Why Pidgin Still Matters
By controlling the language of the people, you control the way in which the people think. The English language has historically tried to overthrow the language of the people of Hawaii. The Native...
View ArticleHonolulu Voters Don’t Love Rail, But They Still Want The Job Done
It has cost much more than expected, its completion date keeps getting pushed back, and there is not enough money to pay for it. What’s more, most people think building a rail line for Honolulu was...
View ArticleMayor Wright Reconstruction Will Displace 1,500 Anxious Tenants
Hilda Urita moved into the Mayor Wright public housing project 47 years ago when she was 10. And with two disabled children to take care of, she’s a little anxious about being forced to move out, even...
View ArticlePlay The 2016 Candidate Game
The grassroots hui Kanu Hawaii is promoting its 2016 Candidate Game to “reveal how the view of the voter compares to that of local candidates’ stands on important issues identified by constituents.” A...
View ArticleCourt Kills Kenoi Live-Stream
Trying to tune in to the Billy Kenoi trial? Ain’t gonna happen. It appears that 3rd Circuit Court Judge Dexter Del Rosario killed the live-streaming that happened when the trial began this week. That’s...
View ArticleFeds: Foreign Fishermen Have No Complaints Working On US Boats
Federal officials said Thursday they have interviewed dozens of foreign crew members who work on U.S. commercial fishing boats since allegations of labor abuses surfaced, but haven’t found much beyond...
View ArticleA Fearless Wahine Who Will Ask The Tough Questions Of OHA
In this crazy election season, there is something in the air that tells me the good ol’ boys are rattled, and maybe just a little bit afraid. Afraid of being held accountable by strong women. Afraid of...
View ArticleCivil Beat’s Work Is Honored By Local Groups
On Saturday, Civil Beat writers will be accepting awards from two local organizations for stories and editorials we’ve done this year that have helped focus attention on important community issues. The...
View ArticleTodd Simmons: What A Clinton Win, Senate Flip Might Mean
With just 18 days remaining until Nov. 8, there is hardly a word that still needs to be expressed about the bane of America that is the Republican Party’s nominee for president. And thankfully, no...
View ArticleAlmost Three-Quarters Of Voters Want To Strengthen Police Panel
Nearly three-fourths of Oahu voters surveyed for The Civil Beat Poll say the Honolulu Police Commission should be given greater authority to suspend or dismiss the chief of police and to investigate...
View ArticleOahu’s Inmates Are Facing Some Seriously ‘Inhumane’ Conditions
Bob Merce stood inside the Oahu Community Correctional Center, stunned at what he was seeing. It was November, and Merce and a handful of observers were touring the crumbling 100-year-old Honolulu jail...
View ArticleCandidate Q&A: State Senate District 1 — Kaialiʻi Kahele
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Nov. 8 general election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions. The following came from Kaialiʻi Kahele, a Democratic candidate for the state Senate 1st...
View ArticleHawaii Solar Project On Track
One of Hawaii’s biggest photovoltaic projects — a 27.6-megawatt solar farm in Waianae — is on track to go into commercial operation by Dec. 15, Hawaiian Electric officials announced Friday. The utility...
View ArticleCandidate Q&A: Maui County Council — Shane Sinenci
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Nov. 8 general election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions. The following came from Shane Sinenci, a candidate for the Maui County Council’s East Maui...
View ArticleDjou Says Caldwell Lied About Bank Compensation
Mayoral candidate Charles Djou has filed an ethics complaint against Mayor Kirk Caldwell, alleging the incumbent lied on his official financial disclosure form about the value of his stock in...
View ArticleHPR Ends Pledge Drive
Hawaii Public Radio concluded its on-air pledge drive at 6 p.m. Friday, having raised $872,162. But the station will have return to the air soon to raise the remaining $64,000 to meet its original...
View ArticleLong-Term Care: Policymakers Owe Working Families A Lifeline
We in Hawaii place enormous importance on family and on caring for our parents, our children, and the most vulnerable among us. Yet, economic realities often force people to put a parent in a nursing...
View ArticlePod Squad: Nonprofit News Sites Join Forces
Civil Beat is not the only nonprofit news site trying to figure out how to engage new readers and convert them to donors that will then help sustain local news. We’re one of five news organizations...
View ArticleReader Rep: Is That Article You’re Sharing On Facebook Even True?
One might hypothesize that our society would be becoming more truthful, in general, with our more advanced communication technologies. We have access to more information than ever. It’s relatively easy...
View ArticleFrom Now Through Nov. 8, Every Day Is Election Day In Hawaii
If you’ve joined the growing number of Hawaii residents who vote by mail, your ballot for the Nov. 8 general election may well be sitting on your coffee table. And you may have long since decided who...
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