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The Weekly News Quiz: May 26 Getty Images/iStockphoto

The Weekly News Quiz: May 26

Test your knowledge of national and international news events with The Conversation’s weekly quiz.

New $15 Million Grant Seeks To Address Root Causes Of Health Disparities In Hawaii Courtesy: Hawaii Island Community Health Center

New $15 Million Grant Seeks To Address Root Causes Of Health Disparities In Hawaii

Hawaii Island Community Health Center will use the funding to elevate children's access to care.

John Pritchett: Into The Sunset John Pritchett/Civil Beat/2023

John Pritchett: Into The Sunset

Longtime East Honolulu lawmaker Sam Slom died last week. For many years he was the only Republican in the state Senate where he served from 1996 to 2016. He was 81.

Make Government Reform A Long-Term Commitment Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Make Government Reform A Long-Term Commitment

It is imperative for Hawaii’s policymakers to continually explore meaningful ways to make government at every level more open, transparent, deliberative and responsive.

‘This Is Gold’: An Unprecedented Push To Restore Urban Honolulu Watersheds From Ridge To Reef Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2022

‘This Is Gold’: An Unprecedented Push To Restore Urban Honolulu Watersheds From Ridge To Reef

A nearly $8 million project will take the Hawaiian approach to land management and apply it to busy parts of town.

Been To Therapy? You Can Still Register Your Firearm In Honolulu, Judge Rules Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

Been To Therapy? You Can Still Register Your Firearm In Honolulu, Judge Rules

City lawyers said the ruling won't affect who might be eligible to register firearms.

Honolulu Council Members Seek To Make The Chamber A Full-Time Job Amid Pay Criticism Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Honolulu Council Members Seek To Make The Chamber A Full-Time Job Amid Pay Criticism

Two measures would ban council members from having other jobs in a move aimed at ensuring they focus all their attention on the public's business.

The Sunshine Blog: Rumblings Of Recall Amid Honolulu Pay Raise Uproar Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

The Sunshine Blog: Rumblings Of Recall Amid Honolulu Pay Raise Uproar

Short takes, outtakes, observations and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawaii.