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Lee Cataluna: When The Pono Posse Goes Quiet Christina Jedra/Civil Beat/2026

Lee Cataluna: When The Pono Posse Goes Quiet

Does public disdain only apply to outsiders? What about locals who break our rules?

Beth Fukumoto: Saving Hawaiʻi’s Income Tax Cuts Was No Small Feat Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Beth Fukumoto: Saving Hawaiʻi’s Income Tax Cuts Was No Small Feat

Budget negotiators made hard choices and delivered on a promise that was genuinely difficult to keep.

Makana Eyre: What’s Behind Hawaiʻi’s Love Affair With Toyota Tacomas? Courtesy photo

Makana Eyre: What’s Behind Hawaiʻi’s Love Affair With Toyota Tacomas?

I thought I was immune to the lure of the pickup. Then I hopped behind the wheel of my dad’s red stick shift.

Lee Cataluna: Wheelies? Really? Laws Don’t Work Without Enforcement Getty Images/iStockphoto

Lee Cataluna: Wheelies? Really? Laws Don’t Work Without Enforcement

Dangerous bike stunts and other public safety issues are examples of restrictions that policymakers try to crack down on.

Neal Milner: The Governor And The Auditor Are Fighting. That’s Great Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Neal Milner: The Governor And The Auditor Are Fighting. That’s Great

Each one has a role to play in making sure Hawaiʻi accomplishes great things in an appropriate way.

Makana Eyre: Noir May Be Just What Hawaiʻi Needs Right Now Sterling Higa/Civil Beat

Makana Eyre: Noir May Be Just What Hawaiʻi Needs Right Now

A new young adult novel at an island resort is the latest dark take on life in Paradise.

Beth Fukumoto: Some Bills Are Perennial Losers For Hawaiʻi Lawmakers Chad Blair/Civil Beat/2026

Beth Fukumoto: Some Bills Are Perennial Losers For Hawaiʻi Lawmakers

Every year, lawmakers introduce many bills that seek solutions for important problems. Every year, they die.

Denby Fawcett: Lei Makers Are Struggling To Keep Up With Demand This May Day Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Denby Fawcett: Lei Makers Are Struggling To Keep Up With Demand This May Day

Recent storms and other economic issues have taken their toll on Hawaiʻi’s flower vendors.

Will Bailey: Orbiting Reality In An Era Of Online Uncertainty Getty Images/iStockphoto

Will Bailey: Orbiting Reality In An Era Of Online Uncertainty

How the constant thrum of media is shaping our world and why that matters in Hawaiʻi.

Makana Eyre: Hawaiʻi Has Felt The Sting Of Mosquitoes For 200 Years Courtesy: Burt Lum

Makana Eyre: Hawaiʻi Has Felt The Sting Of Mosquitoes For 200 Years

They transformed Hawaii’s ecology, helping to spread disease that sickened native birds. Now they carry viruses deadly to humans.