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Surfing Moms Help Each Other Get ‘The Purest Kind Of Therapy’ Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Surfing Moms Help Each Other Get ‘The Purest Kind Of Therapy’

A mothers look after each other's children so they each get a chance to catch the waves.

Honolulu Police Chief Had A Good 1st Year But There’s ‘Room To Grow,’ Eval Says Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Honolulu Police Chief Had A Good 1st Year But There’s ‘Room To Grow,’ Eval Says

The police commission largely praised Chief Joe Logan's job performance but said he can do better with communications.

An Empty Homes Tax Is A Good Tax For Honolulu David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

An Empty Homes Tax Is A Good Tax For Honolulu

It would provide a better fit for our housing crisis while avoiding harsh consequences for our residents.

A US Senator’s Blockade Of Military Promotions Is Taking A Historic Tradition To A Radical New Level Nick Grube/Civil Beat/2022

A US Senator’s Blockade Of Military Promotions Is Taking A Historic Tradition To A Radical New Level

Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s opposition could hold up appointments beyond Congress’ August break.

Na Kekahi Paʻi Kiʻi ʻAna I Hoʻopohihihi Aku I Ka Laina E ʻOkoʻa Ai Ke Kūlana Aliʻi A Me Ka ʻOihana Kūʻai ʻĀina David Croxford/Civil Beat/2022

Na Kekahi Paʻi Kiʻi ʻAna I Hoʻopohihihi Aku I Ka Laina E ʻOkoʻa Ai Ke Kūlana Aliʻi A Me Ka ʻOihana Kūʻai ʻĀina

Na ka mokuʻāina ka ʻāpono i ka hoʻohana ʻia ʻana o ka wahi pana i kū i ke kānāwai a me ka moʻomeheu. 

Skin Cancer Knows No Color: Protecting Every Skin Tone Matters Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Skin Cancer Knows No Color: Protecting Every Skin Tone Matters

The death rate from melanoma for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders is twice the statewide average.

We Can’t Solve High Job Vacancies By Staying Stuck In The Past Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

We Can’t Solve High Job Vacancies By Staying Stuck In The Past

Government needs to figure out how to attract the next generation of workers

John Pritchett: Dead In The Water John Pritchett/Civil Beat/2023

John Pritchett: Dead In The Water

The Hawaii Legislature has killed a measure that would have let voters decide if state senators and representatives -- i.e., the very same people who killed the bill -- should be limited to 16 years at the Capitol.

Rep. Natalia Hussey-Burdick: How To Reform Government Without Even Passing New Laws David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Rep. Natalia Hussey-Burdick: How To Reform Government Without Even Passing New Laws

A veteran staffer turned lawmaker, this Kailua legislator points out how the Legislature could be more transparent in so many ways.