Community Voice

Showing 10 of 3053 results.
Hawaiʻi’s Most Vulnerable Patients Deserve Better Than A Shortcut Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaiʻi’s Most Vulnerable Patients Deserve Better Than A Shortcut

Psychiatric prescribing is not simply matching a diagnosis to a medication.

Hawaiʻi Lawmakers Should Look To New Orleans For Education Models Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Hawaiʻi Lawmakers Should Look To New Orleans For Education Models

Rather than relying on a top-heavy state department to dictate operations, individual schools are granted full autonomy over their budgets, staffing, and curricula.

Hawaiʻi’ Should End Aquarium Collection Once And For All

Hawaiʻi’ Should End Aquarium Collection Once And For All

Reef fish belong in the ocean, not in far-off fish tanks. Tell your elected officials.

Time To Close The Campaign-To-Campaign Giving Loophole Flickr: AMagill

Time To Close The Campaign-To-Campaign Giving Loophole

The people of Hawaiʻi deserve to know where campaign money actually comes from, and where it goes.

Could The Feds Help Hawaiʻi Develop Geothermal? Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Could The Feds Help Hawaiʻi Develop Geothermal?

There are risks, but viable resources exist across the state, including on Oʻahu.

Make Big Oil Pay For Wrecking Hawaiʻi Home Insurance David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Make Big Oil Pay For Wrecking Hawaiʻi Home Insurance

Lawmakers in California and New York are advancing similar bills to hold polluters accountable.

Hawaiʻi Needs A Strategic Food Reserve David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025

Hawaiʻi Needs A Strategic Food Reserve

And the Legislature’s Senate Bill 3162 is the plan.

While Agencies Dither, Waikōloa Village Remains A Wildfire Risk Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023

While Agencies Dither, Waikōloa Village Remains A Wildfire Risk

The lack of a second road for emergencies has long been identified as a public-safety concern.

A Social Media Ban Won’t Make Hawaiʻi’s Keiki Safer

A Social Media Ban Won’t Make Hawaiʻi’s Keiki Safer

While the intent is understandable, the bill could produce unintended consequences for those it seeks to protect.