Time For State To Lead On Pesticides, GE Crop Issues
Editor’s note: The writer is a Democratic candidate for the Hawaii House of Representatives, District 49. If the state Legislature were willing to lead on important pesticide and genetically engineered...
View ArticleLegislature, Ige Get It Right On CARE Act
In a nation where the size of the elderly population is rising rapidly, Hawaii stands out as the state with the highest percentage of people 85 and older. Not only do they represent a big part of our...
View ArticleNeal Milner: Why Donald Trump Could Become President
Here are some reasons why Donald Trump might win the presidency. First, the usual methods of predicting elections, which show Hillary Clinton ahead, may not be reliable this time. Right now, by all the...
View ArticleChad Blair: Meet Middle Street, Oahu’s Hot New Travel Destination
Is there any smell better than the aroma of baking bread? That’s just one of the many delights to be found on Middle Street, the newly proposed terminus of the Honolulu rail line. Critics are wailing...
View ArticleOffshore Energy: Could Wind And Waves Power Oahu?
Massive windmills floating miles off the coast of Oahu may power tens of thousands of homes and businesses within the next decade if projects go forward as planned. Federal officials on Wednesday...
View ArticlePeter Apo: Obama Should Say No To Expanded Marine Monument
President Obama is considering a request to more than quadruple the size of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands to 580,000 square miles – an area as...
View ArticleWhy You Should Check Your Sunscreen Label Right Now
Personal care products like shampoo, soap, lotion and especially sunscreen are decimating coral reefs and weakening their ability to mitigate the effects of climate change, scientists said Thursday at...
View ArticleThe Projector: Taking Their Shots At Koko Head
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View ArticleOne More Fundraiser For Caldwell
If winning the Honolulu mayor’s race was based on campaign fundraisers alone, Kirk Caldwell would have a lock on re-election. On Tuesday he raised money at Odori-ko restaurant on Kapiolani Boulevard....
View Article1.5M Pacific Islanders In US
New U.S. Census Bureau population estimates released Friday show that the nation’s Native Hawaiian and “other” Pacific Islander population totaled 1.5 million as of July 1, 2015. That’s up 35,000, or...
View ArticleSenator To Propose Oxybenzone Ban
State Sen. Will Espero announced Friday that he plans to introduce a bill in January to ban oxybenzone, a chemical commonly found in sunscreen that damages coral reefs. “A ban is the right thing to do...
View ArticlePot Dispensary Scores Released
The Hawaii Health Department on Friday released the scores for the 66 applications for eight medical marijuana dispensary licenses, which were awarded in late April. “To meet the ambitious and...
View ArticleCivil Beat Named Best Hawaii News Site For The 6th Year In A Row
Honolulu Civil Beat has been named the best overall news website in Hawaii by the Society of Professional Journalists Hawaii chapter. It’s the sixth year in a row we’ve won the award, which is every...
View ArticleBipartisan House Gun Bill Proposed
Three U.S. House Republicans and one Democrat have introduced a bill to prevent some people on terrorist watch lists from purchasing guns, but there would be an appeals process for denials. “The...
View ArticleHonolulu Picked For ‘Green’ Aid
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says that the City and County of Honolulu has been selected as one of six cities for technical assistance with sustainable design strategies under a program...
View ArticleCandidate Q&A: OHA Board Of Trustees, Hawaii Island — Mililani Trask
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 13 primary election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions. The following came from Miliani Trask, one of three candidates for the Office of Hawaiian...
View ArticleSustaining Democracy Requires Civic Education
It is common for peers my age to express a distaste for politics. Indeed, this attitude seems to afflict citizens as old as my grandparents and as young as my middle school students. They retreat from...
View ArticleShould Prostitution Be Decriminalized?
It seems that almost everyone has an opinion about prostitution and sex work. But with Amnesty International’s recent unflinching policy recommendation to decriminalize all adult consensual sex work –...
View ArticleBen Nishimoto Is Our New Director Of Philanthropy
Please say aloha to Ben Nishimoto who has joined us in a new position we’re calling Director of Philanthropy. As part of our recent move into the nonprofit world we’re serious about expanding our reach...
View ArticleReader Rep: Journalists Need To Do The Math On Rail
Numbers aren’t always as definite as you might think. Numbers are rhetorical representations. They are easy to solidify into appealing forms and to manipulate to cover all sorts of questionable...
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