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Health Beat: Bring Back The Mental Hospitals
I recently saw one of my former patients walking by Ala Moana Beach Park talking to herself, or to the voices she heard in her head. She was 55 the last time I saw her, living on the streets, never...
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Letters: War Games On The Big Island
War Games Training camp on the Big Island (June 5, 2018) It always amazed me, when most of our wars are currently in desert areas, why use Hawaii at all? (“Military’s Live-Fire Training Ignites...
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State Changes Its Manoa Sludge Pits Plan After UH Faculty Outcry
The state agency in charge of a Manoa Stream dredging project has modifid its plan to locate sludge pits next to homes of university professors. Carty Chang, chief engineer for the Hawaii Department of...
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Early College Program Isn’t Always The Right Choice For Teens
Qualified high school students have the opportunity to earn college and high school credits simultaneously under an initiative called “Dual Credit.” Dual Credit includes Running Start — high school...
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An Illegal Rock Barrier Blocks This North Shore Beach Access
It’s been about four years since the city closed a beach access in Mokuleia after the owner of oceanfront properties on either side of the walkway illegally unloaded boulders and cement along the shore...
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Developer Plans To Convert 200 Hawaii Kai Rentals Into Condos
Developer Avalon Group plans to convert more than 200 rental units in Hawaii Kai into condominiums, surprising tenants and underscoring the challenges of developing market-rate apartment complexes in...
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Here’s What Candidates For Governor Say About Public Information Policies
Hawaii’s governor has broad influence over how accessible state government is to the public. The state’s chief executive can set a strong policy on release of public information including controlling...
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How Tulsi Gabbard’s Fight Against War Is Affecting Hawaii
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard describes herself as a leading voice for peace in Congress. One of the ways she’s backed it up is by voting against the National Defense Authorization Act, one of...
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The Debate Over ‘Safe Zones’ Is Heating Up In West Oahu
The Legislature’s recent approval of a plan to build legal encampments for homeless people is getting mixed reviews on the Leeward Coast, where the homeless population is increasing. Some members of...
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Kilauea Unleashes More Small Blasts, Snaking Lava
(AP) — Small explosions at the summit of an erupting Hawaii volcano could send ash into communities. Scientists say the blasts happened Monday, including one after a magnitude-5.4 earthquake. Ash...
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Some Lava Evacuees Allowed Back Into Their Homes During ‘Stable’ Flow
(AP) — Officials on the Big Island let some people back into their homes and scaled down emergency operations Monday as lava flowed into the ocean on a path that wasn’t threatening new areas. “We’ve...
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The Honolulu Homeless Project That Could Only Have Worked In Hawaii
Editor’s Note: This essay is part of an ongoing series, produced by the Daniel K. Inouye Institute and Zócalo Public Square, exploring Hawaii’s past, present, and future. My father always said that you...
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A Republican Governor Would Bring New Uncertainty To Rail Project
In the spring of 2016, former Republican lawmaker John Carroll wrote to the Honolulu rail board’s chairwoman — Colleen Hanabusa. He raised concerns that the agency she helped oversee had not taken the...
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Letters: Mental Hospitals Are A Terrible Idea
Mental Hospitals That’s no way to treat the mentally ill (June 9, 2018) I strongly object to the article about bringing back mental hospitals. (“Health Beat: Bring Back The Mental Hospitals“) These...
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Vog From Kilauea Increases The Need For Classroom Air Conditioning
When the trade winds are blowing, Haley Agbayani breathes a little easier — literally. The Big Island resident teaches second grade at Pahoa Elementary, one of the many schools impacted by the eruption...
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Denby Fawcett: Hawaii Politics Has Never Been For Sissies
Some politicians today seem particularly thin-skinned, ready to seek a restraining order from a judge or threaten to sue when people criticize them. Don’t they know nastiness comes with the territory?...
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What The North Korean Summit Means For Missile Defense In Hawaii
WASHINGTON — There’s no doubt about it, the handshake between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump was historic. So, too, was the one-and-a-half page agreement they signed to move...
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Authorities Investigate Death Of Young Monk Seal On Molokai
(AP) — Authorities say a young monk seal found dead on Molokai last month had injuries that were intentionally caused. The body of the female seal, identified as RJ42, was discovered on the west end...
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The Crusade To Keep Hawaii Kids Fed This Summer
On a recent Friday morning, a white shuttle van departed Kapiolani Community College carrying 600 individually wrapped plates of chicken adobo, hapa rice, green beans and peaches. The vehicle was bound...
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Why This New Hawaii Super PAC Has Already Changed Its Name
A new super PAC in Hawaii working for change this election has already seen it — in its own name. All Hawaii Stand Together, the political action committee that Civil Beat first reported about in May,...
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