The staff of Honolulu Civil Beat and the staff of Huffington Post Hawaii gathered at the Kahala Hotel & Resort Tuesday (Sept. 3) for a traditional Hawaiian blessing of our new partnership.
Aloha, ohana and hooponopono carried the day. Arianna Huffington and Pierre Omidyar later appeared at various functions in town, culminating in a media discussion led by HPR’s Beth-Ann Kozlovich at the historic Hawaii Theatre.
There’s much more to come today and later this week. Stay tuned.

Photo: Us guyz. (Brian Tseng)
—Chad Blair
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