Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Neal Milner: Can Hawaiʻi Get Over Its ‘Stay-Put Syndrome’?
Lots of places worry about brain drain, not just Hawaiʻi. Let’s not demean and patronize those who’ve chosen to live elsewhere.
AP
Hawaiʻi’s LNG Boondoggle: Why Are So Many Staying Silent?
The governor’s plan to spend billions to switch from one imported fossil fuel to another is not climate leadership. It’s a step backward.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Olin Lagon: When Radiance And Pain Ride On The Same Wind
A gift from Uncle Sol’s ʻohana prompted me to think about who pays for beauty.
Anita Hofschneider / Grist
Deep-Sea Mining Is A Threat To The Pacific And Hawaiʻi
The deep sea plays a critical role in the planet’s ecosystems. The Trump administration ignores that to boost a speculative industry.
Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Vote No On Constitutional Amendment Question 2
Hawai‘i voters should not approve a financing mechanism that puts public finances at risk.
Poet Carol Ann Carl (Photo: Shayne Hasegawa)
Jeta: What Micronesian Artists Reveal About Ties Across the Pacific
The “Ocean of Peace” exhibition features 11 artists who draw on ancestral wisdom and traditions to celebrate kinship that transcends lines on a map.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Makana Eyre: If Bad Bunny Can Love Coqui Frogs, So Can We
Hawaiʻi may need to come to grips with these little invaders. Can we learn to live with them, and their chirps?
Courtesy Aimee Malia Grace, M.D.
An Urgent Plea For Safer Roads In Mānoa
Strolling down a valley avenue is very risky when cars are incessantly speeding.
Erin Nolan/Civil Beat/2026
How Keiki Are Rewriting The Rules Of Civic Engagement And Voting
Kids Voting Hawaiʻi has changed my life — giving me and other high schoolers a sense of hope and a grounding in the electoral system.
Will Caron/2026
Will Caron: Zip Pact
Politics, policy and public affairs as seen through the eyes of our political cartoonist.