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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.

The Human Cost Of Waiting For Mental Health Care In Hawaiʻi Cory Lum/Civil Beat

The Human Cost Of Waiting For Mental Health Care In Hawaiʻi

Long delays in access show up in families, in emergency rooms, and in communities across our state.

Hawaiʻi’s Cell Phone Policy In Schools Is The Right Move Getty Images/iStockphoto

Hawaiʻi’s Cell Phone Policy In Schools Is The Right Move

The Board of Education’s responsibility is to ensure that it technology enhances learning rather than diminishes it.

Smart State Investments Deliver Real Returns For Hawai‘i Jeremy Hay/Civil Beat/2025

Smart State Investments Deliver Real Returns For Hawai‘i

Small, targeted investments in state agricultural capacity can unlock outsized federal returns.

LNG Is A Sensible Solution For Oahu’s Future Energy Needs Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016

LNG Is A Sensible Solution For Oahu’s Future Energy Needs

Let’s encourage and subsidize rooftop solar but also recognize that 69% of the island’s power comes from burning oil.

Democracy, Politics And The Challenges Of Authoritarianism In South Korea Korean Presidential Office via Reuters

Democracy, Politics And The Challenges Of Authoritarianism In South Korea

In Korea as in the United States, we need to investigate and understand what works and what does not.

Hawaiʻi Needs Leadership To Make Energy Affordable, Not ‘Natural’ Gas David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025

Hawaiʻi Needs Leadership To Make Energy Affordable, Not ‘Natural’ Gas

There will be no immediate relief by importing LNG, and maybe no relief at all.

What 200 Students Taught Me About AI In Schools Screenshot/2026

What 200 Students Taught Me About AI In Schools

The consensus was not that artificial intelligence should be banned forever or embraced, but rather critically understood.