Why UH Won’t Always Admit What Dangerous Viruses It’s Researching
When the Hawaii Board of Agriculture voted unanimously to allow University of Hawaii researchers to study the Zika virus in hopes of creating a vaccine, the university issued a public statement...
View ArticleA Deadly Dust Is Plaguing Hawaii Prisoners In Arizona
In the spring of 2014, Melvin Wright was among a crew of prisoners who manned the morning shift in the dining hall at the Saguaro Correctional Center, an Arizona prison where about 1,400 Hawaii inmates...
View ArticleA Shark Bill For ‘Shark Week’
Timed for “Shark Week” — The Discovery Channel’s annual programming onslaught that began Monday — a bipartisan group of U.S. senators has introduced legislation that aims to ban the sale of shark fins...
View ArticleCandidate Q&A: 1st Congressional District — Colleen Hanabusa
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 13 primary election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions. The following came from Colleen Hanabusa, one of 10 candidates for the 1st Congressional...
View ArticleCandidate Q&A: 1st Congressional District — Javier Ocasio
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 13 primary election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions. The following came from Javier Ocasio, one of 10 candidates for the 1st Congressional...
View ArticleThree More Monitoring Wells To Be Built Near Red Hill Fuel Spill Site
Three monitoring wells will be built near where 27,000 gallons of fuel spilled from the U.S. Navy’s Red Hill fuel storage tanks in January 2014. Red Hill is the largest underground fuel storage...
View ArticleDon’t Call It A ‘Justice’ System Until Native Hawaiian Issues Addressed
Along with many others, I have long had serious concerns about the functionality and effective purpose of our criminal “justice” system. The introduction of private corporations into the prison system...
View ArticleIn Latest Campaign Spot, Caldwell Accentuates The Positive
Welcome to Ad Watch, a Civil Beat series in which we analyze campaign messages from Hawaii candidates and national spots aimed at Hawaii voters. Give credit to the Kirk Caldwell campaign: It stays...
View ArticleLuke Evslin: Single-Family Homes Are Not Our Future
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a series on land use and transportation on Kauai. Read Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. Here in Hawaii, our most effective affordable housing policy is the lack of...
View ArticleDenby Fawcett: A Rare Chance To Explore Chinatown’s Mysterious Lofts
When I walk through Chinatown I often wonder what’s going on upstairs in the historic buildings. Most of the windows are opaque or covered with curtains, making the upper levels seem even more...
View ArticleBloomberg: NextEra Buying Oncor?
Florida-based NextEra Energy has put in a bid to buy Oncor Electric, a Texas company valued at up to $18 billion, according to a Bloomberg news story Monday. Meanwhile, a decision is expected any day...
View ArticleCandidate Q&A: 1st Congressional District — Lei Ahu Isa
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 13 primary election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions. The following came from Lei Ahu Isa, one of 10 candidates for the 1st Congressional District,...
View ArticleCandidate Q&A: 1st Congressional District — Steve Tataii
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 13 primary election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions. The following came from Steve Tataii, one of 10 candidates for the 1st Congressional...
View ArticleVolkswagen Scandal: $10M For Hawaii
The owners of 820 Volkswagens in Hawaii are on track to receive restitution payments of $5,100 under a settlement announced Tuesday by Attorney General Doug Chin and Office of Consumer Protection...
View ArticleIvory Smuggler Gets Jail Time
A Hawaii-based company and its president pleaded guilty to conspiracy to smuggle wildlife for their involvement trafficking ivory, bone and coral carvings and jewelry. Curtis Wilmington, president and...
View ArticleEx-Maui Mayor Cravalho Dies At 90
Local politicians and others remembered former Maui Mayor and House Speaker Elmer Cravalho as a strong negotiator and great businessman who will be dearly missed. He died Monday at age 90. “Under his...
View ArticleCharter Commission Wants Your Input
The Honolulu Charter Commission is holding a series of community meetings this week to accept testimony on proposed city charter amendments. The proposals include revamping the management of the city’s...
View ArticleA Rail System Option That Offers The Best Fit For Honolulu
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation‘s East Kapolei-to-Kalihi, steel wheel on steel track, automated and elevated rail line fulfills halfway the idee fixe to recreate on Oahu the 30-year old...
View ArticleHawaii Teacher: My Year Of Endless Evaluations
Earlier this year, Congress reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, dubbing it the Every Student Succeeds Act. It replaced the former funding law called No Child Left Behind....
View ArticleHealth Beat: Let Curious Patients Order Their Own Labwork
When Elizabeth Holmes started her company, Theranos, back in 2003, she had a revolutionary idea – make lab testing easily accessible to patients at a low cost using a minimal amount of blood and...
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