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Palace And Capitol: Hawaiian Event Bridges Two Worlds
The opening of the 2018 Hawaii Legislature and the 125th anniversary of the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom shared a lot of things besides the same day on the calendar. Both featured heartfelt...
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What If A Missile Scare Happened On A School Day?
If there was any bit of relief from the recent missile alert scare for families in Hawaii, it was that it took place on a Saturday morning when many kids were at home. But what would have happened if...
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Complaint Filed Over Use Of Late Congressman’s Campaign Funds
A federal election complaint filed Thursday alleges that the treasurer for the late U.S. Rep. Mark Takai’s campaign committee, Dylan Beesley, illegally converted the congressman’s leftover campaign...
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Here’s How Climate Change Is Already Threatening Hawaii
The stewards of Hawaii’s land and water are calling on the public and legislators to support their efforts to protect the islands from rising sea levels and other “horrific impacts” of climate change....
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A Hawaiian National’s Take On The False Missile Threat
While some people in Hawaii may have experienced 38 minutes of terror on Saturday morning, please imagine what it feels like for the Kanaka Maoli — the Hawaiian people — to experience U.S. military...
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Hawaii Teacher: Reminding My Students South Korea Has It Much Worse
On Tuesday I was supposed to teach Plato’s Republic. We were going to overview how it impacted the framers of the United States Constitution and why the American government looks the way it does. That...
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The Long Vacation: Missile Alarm Felt In LA
The post The Long Vacation: Missile Alarm Felt In LA appeared first on Honolulu Civil Beat.
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Ian Lind: Make Peace, Not War
A number of things ran through my head during the seemingly endless 38 minutes last Saturday when our shared sense of normalcy was shattered by the warning of an impending nuclear attack on our small...
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Helping To Save Hawaii’s Special Places
There are places I remember All my life though some have changed Some forever not for better Some have gone and some remain —John Lennon Perhaps the most important thing that distinguishes special...
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Officers At Bar Shooting Denied City-Paid Legal Defense
Two Honolulu police officers who were drinking in Kings Sports Bar with their colleague Anson Kimura the night he accidentally shot their bartender will have to represent themselves in an upcoming...
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Mayor’s Affordable Housing Mandate Loses Ground
Developers are winning their battle with Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell over his affordable housing mandate, at least so far. Caldwell started pushing more than three years ago to require that all large...
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US Supreme Court To Rule On Trump Travel Ban
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide the legality of the latest version of President Donald Trump’s ban on travel to the United States by residents of six majority-Muslim...
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Governor Knew 2 Minutes After Missile Alert That It Was False
Hawaii Gov. David Ige learned two minutes after a text alert went out warning of an imminent ballistic missile attack that it was a false alarm, top emergency officials testified Friday. But the...
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Republicans Want Lower Taxes And Better Public Access To Legislature
The House Minority Caucus released its legislative package of seven bills and three resolutions Friday, including three bills related to taxes. “Our focus package is about reconnecting the people of...
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County Mayors: We Want More Power To Tax
Hawaii’s four county mayors pitched their priorities to the Legislature on Friday, asking for help funding affordable housing projects, homelessness programs, food sustainability and infrastructure...
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Partisan Gridlock Leads To Federal Shutdown
There you have it folks: The U.S. government is officially closed for business. Democrats and Republicans couldn’t agree on a short-term spending plan to fund the government Friday night. The White...
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Tom Yamachika: Will The Legislature Enact Tax Relief?
One of the new, key components of the Trump Tax is a provision important to the vast majority of small businesses. Practitioners may know it as the Section 199A deduction. Under the Trump Tax,...
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Hirono: Congress Must Resolve Shutdown Issues Without Trump’s Help
On Day 2 of the federal government shutdown, U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii said Sunday it’s time for her congressional colleagues to revisit their high school American government classes. Congress...
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Tad Bartimus: How The Women’s March Changed The World
HANA, Maui —The night Donald J. Trump was elected president a distraught grandmother took to Facebook for consolation, repeatedly typing “I think we should march, I think we should march …” “I kept...
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Will A Federal Government Shutdown Damage The US Economy?
The federal government shut down for the first time in a little more than four years after Republicans and Democrats failed to agree on a last-minute deal to keep funds flowing for another few weeks....
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