Hawaii Lawmakers Want Answers In Toddler Abuse Case
Two Hawaii state legislators say they plan to seek answers and perhaps push for reopening the case of a Honolulu toddler whose near-fatal assault never resulted in criminal charges, as detailed in a...
View ArticleElderly Care: A Hilo Family’s Experience
Editor’s note: This is one of a series of Community Voices about the experiences of those who provide care for elderly family members and other kupuna. Within my big family, I always viewed my...
View ArticleBill Would Set Up Rent Control Pilot Project In Hawaii
Hawaii Rep. Kaniela Ing wants lawmakers to pass a bill that would set up a pilot project for rent control. Honolulu is one of the most expensive cities for housing in the nation, but unlike New York...
View ArticleReport: Public Records Agency Slower Than Ever With Appeals
The state Office of Information Practices favors government agencies in disputes and takes too long to resolve complaints over access to public records and meetings, according to a new report by The...
View ArticleHawaii Senate To Make Substantial Changes To Rail Tax Bill
In an unusual move, two state Senate committees on Thursday elected to not vote on that chamber’s primary “vehicle” for funding the over-budget Honolulu rail project. Instead, the measure will be so...
View ArticleBills For Free UH Tuition Clear First House Committee
Two bills that would appropriate millions for low-income students to attend University of Hawaii schools cleared their first hurdle at a House Higher Education Committee hearing Thursday. Another pair...
View ArticleCommunity Groups Urge Caldwell To Reconsider Housing Appointment
A group representing survivors of sexual abuse and an organization representing the LGBTQ community are urging Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell to rescind his appointment of Marc Alexander to lead the city...
View ArticleA Way We Can Help Hawaii’s Elders
Editor’s note: This is one of a series of Community Voices about the experiences of those who provide care for elderly family members and other kupuna. For 10 years, my grandmother stuck to one...
View ArticleToddler Assault: Peyton Valiente Deserves Justice
If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results, then we, the Civil Beat editorial board, may be insane. Because once again, a story about the...
View ArticleHawaii Teacher: We’re Getting What We Asked For From HSTA
A contentious presidential election pitched an overly experienced insider against a populist promising change; camps divided and refused to listen to each other; the guy playing to our emotions bested...
View ArticleLights Out On Lanai
With the wicked winds Hawaii experienced last month, I was not surprised to wake up late Saturday night, Jan. 21, to absolute blackness. Maui Electric had earlier posted a public service announcement...
View ArticleMainland Students Could Be An ‘Economic Driver’ For Hawaii
With all the natural amenities of island life, you might think that Hawaii would attract a higher percentage of out-of-state college students than most other places. But that’s not necessarily the...
View ArticleWhat Do We Do With Our Elderly?
Editor’s note: This is one of a series of Community Voices about the experiences of those who provide care for elderly family members and other kupuna. For many of us, our biggest asset is family and...
View ArticleHow Trump Is Working To Play Nice With Japan
WASHINGTON — Amid global tensions and growing assertiveness from North Korea and China, the United States and Japan are going to great lengths to cement and strengthen the bonds between the two Pacific...
View ArticleRuth Bader Ginsburg: Anti-Immigrant Sentiment ‘Disheartening’
U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Saturday called anti-immigrant sentiment “disheartening” and said she’d probably get rid of the electoral college. Dozens braved torrential...
View ArticleSupport Medical Aid In Dying Legislation
I have been an advocate for health, environmental and economic justice throughout my professional career and, more recently, have focused on issues related to pesticides and our communities’ rights...
View ArticleThe Impending Honolulu Rail Ridership Debacle
HART should prepare for a scenario in which actual ridership, or the number of passengers actually using rail, falls short of forecasted estimates. — City Auditor’s Report The City has grossly...
View ArticleThe Projector: Protesters Wear What They Want Banned In ‘Trashion Show’
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View ArticleThe Surprising State Of Military Unreadiness
WASHINGTON — After 26 years at war, the U.S. military is overstretched, cash-strapped and verging on breakdown, top military officials told Congress last week. Budget gridlock and intense partisanship...
View ArticleWhy Are Hawaii Judicial Nominees Mostly Men?
Three of Hawaii’s next four new judges will be men, raising questions about equality between men and women in the court system. An unusual spate of judicial vacancies this year gave Hawaii Gov. David...
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