Thank You, Mr. President, For Expanding Papahanaumokuakea
As most of Hawaii and much of the conservation world know by now, President Barack Obama expanded the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument on Friday, making it the largest ocean sanctuary in the...
View ArticleDenby Fawcett: Breadfruit Can Feed A Hungry World
When I was in elementary school, my parents rented a house on Aukai Avenue in Kahala while they looked for a place to buy on the beach. Out in back, a huge breadfruit tree grew by the garage. It was...
View ArticleElection Reveals Limits Of Hawaii’s Biggest Labor Union
The state’s largest labor union backed a slate of Democratic candidates heading into the Aug. 13 primary election, shelling out thousands of dollars in contributions and providing extra bodies to do...
View ArticleHawaii School Aide Said He Saw Abuse, Then He Got Fired
On his first day of a new assignment at Kaimuki Middle School, Aaron Hess said, he witnessed a disturbing scene: an educational assistant pouring iced coffee over the head of a student. Hess, who...
View ArticleOlelo To Cablecast IUCN
Olelo Community Media announced Tuesday that it will provide over 20 hours of “exclusive” live local coverage of the IUCN World Conservation Congress. It begins Thursday on Channel 49. The coverage...
View ArticleDBEDT: Steady Economic Growth
The state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism reports that third-quarter data shows Hawaii’s economy “continues to expand,” according to a press release. “We are pleased to see...
View ArticleObama Commutes More Sentences
President Barack Obama commuted the sentences of 111 federal prisoners Tuesday, the latest use of his clemency authority to ease harsh penalties given to nonviolent drug offenders. Tuesday’s action...
View ArticleHurricanes Madeline And Lester Swirling Toward Hawaii
The Big Island was bracing Tuesday for Hurricane Madeline’s expected arrival with schools canceling classes and people boarding up windows. A second hurricane, Lester, is expected near the islands two...
View ArticleJudge Rules Feds Properly Withheld Details Of UH Biolab Inspection
U.S. District Judge Michael Seabright has ruled that redactions the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made to a University of Hawaii biolab inspection report were — for the most part —...
View ArticleFeds To Honolulu: Finish Rail Route Or Give Us Back Our Money
Honolulu’s tardy, over-budget rail project could lose $1.55 billion in federal funds if it is not built as first planned all the way to Ala Moana Center, the Federal Transit Administration told city...
View ArticleThe Electoral Upside To Letting Trump Be Trump
I grew up in the Bible Belt, known for lots of church meetings, good fried chicken and in-your-face racism. As a child in the 1950s and ’60s, I remember going to my uncle’s home for family dinners and...
View ArticleHealth Beat: Why Pharmaceutical Price Gouging Costs All Of Us
If you don’t use a particular prescription drug, why should you care what it costs? Last year, Turing Pharmaceuticals increased the cost of Daraprim, an anti-parasite medication used to treat...
View ArticleIan Lind: Wrongful Foreclosure Claims Rock The Condo World
A class action lawsuit recently filed in federal court accuses two prominent law firms, and more than 70 condominium associations they represent, of “the wrongful and unlawful sale” of condominium...
View ArticleHow Hawaii Landed The World Conservation Congress
In 2008, as economies around the world were reeling from the collapse of the U.S. financial market, a taro farmer on Maui had an idea to bring the world’s largest conservation conference to Hawaii....
View ArticleCandidate Q&A: House District 8 — Gilbert Rebolledo
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Nov. 8 general election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions. The following came from Republican Gilbert Rebolledo, one of two candidates for state House...
View ArticleCandidate Q&A: Maui County Council — Stacy Crivello
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Nov. 8 general election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions. The following came from Stacy Crivello, one of two candidates for Maui County Council Molokai...
View ArticleDjou: No Tax Increase For Honolulu Rail — Yet
Mayoral candidate Charles Djou is now sounding very much like incumbent Kirk Caldwell when it comes to Honolulu rail. Djou said Wednesday the federal government’s position on the long-delayed and...
View ArticleHirono’s Twitter Rant On Trump
The only immigrant in the U.S. Senate took to Twitter Wednesday to share her reaction to Donald Trump’s speech on immigration. To put it mildly, she was quite disappointed. Here’s what Mazie Hirono,...
View ArticleObama In Honolulu: ‘No Nation Is Immune To A Changing Climate’
Climate change and cooperation emerged as key themes Wednesday when President Barack Obama addressed Pacific Island government leaders and others at the East-West Center in Honolulu. “No nation, not...
View ArticleOpen Up Rail Project Books Before Asking For More Money
The Federal Transit Administration’s reluctance to put any more money toward Honolulu’s rail project and its insistence that the project be built as promised is forcing city officials into a very tight...
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