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Bill Would Allow Crackdown On Unlicensed Care Homes
Hawaii lawmakers are moving forward with a bill to give state inspectors more power to investigate unlicensed care facilities that have proliferated in the absence of Health Department rules. House...
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New City Council Leadership Challenges Caldwell’s Proposed Budget
City Councilman Trevor Ozawa took a scalpel Thursday to Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell’s proposed $2.61 billion operating budget for fiscal year 2019, which starts July 1. The new Budget Committee chair...
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Are Standardized Tests Valid And Reliable?
Civil Beat reported recently on a bill supported by the Hawaii State Teachers Association that seeks to limit testing. An important aspect of this question that I would like to address is the...
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Honolulu Police Target Bicyclists With No Registration Tags
In March, Honolulu police officers conducted at least two days of enforcement along King Street’s protected bike lane, issuing citations to cyclists who passed by. That may sound encouraging to anyone...
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Hawaii’s Low Minimum Wage Hurts Everybody
On this tax filing weekend, thousands of local residents will come face-to-face with the reality of how little they made last year compared to how much it costs to live here in Hawaii. This is a result...
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The Urgency Of Curbing Pollution From Ships
The International Maritime Organization, a United Nations agency that regulates global shipping, is writing new rules to curb greenhouse gas emissions from ships by 2050 as it implements other...
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Big Island: Gun-Surrender Laws Don’t Reassure This Doctor After Death Threats
HILO — Hawaii’s gun laws are some of the toughest in America, yet they fail to fully protect people who have obtained a court-issued restraining order against someone. That’s according to a Hilo...
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Letters: Don’t Be Fooled By Zuckerberg’s Boyish Charm
A Pattern To Denials The Facebook founder in D.C. and Kauai (April 11, 2018) I applaud Civil Beat for reminding readers at this time of Mark Zuckerberg’s strategies in acquiring land in Hawaii, as he...
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Ad Watch: Who’s Kim Coco Iwamoto Again?
Welcome to Ad Watch, a Civil Beat series in which we analyze campaign messages from Hawaii candidates and national spots aimed at Hawaii voters. There was a time when the name Kim Coco Iwamoto was...
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Thirty Meter Telescope Board Delays Decision On Project’s Location
(AP) — A key decision on whether to place a $1.4 billion telescope in Hawaii to further astronomy research has been delayed, leaving open the possibility the project may be moved to Spain, a panel...
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US Missile Strikes In Syria Draw Strong Reaction From Hawaii Delegation
WASHINGTON — The U.S.’s decision to bomb Syria Friday in response to a chemical attack that killed at least 40 people last week drew strong reactions from all four members of Hawaii’s congressional...
View ArticleVideo: A Motorist Captures Dramatic View Of Flash Flooding In East Oahu
A Kuliouou resident shared video of flash flooding on Kalanianaole Highway after strong thunderstorms crossed over Oahu Friday evening. His truck got stuck on the highway between Niu Valley and...
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Tom Yamachika: Legislature Wants To Jack Up Estate Taxes
It’s not often that state lawmakers express their justification for imposing taxes in terms other than “We need the money to fund essential services and programs.” But how about this? The following...
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Here’s Why We Should Love Paying Our Taxes
April is tax season, a time to celebrate ourselves as taxpayers of America and Hawaii who make collective contributions to the benefit of all. In fact, it’s hard to imagine life without the things our...
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‘Offshore’ Podcast Returns With A Young Man On An Urgent Mission
Susette Lewis didn’t have a lot of time to ask questions. The Florida woman had only been in Hawaii a few hours when she parked her rental car near baggage claim at Honolulu International Airport, and...
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Kauai Storm: 28 Inches Of Rain Brings Landslides, Floods and Wrecked Homes
NORTH SHORE, Kauai — It was the buffalo standing in the surf at Hanalei Beach that did it, reinforcing the reality that the weekend storm that rocked Kauai was different beyond conceivable description....
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I’m Returning To Trump’s America To Stand Up For Science
Donald Trump’s presidency has not been good for science or scientists. Since Trump took office 15 months ago, his administration has proposed to terminate many federally funded research programs and...
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Ian Lind: The Crazy Lease Fight Over Molokai Mule Rides
A landlord-tenant dispute on the small island of Molokai made the pages of The New York Times and other mainland newspapers early this month when Kalaupapa Rare Adventure, the small family company that...
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Hawaii Teacher: How Jobs At Public And Private Schools Compare
I ran into an old friend recently as we both arrived for a teaching workshop at Iolani School. The early morning sun reflected brightly off his sunglasses as we greeted each other behind the dented...
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Taro Patches Are Classrooms For These Nanakuli Students
Every Tuesday and Thursday, you can find a group of teenagers up to their knees in muddy taro patches in the back of the Waianae Valley. They are recording data about how much water is needed to grow...
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