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Is Hawaiʻi Better Off Without Independent Political Polling?
We don’t know who is leading whom this primary. That might be a good thing.
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Everyone Wants To Think They’re Open-Minded. Here’s Why Most People Aren’t
It’s unsettling to admit that our core beliefs about how the world works may be wrong.
Stewart Yerton/Civil Beat/2025
More Bureaucracy Is Not The Answer To A Struggling Economy
Hawaiʻi is now at the very bottom when it comes to business rankings. Here’s what to do about that.
Chad Blair/Civil Beat/2026
A Community Activist Takes On Donna Kim In Kalihi
Christy MacPherson is canvassing aggressively to defeat the longtime influential state senator. Top labor unions are helping both.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020
A Stunning Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Opinion Was The Right Thing To Do
A sitting judge putting his own reputation and his court’s credibility on the line to publicly challenge the nation’s highest court is a big deal.
Ku‘u Kauanoe/Civil Beat/2022
Time To End Hawaiʻi’s ‘Shotgun Marriages’ For Governor And Lt. Governor
For the good of our governance, this is a system we need to leave in the past.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Contrasting Campaign Styles Mark Race For 1st Congressional District
Incumbent Ed Case steadily emphasizes his job in Congress as Jarrett Keohokalole actively tries to generate buzz to pull off an upset.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Kūpuna Are Aging Into Homelessness But Hawaiʻi Is Funding Less Prevention
As our governor has reminded us repeatedly: housing is healthcare. Let’s hope policymakers are listening.
Stewart Yerton/Civil Beat
Are Hawaiʻi’s Elections Safe From Donald Trump?
The president and his minions are doing everything they can to limit voting nationally. So far, they are failing “bigly.”
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Philippines National Development: The Prospect Of An Engaged Middle Class
More fundamental structural change of the country’s political system is needed to achieve broad-based prosperity over the long term.