Candidate Q&A: Honolulu City Council — Ron Menor
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Nov. 8 general election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions. The following came from Ron Menor, one of two candidates for Honolulu City Council District 9,...
View ArticleCandidate Q&A: Honolulu Prosecutor — Anosh Yaqoob
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Nov. 8 general election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions. The following came from Anosh Yaqoob, one of two candidates for Honolulu prosecutor. The other...
View ArticleA Cautionary Tale For Stewards Of The Ocean
Do you think that fisherman are good stewards of the oceans? Or that they put the welfare of the fish stock they seek to catch ahead of their own financial interests? This is a cautionary tale about...
View ArticleCivil Debate: Pesticide Buffer Zones, Promoting Public Health
Editor’s Note: This column is being published in advance of Friday’s Capitol Debate on pesticide buffer zones, scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Hawaii State Capitol Auditorium. Admission is free,...
View ArticleLuke Evslin: Reflections On The World Conservation Congress
While so much of the International Union for Conservation of Nature World Conservation Congress news coverage focused on the broad engaging rhetoric of the high level discussions or on the policies...
View ArticleNeal Milner: Who Is The Better Master Of Disaster?
Remember back, oh maybe a couple of months ago, when the Honolulu mayoral election was going to be about rail? Not any more, but for an ironic — and for challenger Charles Djou — and tragic reason....
View ArticleThe Military Tries To Sell Itself As Positive Environmental Force
To some conservationists, the U.S. military is one of the most destructive forces on the planet. In Hawaii alone, environmental groups have battled the military over armored vehicles that tore up the...
View ArticleOahu Dem: Party ‘More Dictatorial’
Worried that his party no longer shares his party’s priorities, the vice chair of Oahu County Committee of Democrats has tendered his resignation. “I feel the officer and committee level party...
View ArticleCivil Beat Sues Hawaii Attorney General Over Secret Auditor Report
Honolulu Civil Beat filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Department of the Attorney General in an attempt to free up records related to the agency’s investigation of alleged wrongdoing inside the...
View ArticleHomeless Families In Kakaako Will Soon Have Another Place To Go
A year ago, a large maintenance shed on the Ewa side of the Kakaako Waterfront Park parking lot was a dark and uninhabitable mass. Today, it’s been turned into an open and airy facility, filled with...
View ArticleWith Biosecurity, Who Decides Who The Enemy Is?
Did you ever notice that when you come to Hawaii you merely have to complete a brief agriculture statement on the plane, but when you leave Hawaii you are inspected by U.S. Department of Agriculture...
View ArticleIUCN: ‘If They Can Do It Why Can’t I?’
As a young woman in high school, it can be easy to feel excluded from a movement that seems to be led and dominated by men. Prior to attending the International Union for Conservation of Nature World...
View ArticleHonolulu Wasted A Lot Of Public Money To Fight Homeless Lawsuit
The homeless sweeps that Mayor Kirk Caldwell’s office argues have been such a shining success have been controversial and expensive from the start. But they may get a whole lot more costly, if a...
View ArticleResidents Try To Imagine Kalihi Without Its 100-Year-Old Jail
Kalihi leaders want to reinvent their community. But their plans for a new Kalihi won’t become reality until lawmakers figure out what to do with the Oahu Community Correctional Center, a 100-year-old...
View ArticleThe Projector: Close Encounters With Molten Lava
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View ArticleKirstin Downey: US Labor Dept. To Look At Fish Fleet Conditions
Editor’s Note: The nation’s capital may be 5,000 miles away but decisions made there affect our lives every day here in the islands. To keep us all better connected, Kirstin Downey, a kama’aina from...
View ArticleCivil Geeks: Aviation Museum Tackles Astronomy
Adjacent to the World War II fighter jets at the Pacific Aviation Museum is a classroom not many visitors know even exists. The facility is used for student groups usually interested in aviation and...
View ArticleSurfing In Micronesia
A new movie called Proximity features pros John John Florence and Kelly Slater surfing remote Micronesia, specifically, the Marshall Islands. It’s from filmmaker Taylor Steele. Here’s a clip: Some have...
View ArticleParty Sues To Stop Bigoted Candidate From Running As Dem
The Democratic Party of Hawaii followed through on Wednesday on its promise to sue a bigoted politician who is attempting to run for Congress as a Democrat in one race and as a Republican in a separate...
View ArticleHirono, Gabbard Get Death Threats
A Tennessee man was arrested Friday for allegedly making death threats against U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono and U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard. Keahiokahouna Stewart, 36, was arrested by the FBI and U.S. Capitol...
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