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New Homes — Even Expensive Ones — Help Everyone Chad Blair/Civil Beat/2026

New Homes — Even Expensive Ones — Help Everyone

Lower-income residents benefit most from new housing, research shows.

Hawai‘i Has Proven Solar Works. Now it Needs Speed Courtesy: Clearway Energy Group/2022

Hawai‘i Has Proven Solar Works. Now it Needs Speed

Projects take too long to permit, interconnect and construct. Those delays carry real consequences.

Students With Chronic Illness Shouldn’t Have To Choose Between Health And Education Getty Images

Students With Chronic Illness Shouldn’t Have To Choose Between Health And Education

Autoimmune conditions like lupus are more prevalent among Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Asian populations

Beth Fukumoto: We Can And Should Do Better Next Session On AI Kalany Omengkar/Civil Beat/2023

Beth Fukumoto: We Can And Should Do Better Next Session On AI

Hawaiʻi’s efforts to protect the public and regulate artificial intelligence fell short compared to other states.

Hawaiʻi Pays The Highest Electric Rates In The Nation. We Don’t Have To Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Hawaiʻi Pays The Highest Electric Rates In The Nation. We Don’t Have To

Let’s make it easier and faster to permit and build clean energy in Hawaiʻi.

Will Caron: Pay No Attention Will Caron/Civil Beat/2026

Will Caron: Pay No Attention

Politics, policy and public affairs as seen through the eyes of our political cartoonist.

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?

The Sunshine Blog: Did A State Senator Kill A Rep’s Bill Out Of Spite? Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

The Sunshine Blog: Did A State Senator Kill A Rep’s Bill Out Of Spite?

Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawai‘i.

Hawaiʻi Republicans: We Need The ‘Trump People’ To Turn Out The Vote Chad Blair/Civil Beat/2026

Hawaiʻi Republicans: We Need The ‘Trump People’ To Turn Out The Vote

The minority party hopes to capitalize on recent gains in the Hawaiʻi Legislature, but the biggest elephant in the room is Trump.

LNG Is About Being Bold, Doing Good And Getting It Right iStock/alvarez/2024

LNG Is About Being Bold, Doing Good And Getting It Right

Hawaiʻi needs reliable, affordable and safe energy to power and sustain us.