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View Article‘Talia’s Law’ Becomes Law
Legislation introduced a year ago by two Hawaii lawmakers is now law. “Talia’s Law,” as it is called, seeks to at better protect children from abuse on military bases. It’s named after Talia Williams,...
View ArticleSenators: Support Family Planning
Mazie Hirono’s office says that she and 32 Senate Democrats sent a letter recently to President-elect Donald Trump “urging him to oppose any efforts by Republicans to restrict federal funding from...
View ArticleIt’s Time For Hawaii To Approve Medical Aid In Dying
If you are suffering a terminal illness with only months to live and you want your life to end quickly to stop your pain and anxiety your doctor will tell you under Hawaii law he cannot help you do...
View ArticlePod Squad: Meet Civil Beat’s DC Reporter
Growing up partially on Oahu, Kirstin Downey used to attend Kailua High School. Later she worked many years for The Washington Post, where she helped win a Pulitzer Prize. Now she’s with Civil Beat as...
View ArticleReader Rep: News Consumers Must Pitch In To Improve The Product
Reader Glenn Oshiro asked this critical question last week in response to my column about shrinking journalistic access: Why, he wondered, “did it take months for the mainstream media including (Civil...
View ArticleDenby Fawcett: Village Idiot Award Goes To Park Restroom Vandals
My annual Village Idiot Award has multiple winners: All the idiots who are vandalizing Oahu’s public park restrooms by tearing sinks off walls, yanking toilets off bases and smashing them to bits. And...
View ArticleYear Of The Tuna: A Quota Showdown Looms In 2017
As Hawaii residents eye the fresh ahi sashimi platters traditionally found on holiday dinner tables, major negotiations loom next year over how much tuna commercial fishermen should be allowed to...
View ArticleAbe At Pearl Harbor: ‘Sincere And Everlasting Condolences’
In a joint appearance deep with cultural and historic significance, the leaders of Japan and the United States placed flowers at the USS Arizona Memorial on Tuesday. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and...
View ArticleMan Pleads Not Guilty In Attack On Albatrosses
Christian Gutierrez pleaded not guilty Tuesday morning to animal cruelty and theft, among other charges, in the alleged slaughter of more than a dozen state and federally protected seabirds a year ago...
View ArticleNew PR For AARP Hawaii
A longtime Honolulu journalist is moving into the public-relations business. AARP Hawaii on Tuesday announced that Craig Gima is its new communications director. Gima, says a press release, has more...
View ArticleHawaii And Japan: A 75-Year Post-Pearl Harbor Journey of Peace
In the last month of President Barack Obama’s two terms, he is focused on the same foreign country when he began his presidency: Japan. After Obama’s 2008 electoral victory, then-Japanese Prime...
View ArticleWhy Stories Matter For Children’s Learning
Ever wondered why boys and girls choose particular toys, particular colors and particular stories? Why is it that girls want to dress in pink and to be princesses, or boys want to be Darth Vader,...
View ArticleThe Only Cure For Our Police Blues: Put Chief On Permanent Leave
Enough already. For more than two years we’ve been hearing about Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha and his city prosecutor wife, Katherine Kealoha, and their insane tale of a stolen mailbox,...
View ArticleWhy Now, After 75 Years? Japan And US Had Their Reasons
The ceremonial visit of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to Pearl Harbor, where he met with President Barack Obama and offered his “condolences,” comes amid rising tensions with Japan’s historic...
View ArticleHawaii, Trump And A Cafe
In case you missed it, the owner of Café 8 ½ in Honolulu has made news this week after posting a sign on his door. The sign tells voters who cast their ballot for President-elect Donald Trump “to eat...
View ArticleNation Of Hawaii Goes Mainstream
To be able to tell our story in our own words and from our unique perspective is essential to spreading awareness about not only our history as Hawaiians but our continuing struggle to achieve...
View ArticleAfter-School Program Helps Palolo’s Kids Find Their Way
High-end technology, solar panel roof systems and a fully equipped and stocked kitchen probably aren’t what come to mind when most people picture the Palolo Valley’s housing complexes. Palolo Homes,...
View ArticleHawaii’s Public Records Agency Is Picking Up The Pace A Bit
The state agency that oversees Hawaii’s laws on public access to government information and meetings is reducing its backlog of cases, according to its annual report released Wednesday The report...
View ArticleHealth Beat: 2017 Should Be The Year For A Death With Dignity Law
In a recent study conducted by researchers at Stanford University and published in the Journal of Palliative Medicine, 76.5 percent of Hawaii residents surveyed support physician-assisted death. This...
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