This Civil Cafe will take place in-person at the Hawaii State Capitol in room 309 (changed from 329).  If you’re not able to join us, register to receive the post-event recording.

Featured Panelists:

Representative Dee Morikawa – House District 17, Majority Floor Leader

Representative Nadine Nakamura – House District 15, House Majority Leader

Senator Chris Lee – Senate District 25, Senate Assistant Majority Whip

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Presented by The Hawaiʻi Institute for Sustainable Community Food Systems at University of Hawaiʻi – West Oʻahu, Honolulu Civil Beat, UH Better Tomorrow Speaker Series, and Waiwai Collective, this series is meant to generate key opportunities for community dialogue among a diverse audience, aiming to achieve a healthy, equitable, resilient and sustainable food system for Hawaiʻi.

Featured Speakers:

Dexter Kishida, Food Security & Sustainability Program Manager, Office of Climate Change, Sustainability & Resilience, City & County of Honolulu.

Pomai Weigert, AgBusiness Consultant with GoFarm Hawaii, and advisor for the Hawaii Agritourism Association.

Stewart Yerton, Reporter, Honolulu Civil Beat

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Presented by The Hawaiʻi Institute for Sustainable Community Food Systems at University of Hawaiʻi – West Oʻahu, Honolulu Civil Beat, UH Better Tomorrow Speaker Series, and Waiwai Collective, this series is meant to generate key opportunities for community dialogue among a diverse audience, aiming to achieve a healthy, equitable, resilient and sustainable food system for Hawaiʻi.

Featured Speakers:

Chad Buck, Owner/CEO, Hawaii Foodservice Alliance & Big Island Dairy

Thomas Heaton, Reporter, Honolulu Civil Beat

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This year we are focusing on ethics and anti-corruption efforts in our special commentary series, “Let The Sunshine In.” We’ve even created a Sunshine Tracker for about 200 bills aimed at holding state officials and lobbyists more accountable to the public.

We invite you to join Civil Beat for an in-person discussion on Wednesday, March 8 from 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the Hawaii State Capitol Auditorium.

Civil Beat Politics and Opinion Editor Chad Blair will be joined by Rep. David Tarnas (more to be announced) to discuss the progress of the bills that were introduced this year in efforts to increase government transparency.

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We invite you to join us on Friday, March 3 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Ka Waiwai in Moiliili to enjoy stories told by different generations.

Doors open at 5:30 for interactive activities and the storytellers will begin at 6:30 p.m.

Featured Storytellers:

• Kealoha Kelekolio – Baby Boom Generation: Cultural educator and storyteller
• Eduardo Hernandez – Generation X: Major Gifts Manager at Honolulu Civil Beat
• Nick Yee (dj mr.nick) – Millennial: Program Director and Host of Bridging the Gap at Hawaii Public Radio
• Lauren Teruya – Generation Z: Miss Hawaii 2022
• Jeju Ahn-Miles – Generation Alpha

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Come join us for a Friday morning cup of coffee to talk story with Reporter Kirstin Downey about her special reporting project, The Life And Legacy Of Prince Kuhio.

Drinks and light snacks will be provided.

Parking can be found in nearby restaurant lots or on the street. Enter the Warehouse through da Shop: Books and Curiosities, located at 3565 Harding Ave, Honolulu, HI 96816.

Register here to attend in-person. This discussion will not be recorded.

Presented by The Hawaiʻi Institute for Sustainable Community Food Systems at University of Hawaiʻi – West Oʻahu, Honolulu Civil Beat, UH Better Tomorrow Speaker Series, and Waiwai Collective, this series is meant to generate key opportunities for community dialogue among a diverse audience, aiming to achieve a healthy, equitable, resilient and sustainable food system for Hawaiʻi.

Agenda:

Doors open at 5 p.m. for booths, music and a complimentary pupu. Speakers will start at 6 p.m, followed by an optional post-discussion community forum from 7 – 8 p.m.

Speakers:

David Lopez, Executive Officer of Hawaii Emergency Management Agency

Subhashni Raj, PhD, Assistant Professor at UH Mānoa, Department of Urban and Regional Planning

Marcel Honoré, Reporter for Honolulu Civil Beat

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As we approach the 2023 Hawaii legislative session, Civil Beat invites you to join us back at the Hawaii State Capitol for a Civil Cafe Legislative Preview discussion with leaders of the House and Senate.

Speaker Scott Saiki and President Ron Kouchi will join Civil Beat’s Politics and Opinion Editor, Chad Blair and Reporter Blaze Lovell to discuss the expectations for the 2023 session.

Submit your questions for the panel here.

More legislative events will be held at the legislature. Save the date for a mid-session update on Wed. March 8 and a wrap-up review on Wed. May 8.

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