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Balcony Solar Would Expand Hawaiʻi’s Clean, Renewable Energy Shutterstock

Balcony Solar Would Expand Hawaiʻi’s Clean, Renewable Energy

These systems can produce enough electricity to power everyday household devices.

How To Build An Economy That Works For Local Communities Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2019

How To Build An Economy That Works For Local Communities

Cooperatives are businesses owned and democratically governed by their members.

What Does It Take To Prove You’re Sick Enough To Get Treatment? Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

What Does It Take To Prove You’re Sick Enough To Get Treatment?

Hawaiʻi must seriously consider a universal health care system that does not hinge on employment or the outcome of an adversarial hearing.

What The Immigration Debate Misses About Place And Belonging Aurelien Guichard

What The Immigration Debate Misses About Place And Belonging

Human beings should be treated humanely. It’s a basic moral minimum, not a political vision.

Are Media Mergers Good For Hawaiʻi? Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Are Media Mergers Good For Hawaiʻi?

Massive consolidation is washing up on our shores. Let’s hope state regulators are paying attention.

It’s Time To Reconsider Disclosure Requirements For UH Regents David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

It’s Time To Reconsider Disclosure Requirements For UH Regents

The strength of the University of Hawaiʻi depends on who is willing to serve.

Gender-Affirming Care Is Health Care Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015

Gender-Affirming Care Is Health Care

That’s why Hawaiʻi doctors and patients need state protection.

A Call To Public Service: If Not You, Then Who? Kalany Omengkar/Civil Beat/2024

A Call To Public Service: If Not You, Then Who?

The time to “pull papers” and declare yourself a Hawaiʻi candidate is now.

Why High-Functioning People In Hawaiʻi Are Quietly Struggling With Anxiety David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Why High-Functioning People In Hawaiʻi Are Quietly Struggling With Anxiety

Cultural and social expectations can further complicate recognition of both anxiety and substance use.