Parking Mandates May Need Reform. A Statewide Ban Goes Too Far
Housing policy should reduce costs while respecting local infrastructure realities.
Cory Lum/Civl Beat/2015
Who Really Pays For Tariffs?
A small Hawai‘i importer’s perspective.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
When School Governance Stops Serving Our Keiki
Public schools on the West Side of Oʻahu face challenges already visible in the DOE’s own performance report.
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Hawaiʻi Should Expand Legal Access To Psychedelics
Veterans deserve healing. First responders deserve healing. Families deserve healing. The people of Hawaiʻi deserve healing.
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 Department of Transportation
Transportation: A Cost-Of-Living Burden But Also An Opportunity
Reframe the conversation by investing in multimodal services and infrastructure.
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.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Let’s Fix Hawaiʻi’s Youth Sentencing Now
Second chances shouldn’t depend on luck.
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.
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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.