataluna: Mayor Blangiardi's Surprisingly Un-Trumpy Style

September 22, 2021 · 4 min read

Lee Cataluna: One Mission These Hawaiian Airlines Crews Will Never Forget

September 19, 2021 · 6 min read

Lee Cataluna: Whose Fault Is Covid-19 Now?

September 15, 2021 · 5 min read

Lee Cataluna: No Honor In Standing Up For What Is Wrong

September 12, 2021 · 5 min read

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Denby Fawcett: The Unseen Cost To Taxpayers Of Vaccine Exemptions

September 21, 2021 · 7 min read

Denby Fawcett: Even In Blue State Hawaii, It's Time To Be Vigilant About Abortion Rights

September 14, 2021 · 7 min read

Denby Fawcett: Coffee Is Saving Our Sanity During The Pandemic

September 7, 2021 · 7 min read

Denby Fawcett: Anti-Vaccine Protesters Don't Know The Meaning Of Aloha

August 31, 2021 · 6 min read

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Danny De Gracia: Dining With Danny And His New SMART Card

September 20, 2021 · 5 min read

Danny De Gracia: Disruption Culture Is Sabotaging The Safety Of Oahu

September 7, 2021 · 6 min read

Danny De Gracia: Ready Or Not, Hawaii Needs Covid-19 Vaccine Passes Now

August 30, 2021 · 5 min read

Danny De Gracia: Beef Up Health Care System Now Before It's Too Late

August 23, 2021 · 6 min read

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Neal Milner: When Aloha Becomes A Cudgel

September 16, 2021 · 6 min read

Neal Milner: How To Make Democracy Work The Way It's Supposed To

September 9, 2021 · 6 min read

Neal Milner: To See What's Wrong With Our Politics, Consider Professional Wrestling

September 2, 2021 · 5 min read

Neal Milner: Tourism Ain't Going Away Anytime Soon, So Deal With It

August 19, 2021 · 6 min read

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Eric Stinton: This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things

September 13, 2021 · 5 min read

Eric Stinton: More Money Is Not The Only Way We Can Help Teachers

August 30, 2021 · 7 min read

Eric Stinton: Of Course Student-Athletes Should Have To Be Vaccinated

August 9, 2021 · 7 min read

Eric Stinton: We Need To Take Wildlife Harassment More Seriously

July 19, 2021 · 7 min read

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Chad Blair: How Water In Hawaii Became A Matter Of Public Trust

September 3, 2021 · 7 min read

Chad Blair: Why Would Anyone Want To Be Governor Of Hawaii?

September 2, 2021 · 5 min read

Chad Blair: Hawaii’s Challenge As A ‘Dream Destination’

August 26, 2021 · 8 min read

Chad Blair: Understanding Hawaii Through Its Data

August 22, 2021 · 5 min read

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Peter Apo: Aloha Is Hawaii Law, A Global Brand And A System Of Positive Behavior

August 6, 2021 · 6 min read

Peter Apo: How To Manage Hawaii Tourism For The Future

July 28, 2021 · 7 min read

Peter Apo: How To Build A Virtual Hawaiian Nation

July 20, 2021 · 7 min read

Peter Apo: How A Violent Battle In 1819 Still Impacts Hawaii Today

June 27, 2021 · 11 min read

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Editorials and Interviews

The Civil Beat Editorial Board Interview: City Council Leaders Tommy Waters And Esther Kiaʻāina

September 19, 2021 · 27 min read

Get The Community More Involved In Hiring The Next Honolulu Police Chief

July 2, 2021 · 4 min read

The Legislature Is Right To Mandate Public Disclosure Of COVID-19 In Schools

June 25, 2021 · 5 min read

Don't Repeal Hawaii's Tobacco Prevention Trust Fund

June 18, 2021 · 5 min read

Honolulu Mayor Must Select Police Commissioner With Broad Support

June 8, 2021 · 4 min read

Rebuild Aloha Stadium? That’s Not A Good Idea

June 4, 2021 · 4 min read

More Editorials and Interviews

Political Cartoons

John Pritchett: End Game

By John Pritchett · September 19, 2021

John Pritchett: United Front

By John Pritchett · September 12, 2021

John Pritchett: Marketing Strategy

By John Pritchett · August 29, 2021

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Videos

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IDEAS Live: Is Hawaii's Tourism Broken And Where Do We Go From Here?

01:25:46

IDEAS Live: Global Perspectives On Tourism, Part I

01:12:18

IDEAS Live: How Can We Improve Hawaii's Ocean Waters

01:18:31

IDEAS Live: Should UH Offer A Criminal Justice Degree?

01:07:44

IDEAS Live: Power To The People

Community Voices

Grassroot Institute Founder Was Right About Big Government

Bureaucracy ought to be tolerated only to the extent that it serves the individual.

By Jensen Ahokovi · September 22, 2021 · 4 min read

Let The Wedding Industry Get Back To Work

By Tessa Gomes · September 20, 2021 · 4 min read

Building A Vibrant Economy For Hawaii Island

By Ashley Kierkiewicz, Farrah-Marie Gomes · September 17, 2021 · 5 min read

Texas' Abortion Law Is Not Just Oppressive, It's Hypocritical

By Alani Bagcal · September 16, 2021 · 5 min read

The American Rescue Plan Is A Boon To Hawaii's People And Nonprofits

By Lisa Maruyama, Melissa Unemori Hampe · September 15, 2021 · 5 min read

More Community Voices