Kirstin Downey: Welcome To TrumpWorld
Hawaii woke this morning to a changed political landscape. Long a Democratic bastion, residents of the state will soon find themselves living under Republican control on the federal level. The new...
View ArticleKauai Logs 12th Drowning Of 2016 — Twice As Many As Last Year
A 70-year-old Kansas woman apparently drowned Wednesday while swimming in waters off of Poipu Beach on Kauai’s south shore, county officials said Thursday. Police have identified her as Janice Klayson....
View ArticleHawaii Senate Shuffles Leadership, Braces For Trump Presidency
Hawaii Senate President Ron Kouchi announced slight changes to the 25-member chamber’s leadership structure Thursday as lawmakers get ready for the next session, which opens Jan. 18. But some things...
View ArticleChristian Group Praises Trump
Garret Hashimoto, state chairman of the Hawaii Christian Coalition, is celebrating President-elect Donald Trump. In an email Thursday with the subject matter reading “The Revolution,” here’s what he...
View ArticleHART Board Gets New Chair
The Board of Directors of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation chose longtime board member Damien Kim on Thursday to serve as chairman. Kim has been on the board since it was created, most...
View ArticleCOFA Health Coverage Urged
Access to quality health care continues to be a priority for many Micronesians living in the United States as part of the Compact of Free Association. On Thursday Interior Department officials met in...
View ArticleManaging Climate Risk In Trump’s America
On Tuesday, it appears, a slim plurality of Americans voted for Hillary Clinton to be president of the United States. However, thanks to the Electoral College sway of Florida and the Rust Belt, the...
View ArticleTodd Simmons: After Five Years In Paradise, Aloha
After nearly two fascinating, exciting and ultimately unforgettable years as the debut opinion editor of Civil Beat, I’ll walk out of the office today for the last time as a member of the incredible...
View ArticleDenby Fawcett: Can Trump Settle Down And Learn How To Govern?
Like many people, I am having trouble wrapping my brain around the words, “President-elect Donald Trump.” Once you get over the shock of Trump’s surprising victory, there is plenty to worry about. How...
View ArticleSchatz: Remember Sanders’ Passion When Looking To 2018 Vote
U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz says it’s time for Democrats to fight back with a progressive movement that’s fueled by authentic grassroots sentiments that haven’t been manufactured by Beltway consultants,...
View ArticleBody Recovered Off Kauai
Our media partner KITV has this report on the Kauai Police Department finding the body of a Hanamaulu woman Saturday in waters off Hanakapiai Beach. Hanalei firefighters and ocean safety officials got...
View ArticleAnti-Trump Protest In Waikiki: Peace, Aloha And ‘Rebellion’
In a protest that began in a Waikiki park and ended at a hotel that bears his name, hundreds of people rallied in opposition to President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday. The group gathered at Kapiolani...
View ArticleFrom The Eyes Of A Millennial: Election 2016
Like many people across Hawaii and the continental United States, I woke up on the morning following election night in utter disbelief at the political reality that is about to set in: Donald J. Trump,...
View ArticleCouncil Wants Money For Fishers Hurt By Monument Expansion
The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council is wasting no time seeking financial compensation for those in the fishing industry who may claim they have been harmed by President Barack Obama’s...
View ArticleHealth Beat: What America Looks Like Without Obamacare
President-elect Donald Trump has promised to repeal the Affordable Care Act as one of his first actions of his presidency. Trump, of course, is not the most predictable incoming president, and indeed...
View ArticleLuke Evslin: What Trump And Hitler Have In Common
I grew up in the shadow of my family’s dark collective memory of the Holocaust. Even as a kid, I always knew not to make Hitler or Nazi comparisons. A grammar Nazi criticizes your punctuation, a real...
View ArticleReader Rep: Was It Fair To Turn Kirk Caldwell Into A Cardboard Cutout?
In the election aftermath, our democracy and our journalism – nationally and locally – both appear severely bruised. On Oahu, for example, the two candidates for Honolulu mayor couldn’t (or wouldn’t)...
View ArticleBeware Of Big Brown Globs In The Waters Off Hawaii Beaches
Hawaii residents and visitors are unknowingly exposing themselves to serious health risks from chronically polluted waters in dozens of places around the islands that don’t post warning signs. Despite...
View ArticleStudying Hawaii’s AAPI Community
The U.S. Department of Education said Monday $836,000 in grants will go to Minnesota, Washington state and Hawaii. Why? To “improve data collection” of Asian American Pacific Islander students and “to...
View ArticleHanabusa Sworn In, Again
On Monday, Colleen Hanabusa was sworn in as a member of the 114th Congress by Speaker of the House Paul Ryan. The ceremony took place on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. Hanabusa was...
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