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Tom Yamachika: HART Board Could’ve Altered Agenda To Address Audit Concerns
Recently, State Auditor Les Kondo shocked the public and some Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation Board members when he charged, at a HART board meeting, that HART employees had been required...
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Mesmerizing New Videos Of Hawaii Volcano Eruption
The Hawaii National Guard recently escorted news media into some areas of the eruption in the Puna area of the Big Island, providing new up-close footage of how the eruption is changing and developing....
View ArticleCandidate Q&A: State Senate District 3 — Michael Last
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 11 primary, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected. The following...
View ArticleCandidate Q&A: State Senate District 3 — Brenda Ford
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 11 primary, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected. The following...
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We’re Giving All Hawaii Candidates The Chance to Make Their Case
Consider it a marketplace of ideas. On Monday, Civil Beat renews an election year tradition as it begins to publish the responses of candidates to our question-and-answer surveys. You won’t just find...
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Chad Blair: She’s Back! Hawaii’s Most Notorious Candidate Returns
Just two years ago Angela Aulani Kaaihue managed to upset both Hawaii Democrats and Republicans. That’s because Kaaihue, a first-time candidate, somehow qualified to run for the state’s 1st...
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Should Hawaii Hotels Help Their Workers Buy Homes?
Jawenna Ellazar spends eight hours a day changing sheets, scrubbing toilets and wiping down surfaces in hotel rooms at the Sheraton Princess Kaiulani Hotel in Waikiki. Then she drives an hour and a...
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Campaign Corner: We Need Public Financing Of Political Campaigns
Zack Stoddard is a candidate for Honolulu City Council in District 6. His views do not reflect those of the City and County of Honolulu, where he is employed. One fun part about running for office is...
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Big Island: Hawaii’s Last Hippie Holdouts May Not Survive The Eruption
PUNA, Hawaii Island – Pele is threatening the “Punatics.” After decades of successfully shunning Hawaii’s increased regulation and unaffordability to pursue alternative lifestyles seemingly only...
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Letters: Neighbor Islands Better Suited For New Hawaiian Homelands
Native Hawaiian Homeland Plan Focus First On Higher Standard Of Living (June 15, 2018) The article ignores the need for Hawaiians to achieve a standard of living that will allow them to live on the...
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3 More Monk Seals Die From Disease Linked To Feral Cats
Toxoplasmosis killed three critically endangered Hawaiian monk seals that were found dead in a three-day period last month on Oahu, federal scientists confirmed Monday. Veterinarians with the National...
View ArticleCandidate Q&A: U.S. House District 2 — Brian K. Evans
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 11 primary, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected. The following...
View ArticleCandidate Q&A: U.S. House District 1 — Donna Mercado Kim
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 11 primary, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected. The following...
View ArticleCandidate Q&A: Governor — Wendell Ka’ehu’ae’a
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 11 primary, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions. The following came from Wendell Ka’ehu’ae’a, a Democratic candidate for governor. There are five other...
View ArticleCandidate Q&A: Governor — Terrence K. Teruya
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 11 primary, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions. The following came from Terrence K. Teruya, a nonpartisan candidate for governor. There are two other...
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Kauai: Why The Beef Industry Is Rapidly Expanding On The Garden Island
LIHUE, Kauai — Bobby Farias tosses a sack of cattle feed — treats for animals who mainly eat grass — over his shoulder, swings open a gate and walks out into a pasture about 10 minutes away from the...
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The Painful Truth Behind The Philippines’ Participation In RIMPAC 2018
For the first time, the Philippines Navy will be participating in the Rim of the Pacific Exercises (RIMPAC) this July-August in Pearl Harbor. As two Filipinas who were born and raised in Hawaii, we see...
View ArticleAd Watch: Ige And Hanabusa On What Makes Them Different
The party convention is over, the field is closed and the union endorsements are in. From here until the Aug, 11 primary election, many registered voters are likely to be influenced by campaign...
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Is Honolulu Hale Making City Staffers Sick?
The Honolulu City Council is so concerned about health hazards caused by mold and lead paint in the city hall building that council leaders plan on spending nearly $600,000 to move the legislative...
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Pearl Harbor Survivor Who Worked To Identify Remains Leaves Hawaii
(AP) — Nearly eight decades ago, Ray Emory, then a young sailor, watched in disbelief as Japanese torpedoes tore into American ships in Pearl Harbor. Emory survived the devastating attack but didn’t...
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