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A Targeted Campaign To Register More Voters Comes To Hawaiʻi Kalany Omengkar/Civil Beat

A Targeted Campaign To Register More Voters Comes To Hawaiʻi

The CEO of a national nonprofit says he’s hoping to get more Hawaiʻi voices heard in elections, especially people of color, unmarried women and young adults.

The Sunshine Blog: Tommy Waters Will Run For Council Again. For The Third Time Screenshot/2025

The Sunshine Blog: Tommy Waters Will Run For Council Again. For The Third Time

Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawai‘i.

Campaign Reform Is Forcing Lawmakers To Raise More Cash In Non-Election Years April Estrellon/Civil Beat/2025

Campaign Reform Is Forcing Lawmakers To Raise More Cash In Non-Election Years

Joint fundraisers in odd-numbered years are more prevalent than they used to be.

Eric Stinton: Can Settlers Ever Be Pono In Hawaiʻi? Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

Eric Stinton: Can Settlers Ever Be Pono In Hawaiʻi?

One Hawaiian cultural expert thinks unity among all cultures is possible. Another says no way.

The Sunshine Blog: Ed Case Aims To Cement His Support For Voting Rights Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

The Sunshine Blog: Ed Case Aims To Cement His Support For Voting Rights

Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawai‘i.

How Did State Count More Kauaʻi Ballots Than County Said It Delivered? Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2022

How Did State Count More Kauaʻi Ballots Than County Said It Delivered?

We analyze discrepancies in Kauaʻi’s 2024 general election vote count, which the Elections Commission says were a big deal and the Elections Office says were not.

The Sunshine Blog: Kouchi’s Running After All. So What Will Kawakami Do? David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

The Sunshine Blog: Kouchi’s Running After All. So What Will Kawakami Do?

Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawai‘i.

Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green Is Walking A Tightrope With The Trump Administration Jacquelyn Martin/AP/2025

Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green Is Walking A Tightrope With The Trump Administration

As Trump’s domestic military moves and threats play out in DC and LA, the need to balance legal challenges and relationship-building isn’t lost on Hawaiʻi.

The Sunshine Interview: SHOPO — ‘We Want A Leader, Not A Boss’ Thomas Heaton/Civil Beat/2025

The Sunshine Interview: SHOPO — ‘We Want A Leader, Not A Boss’

Officials with the statewide police union have a lot to say about the many issues that Hawaiʻi’s law enforcement agencies are grappling with.

The Sunshine Blog: Questioning Secret Task Force Meetings Cory Lum/Civil Beat

The Sunshine Blog: Questioning Secret Task Force Meetings

Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawai‘i.